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No charges for S.C. governor
Posted on May 04, 2010In South Carolina, the attorney general says he will not file charges against Gov. Mark Sanford, who famously admitted to an extramarital affair involving a woman in Argentina. Sanford, who was censured by his state's legislature, was accused of using...
Stripper accused of worker's comp scam
Posted on May 04, 2010If you're healthy enough to dance naked and hang upside down on a stripper's pole, then you don't need assistance.
10 DUI arrests at OP checkpoint
Posted on May 04, 2010From OP Police: The Overland Park, Kansas Police Department and several Kansas police agencies conducted a DUI Check Lane on Friday, April 30, 2010. The DUI Check Lane was conducted with the intent to reduce alcohol related auto accidents and...
$50K reward in Kara Kopetsky case
Posted on May 04, 2010It's been three years since Belton teen Kara Kopetsky disappeared, and the FBI and Belton police have announced a $50,000 reward for information in her case. Today through Thursday, they're going to man a 24-hour command post to take tips...
Open Thread ... Tuesday
Posted on May 04, 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,...
24 arrested in Old Northeast warrant sweep
Posted on May 04, 2010From Christine Vendel: Kansas City police arrested at least two dozen persons and gained new leads in an unsolved homicide during a warrant sweep Monday designed to counter a spike in violent crime in the Northeast area. Police Chief Jim...
Something mean happened in Niceville
Posted on May 04, 2010In Niceville, Fla., a man allegedly sprayed tire shine on the floor at Wal-Mart so that other people would slip and fall, police say. And another customer actually did while police were pursuing the man outside the store.
Mummy baby stolen from grave
Posted on May 04, 2010The weirdest paragraph in a profoundly weird story: Relatives had treated the mummified infant as a family member, giving it cards during holidays and a dried fish as a pet. Mark my words: Nickelodeon will make a cartoon based on...
Maybe it was a practical yolk?
Posted on May 04, 2010In Athens, Ga., someone entered a man's house at 2:20 in the morning and threw eggs at him while he slept, then fled the property, police say.
Federal judges get more discretion in lightening sentences
Posted on May 04, 2010The U.S. Sentencing Commission has issued new guidelines for federal judges, saying it's OK for judges to give lighter sentences based on a defendant's military service, age, and mental and emotional state, the Wall Street Journal reports. The new guidelines...
Team of robbers uses Craigslist, police say
Posted on May 04, 2010Near Seattle, police are investigating a pair of robberies where the victims offered to sell something on Craigslist -- and were later robbed at their homes. In one case, the homeowner was shot and killed after he tried to stop...
Why are more murders going unsolved?
Posted on May 04, 2010Last night, KSHB had a report asking why fewer murders are "closed" today compared to a few decades ago. Nationally, about 60 percent of U.S. homicides lead to criminal charges or are ruled justified. (Kansas City's closure rate was pretty...
Do you recognize this man?
Posted on May 04, 2010The picture shows a man damaging an ATM on April 13 outside the Mazuma Credit Union at 9300 Troost Ave. KCPD is looking for the gentleman because he did about $6,000 worth of damage. Anyone with information is asked to...
Even BTK thinks it's in bad taste
Posted on May 04, 2010Collectors are eagerly buying "murderabilia" associated with Dennis Rader, Wichita's BTK killer, the Eagle reports. Sadly, there's a whole subculture out there devoted to this crap. In Rader's case, they're even selling dirt samples from his old home...
Naked man climbs on billboard
Posted on May 04, 2010In Fort Worth, police were able to talk a naked man off a billboard, the Star-Telegram reports. It sounds like he was "troubled," and officers worried that he might jump. The whole ordeal lasted over four hours. He finally came...
Who killed Charles Davis?
Posted on May 04, 2010The family of Charles Davis, a 20-year-old killed in 2008, is asking anybody with information about his slaying to call police. Davis was shot in the head on Sept. 7 that year at a home in the 1200 block of...
Food stamps used to catch fugitives
Posted on May 04, 2010In Cook County, Ill., police have found a clever strategy for finding the unfindable: They're starting to comb through food-stamp applications. A lot of bad guys will give a fake address when they're arrested. (Such as 1060 West Addison.) But...
More SF cases could be in trouble
Posted on May 04, 2010In San Francisco, prosecutors are worried that hundreds of felony convictions could be in danger. Why? Because authorities failed to tell defense attorneys about the criminal history and misconduct records of 80-plus officers who testified in criminal cases...
Deputy stops stabbing suspect at Target
Posted on May 04, 2010In West Hollywood, Calif., an off-duty deputy was able to stop a woman who allegedly stabbed four people at a Target store. (The deputy was shopping for paper towels.) One of the victims was critically injured, the Los Angeles Times...
37 months for threatening Kan. trooper
Posted on May 04, 2010A Bonner Springs man has been sentenced to 37 months for making threatening calls to a Kansas state trooper. Oddly enough, defendant Timothy L. Wyrick worked for the patrol, too, as a motorist assist technician, the U.S. Attorney for Kansas...
Sorry, you can't sue over penis cancer
Posted on May 04, 2010Francisco Castaneda was an illegal immigrant who got busted on a meth charge and was sent to a federal facility. Unfortunately, Castaneda had penis cancer. Instead of treating him, officials gave him ibuprofen, antibiotics and extra underwear. It took 10...
I believe the children are our future ... our nightmarish, apocalyptic future
Posted on May 04, 2010In San Diego, one high school has been forced to ask students to stop punching each other for fun. One boy was knocked out and had to go to the hospital during a game of "Pockets." Which is a game...
La tortilla de la muerte
Posted on May 04, 2010In Texas, police are investigating after someone wrote death threats on corn tortillas and left them under a woman's car. She thinks her ex-husband might be responsible. Never has death been so delicious!
Update coming in PV police shooting?
Posted on May 04, 2010The Johnson County DA plans a press conference for this afternoon related to a police shooting on March 31 in Prairie Village. Susan Stuckey was fatally shot during an incident at the Kenilworth Apartment Homes. Officers say she was shot...
Runaway fan Tasered at Phillies game
Posted on May 04, 2010Last night, a Phillies fan ran onto the field at Citizens Bank Park during a game between St. Louis and Philadelphia, and a police officer used a Taser to bring the runner down. (The fan was then "helped off the...
25 years for killing pregnant girlfriend, unborn child
Posted on May 04, 2010From Dawn Bormann: A Lansing man was sentenced Tuesday to nearly 25 years for the death of his pregnant girlfriend and her unborn child. In April, Sedale Fox pleaded guilty in Leavenworth County District Court to two counts of second-degree...
KC man indicted in bank robbery
Posted on May 04, 2010Derrick T. Hubbard, 20, has been indicted for allegedly robbing a Commerce Bank at 46th and Wornall on April 22, the U.S. Attorney for Western Missouri reports. Authorities say more than $11,000 was stolen in the holdup.
Burglars hit the wrong house
Posted on May 04, 2010Let's say you and some friends have decided to rob a lovely home near Marbella, Spain. You tie up the lovely woman who lives there, threaten her with knives and loot the place. Which is when you spy a photograph...
Mom of 15 jailed, won't say if she's preggers
Posted on May 03, 2010In Tampa, the mother of 15 children has been jailed because she refuses to tell a judge if she's pregnant with No. 16. (If you were wondering, Mom is 37 years old.) Angel Yulee Adams is being held for contempt...
'Superman' steals semi, flees police
Posted on May 03, 2010A man in a Superman cape stole a semi, sans trailer, this morning in the 7000 block of Universal, and the result was a low-speed police chase that ended with the dude getting stuck in the mud near Missouri 210...
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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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