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Sean Penn sentenced to anger management
Posted on May 12, 2010The actor pleaded no-contest to a charge of misdemeanor vandalism after he reportedly broke a paparazzi's camera, KTLA reports. Besides the 36 hours of anger management, Penn was given three years of probation and ordered to do 300 hours of...
'Street surfing' a popular hobby for morons
Posted on May 12, 2010In Malibu, Calif., police are trying to track down a teenager who was "street surfing" on the Pacific Coast Highway, in an area where the speed limit is 50 mph. Image via AP.
KC homicide count stands at 38
Posted on May 12, 2010Compared to 42 at the same point last year. So far, 12 of this year's cases have been cleared. When you add cases from previous years that were resolved in 2010, the department's closure rate is 55 percent. More details...
Taxpayers won't fund teen murder suspect's education, judge rules
Posted on May 12, 2010Alyssa Bustamante, a Cole County teen accused of murdering a 9-year-old neighbor, had asked the court if she could enroll in Mizzou's distance learning program, so she could continue her high-school education at taxpayer expense. The judge has turned down...
Self-proclaimed insane Satanist loses appeal in girls' murder
Posted on May 12, 2010The Iowa Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of a man who murdered his two stepdaughters after, he claimed, a spell had gone wrong. (There was some talk of him being a Satanist, though the Church of Satan says...
The weapon? A bottle of Hennessy
Posted on May 12, 2010An Iowa City man allegedly smacked another gentleman in the head with a bottle of Hennessy, then followed up with a headbutt, which he bragged to police about, the Press-Citizen reports.
Drunk man dies choking on egg-and-bacon pie, N.Z. cops say
Posted on May 12, 2010Everybody thought he was going to throw up, not realizing that he was choking because he'd stuffed a piece into his mouth without chewing, the New Zealand Herald reports.
The weirdest thing you will read today
Posted on May 12, 2010I'm taking this one with a grain of salt, but a UK man is accused of possessing a picture of a man having sex with a dead squid, the Sun reports. (It was possibly an octopus.) Because the creature was...
Open Thread ... Wednesday
Posted on May 12, 2010Welcome back to the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion. If you've seen an interesting story somewhere else, feel free to post a link below. As always, please follow our standard rules: Please sign your comments,...
Accused teacher cleared of molestation
Posted on May 12, 2010In 2008, an elementary-school teacher named Tonya Craft was arrested and accused of molesting three girls, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. She's now been acquitted of all 22 charges -- after she lost custody of her daughter, lost her job and...
Truck full of sex toys, lingerie stolen
Posted on May 12, 2010Someone stole a delivery truck from Lover's Lane, which was carrying their spring line, Michigan authorities say. Marketing Specialist Eric Gorde said the truck was full of its spring line of merchandise such as "lingerie, dancewear, club wear, toys, lube...
Do you recognize this man?
Posted on May 12, 2010Kansas City police have released a suspect sketch in a homicide from April 30 at the Bridgeport Apartments, 8502 E. 108th St. The victim was 23-year-old Bernard Jackson -- NOT the man recently charged in the rape cases from the...
Man branded his kids like cattle, prosecutors allege
Posted on May 12, 2010In Washington state, a man named Mark Seamands is accused of branding his teenage sons and daughter, ages 13, 15, and 18. (The brand was "SK" for "Seamand's Kids.") The children allegedly agreed to the brands, but the man's ex-wife...
Nobody likes a tattletale, kid
Posted on May 12, 2010In Albuquerque, N.M., a 5-year-old boy has gotten his mother and now his grandmother arrested. He first told police that Mom had abused his little sister, who is only 4 months old. When police reinterviewed him, the boy said that...
Topless woman steals wine, flees to Burger King during snowstorm
Posted on May 12, 2010Story is from Nevada. Hat Tip: Saw this via Fark!
Triple murder case moves to Clay Co.
Posted on May 12, 2010Robert B. Blurton, a man accused of killing three relatives near Cole Camp, will be tried in Clay County. Teenager Taron Luetjen and her grandparent, Donald and Sharon, were found dead in their home back in June 2009. Blurton, who...
Does news help create copycat crime?
Posted on May 12, 2010A Chinese man has killed seven children and two adults with a cleaver before killing himself, authorities say. If you've been following the news, there have been several similar cases in that country. A suicidal person kills several children, usually...
No charges for cop who shot self, lied
Posted on May 12, 2010A Philly cop shot himself, then lied to police about it, the department says. Best of all: He won't face any criminal charges because he was offered immunity. He's suspended, though, and it looks like they're going to fire him....
Man with chainsaw chased ex, cops say
Posted on May 12, 2010An Oregon man named David Stockton was arrested after he allegedly attacked his ex-girlfriend's Toyota RAV4 with a running chain saw. Neither the ex nor her passengers were hurt, though it sounds like they were lucky.
Teen b-ball star was really 22, cops say
Posted on May 12, 2010In Odessa, Texas, a 22-year-old has been arrested after he pretended to be a teenager and joined the local high school's basketball team, police say. (He was taken into custody for giving false ID to an officer.) The locals were...
Report: The system let accused child rapist continue to operate
Posted on May 12, 2010In Delaware, a pediatrician named Earl Bradley is accused of sexually assaulting more than 100 children since 1998. He faces 471 charges and has pleaded not guilty. The governor ordered a report on how the system failed to prevent the...
Was it murder? Or pork chops?
Posted on May 12, 2010Overland Park police are called after a maintenance man finds "red liquid, hair and fleshy substances" while trying to unclog a tenant's drain. Naturally, the assumption is somebody got chopped up and stuffed down the drain, but ... From the...
Police: Man kills neighbor over dog mess
Posted on May 12, 2010In University Park, Ill., a man allegedly killed his neighbor after the neighbor's dog urinated on the suspect's yard, police say. The accused is a 69-year-old former Marine. Among the victim's last words: "Next time you pull out a pistol,...
Who killed Marcus Williams?
Posted on May 12, 2010Today is the birthday of Marcus Williams, a 25-year-old man who was fatally shot Nov. 14, 2007, near Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard and U.S. 71. Marcus and some friends were headed home from a night out when someone fired upon...
Who would do something like this?
Posted on May 11, 2010In Columbus, Ga., someone taped razor blades on playground equipment, especially in places where kids would have touched them, police say. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Cronk!
Olathe warns about fund-raising scam
Posted on May 11, 2010Olathe police say that a group of teens is going door to door, claiming to be selling books so they can raise money for the University of Kansas orchestra. The school says its orchestra isn't doing anything of the sort.
Neb. cops find cucumber bong
Posted on May 11, 2010Plus, an apple that had been turned into a marijuana pipe, though they'd seen that before and weren't as impressed. Hat Tip: Many thanks, MN!
Okla. man used 'power bomb' move on boy, 4, police say
Posted on May 11, 2010In Bartlesville, Okla., a man is accused of using a professional wrestling move on a 4-year-old boy as a way to "discipline" the child, the Tulsa World reports. The boy was injured badly enough to require a hospital stay. Snip:...
The weapon? A bottle of Colt 45
Posted on May 11, 2010Well, they always say those things are bad for you.
Amnesty International lobbies for Mo. Death Row convict
Posted on May 11, 2010Amnesty International says that Reginald Clemons, who was convicted of killing two women back in 1991 near St. Louis, should not be executed. The human-rights group argues there wasn't any physical evidence in the case and worries that racial bias...
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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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