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Brazil police hunt the Rainbow Maniac
Posted on December 09, 2008A serial killer who's murdered something like 13 gay men in the last year, police report.
Shawnee PD had 18 seatbelt, 1 DUI citations over Thanksgiving
Posted on December 09, 2008Shawnee police had an increased-enforcement campaign running Nov. 24 through 30, and they've released their totals: 18 - seatbelt citations 1 - child restraint citation 8 - speeding citations 1 - DUI citation 26 - other citations
Like a Tupperware party, only with hookers
Posted on December 09, 2008A Detroit woman is accused of hosting a party where guests (or "johns" as the police call them) could hire any of the hookers who happened to be attending. Cover was $15, not counting the prostitutes' individual service charge, police...
Grinch blamed for stealing Shawnee family's Xmas yard decorations
Posted on December 09, 2008It's true, the Grinch does love to steal decorations, but I'm not sure if this really fits his M.O. He usually strikes entire neighborhoods, and he almost always hits the INTERIOR of a victim's house, not just the exterior. (Though...
Larry Craig appeal goes down the toilet
Posted on December 09, 2008He wanted to take back his guilty plea involving that whole airport business, saying that he really, really was innocent after all. The judges, they disagreed. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM and Keith G in PV!
Something awful happened at the Chuck E. Cheese
Posted on December 09, 2008Great, funny story from the Wall Street Journal about police getting called to Chuck E. Cheese restaurants in various states. The parent company says there aren't THAT many, but police argue they can be a problem. For one thing, it's...
The heartbreaking tragedy of Mr. Buck
Posted on December 09, 2008Awesome: Going hunting and taking down a big buck. Less Awesome: Killing a beloved deer named Mr. Buck who let small children pet him at a city park.
Lawrence PD coax transient man off bar's roof
Posted on December 09, 2008This is an operation that took hours. The building is, yes, one story tall. If I were the police, it would have been very tempting to just push the dude off.
Columbia teachers deputized to look for bombs
Posted on December 09, 2008From the Columbia Tribune: If a bomb threat is made, the district?s emergency response plan calls for teachers to sweep their classrooms for potential explosives and listen for "ticking" noises, according to internal instructions given anonymously to the Tribune...
IL governor taken into custody
Posted on December 09, 2008That's according to the Chicago Tribune. Man, isn't this like the second governor in a row for Illinois? UPDATE: Blagojevich is accused of trying to sell Obama's old seat. And he allegedly tried to get rid of some Chicago Tribune...
MO governor, others receive letters with "powdery substances"
Posted on December 09, 2008It wasn't harmful -- for all we know, it was Powdermilk Biscuit mix. (Technically, all but Missouri's have been tested. We should get our results today.) Authorities wonder if there are more such letters in the pipeline to other governors....
Midtown Miscreant versus g.d. Hipsters, Part 2
Posted on December 09, 2008The can of whoopass hasn't been opened yet, but he's gone to the kitchen and pulled it down from the cupboard.
Pujols pleads guilty in fatal Independence hit-and-run
Posted on December 09, 2008From Russ Pulley: An Independence man pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree murder in the November 2007 hit-and-run death of a teenager who was struck while riding a bicycle. Wilfredo J. Pujols Jr., 25, pleaded guilty in the death of Christopher...
Croatian man uses half-naked wife for target practice
Posted on December 09, 2008Loved this quote: A neighbour said: "Shooting at a beautiful woman like her is crazy. Couldn't he have practised on a wild pig like everyone else?' Hat Tip: Many thanks, Keith G in PV!
UK activists report illegal logging
Posted on December 09, 2008By beavers. Note: I had the worst time finding an appropriate photo ...
25 years for one of JaCo's oldest DNA cases
Posted on December 09, 2008From Sara Shepherd: A judge on Monday sentenced Curtis L. Cornelius, 46, of Kansas City, to 25 years in prison in a 17-year-old rape case ? thought to be one of Jackson County?s oldest DNA cases. According to court documents,...
MO bill would create a registry of convicted meth dealers
Posted on December 08, 2008Just like the registered sex-offender list, only with tweakers! Sort of like adding another "scarlet letter" to our legal alphabet ...
Un-freaking-believable
Posted on December 08, 2008From The AP: A Philadelphia man was forced to pay more than $12,000 in child support for another man's daughter and spent two years in jail for falling behind on payments. (Don't feel bad if you had to read that...
Montana judge OKs doctor-assisted suicide
Posted on December 08, 2008Everybody's assuming an appeal will be filed faster than you can say "Jack Kevorkian." The state's assistant AG spells out a few of the problems with the ruling: Assistant Attorney General Jennifer Anders had argued the state has no evaluation...
Mom scratched b-word onto son's forehead, sent him to school, police say
Posted on December 08, 2008I THINK it's the "b**ch" b-word, to be specific, though I can think of two other curses that start with a B, and that's without really trying. Story is from Indiana, Moms has been arrested. What a b-word.
Sunny von Bulow is dead
Posted on December 08, 2008Her husband, Claus, was convicted and later acquitted of putting her into a coma by allegedly overdosing her with insulin. Sunny would go on and live 28 years in that coma. The case inspired the book -- and later, movie...
Meanwhile, in Postville
Posted on December 08, 2008The meat-processing plant in Postville, Iowa -- site of one of the largest immigration raids in U.S. history -- has pleaded not guilty to "harboring and aiding undocumented workers, document fraud, identity theft and bank fraud," The AP reports. The....
Open Thread ... Monday
Posted on December 08, 2008Welcome to the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments. Feel free to share links in the space below if you saw an interesting story elsewhere. As always, please follow our standard rules: Please sign your comments, and please...
"Man's best friend" not very discriminating, might be TOO friendly
Posted on December 08, 2008From Joe Lambe: A Shawnee homeowner got video of two men who went through his dog door to burglarize his house, but his big dog was no help. Two thieves whom police said appear to be in their late teens...
Plea deal for stepmom who left kiddo in burning apartment
Posted on December 08, 2008What a deal -- they're letting her plead the first-degree arson down to "knowingly burning." The good news is that the stepson got out OK. From JaCo prosecutor: A woman who was charged with setting an apartment on fire while...
Surprisingly, there was a problem with letting high-school students watch a real autopsy ...
Posted on December 08, 2008In this case, the subject was a girl from their school district ...
Robber snatches woman outside G'view Price Chopper
Posted on December 08, 2008Then drives her to an ATM, forces her to withdraw money and takes off in her car, leaving the victim behind, KSHB reports.
Sheikh and bake
Posted on December 08, 2008Khalid Sheikh Mohammed -- KSM to his peeps -- is now hesitating about his guilty plea ... because he wants to make sure that he WILL be executed.
A very special kind of sad
Posted on December 08, 2008Lovely story about a suspended cop who got into trouble for his fake "undercover" investigation, authorities say ... From the Chicago Tribune: Rosemont detectives arrested Brown after he went to a hotel and asked for a free room to conduct...
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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?
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