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Burglars enter house through dog door
Posted on December 10, 2008The homeowner was amazed that the large size of the dog door?indicating an equally large dog inside?did not deter them. Posted by Meredith Rodriguez
Marijuana proponents cling to Obama message of hope
Posted on December 10, 2008Battles over marijuana have never seemed hotter, according to the Sacramento Bee story. Proponents of legalizing the plant say they hope the incoming Barack Obama administration will at least stop federal raids of medical marijuana providers. Like everything else these...
Two robbers jump into police car, thinking it?s a cab
Posted on December 10, 2008Oops | Meredith Rodriguez
Food for charity stolen
Posted on December 10, 2008Thieves hit a new low near Indianapolis when they took off with 50 holiday food baskets. Posted by Meredith Rodriguez
Great pains taken over sole surviving Mumbai terrorist
Posted on December 10, 2008Indian police went so far as to keep him his underwear so that he doesn?t try to choke himself by eating his clothes. And in another story.... Truth Serum may be used to get answers out of him. "While it...
Deer kicks boy in head
Posted on December 10, 2008? while he sits quietly in his 4th grade class. First-year teacher ducks and covers, ?and there was a deer standing there looking at me, straight in the eye? she said. Here's the CNN video. Posted by Meredith Rodriguez
Coldplay denies plagiarism accusations
Posted on December 10, 2008Coldplay said that if its hit single ?Viva La Vida? incorporates ?substantial original portions? of Satriani?s 2004 song, ?If I Could Fly,? then it just coincidence. Posted by Meredith Rodriguez
More about Larry Craig's failed appeal
Posted on December 10, 2008As it turns out, he COULD appeal this to Minnesota's Supreme Court, though it's not clear if he'll actually do so.
Boy on bus injured by pellet gun
Posted on December 10, 2008A fight between two groups of girls apparently led to this after-school confrontation. Posted by Meredith Rodriguez
A group of teenagers racing around in a pickup with no lights -- what could go wrong?
Posted on December 10, 2008Didn't have to be a psychic to see that one coming ... Hat Tip: Many thanks, Patty PV!
Churches use GPS, surveillance cams to protect Baby Jesus
Posted on December 10, 2008As long as there are Nativity scenes, there are other going to be thieves who try to steal Baby Jesus. Only a lot of churches are getting sick of replacing the Lord every year, so they're installing GPS tracking devices...
Crossing the line from everyday villainy to cartoonish supervillainy
Posted on December 10, 2008That's about the only way I could describe this part of the Blagojevich story: The affidavit also alleges that Blagojevich bluntly told others he expected to receive a $50,000 political donation from Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago in exchange for...
"Please stop using our crappy music to torture people"
Posted on December 10, 2008A group of musicians that includes Massive Attack, Tom Morello from Rage Against The Machine and the dude who wrote the Barney song ("I Love You") are asking the military to stop using their songs to torture suspects. The band...
Wrongly convicted man gets $2.6 million for 15 years in prison
Posted on December 10, 2008Story is from New York, where the freed man, Roy Brown, was cleared by DNA evidence in a 1991 murder. I guess $2.6 million is a good chunk of money -- especially when a lot of wrongly convicted don't get...
Guilty verdict in KS Speedway shooting
Posted on December 10, 2008From Mark Wiebe: A Wyandotte County jury found Fredrick Douglas guilty of attempted capital murder Tuesday in the shooting of a Kansas City, Kan., detective at Kansas Speedway. Douglas, 68, was accused of shooting Detective Susan Brown on Oct. 1,...
Report: More people are getting away with murder
Posted on December 09, 2008Here's some comforting news, courtesy of the AP: Despite the rise of DNA fingerprinting and other "CSI"-style crime-fighting wizardry, more and more people in this country are getting away with murder. FBI figures reviewed by The Associated Press show that...
You know your mother loves you if ...
Posted on December 09, 2008... she only lets you use meth that SHE made, so you won't get any bad junk. Hat Tip: Saw this via WeirdUniverse.net!
O.J. Simpson: "Jailhouse sugar daddy"
Posted on December 09, 2008Nice story here from the Las Vegas Sun: It turns out O.J. Simpson was wildly popular with his fellow inmates because he was very generous about buying candy bars from the commissary.
AZ man holds up Papa John's despite being elderly, mentally ill, mute
Posted on December 09, 2008And the staff didn't find him terribly threatening, either: "(The note said) give me all the money and no one gets hurt," said Villalpando. "I asked him, 'Are you serious?" Hat Tip: Many thanks, eephus!
"From my cold dead hands ... or if I'm really hungry"
Posted on December 09, 2008In Compton, police say their annual gun trade-in is doing banner business -- mostly because families are in such trouble, they need the grocery-store gift cards that are given out in trade.
Open Thread ... Tuesday
Posted on December 09, 2008Thanks for spending part of your day on the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments. Feel free to post links, if you've seen an interesting story somewhere else. As always, please follow our standard rules: Please sign your...
Pit bull bites two people, gets shot by police -- then handily escapes
Posted on December 09, 2008Good LORD -- pit bulls are BULLETPROOF now? Well, humankind, we had a good run, but I think it's time we recognize our new overlords ...
The barefoot burglar
Posted on December 09, 2008Probably don't need to tell you this story is from Arkansas, or that he was given away by "footprints on a toilet seat." (Bonus Points: The suspect, Jeremy J. Fleming, originally told authorities that his real name was "Jason Solo.")
Simpson's "friends" get probation
Posted on December 09, 2008Of course, they did take deals and agree to testify against him.
174 months for fatal Lawrence beating
Posted on December 09, 2008From Mark Wiebe: A Douglas County judge today sentenced a woman to 174 months for her role in a Lawrence murder. Shanna R. Friday, 37, and a friend beat Jerry DeShazer, 62, to death at his home in February. Her...
Sarver leaving TIPS Hotline
Posted on December 09, 2008From the TIPS Hotline: Effective Friday, December 19th, 2008, Sgt. Craig Sarver will be retiring from the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department and will no longer be serving as the Crime Stoppers Coordinator. He will be replaced by Det. Kevin...
You might have a drunk-driving problem if ...
Posted on December 09, 2008... your "open container" is a keg in the passenger seat. Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!
Backhoe Rampage!
Posted on December 09, 2008Teenagers are suspected of causing this awesome photograph ...
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Do parents have the right to NOT turn in a sexual offender?
No. The offender should be turned in regardless of any disability (1), or reason...
Can someone detained in a search w/ warrant, be charged with a crime related to the search if they were not arrested at the time of the search?
The police have fairly wide discretion on when they can make an arrest so long a...
I was a bookkeeper for a recreation center. The Center Director left and a new director took over. I went to work one day and some of my files were missing. I called our computer tech and her restored the files (I had ma
In order for a crime to be established you need to conclusively prove that the D...
If I was detained by citizens unlawfully, and then the police showed up...is everything they charged me with in-admissable?
Probably depends on the law of the state in which you live. Many states allow fo...
If I pay restitution, can I still be charged with a crime?
It sounds like the law in your area is treating it as a civil matter. That being...
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