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Student hauled into court in shackles for missing jury duty

Posted on April 28, 2010
The good news: They didn't hang her, which I hear is an option in some Texas counties. Instead, the 19-year-old college student -- who was wearing a tight T-shirt, short shorts and flip-flops, plus the shackles -- has been ordered...

MISSING: William Clark

Posted on April 28, 2010
Blue Springs police are trying to find William Clark, 84, who was last seen this morning walking at Burr Oak Park. Clark reportedly failed to take all of his medications this morning, and "didn't seem to be himself," a friend...

Driver gives fake name, but can't spell it, police say

Posted on April 27, 2010
In Fort Walton Beach, Fla., police arrested a driver who pretended to be someone else after she repeatedly failed to spell the name correctly, nwfdailynews.com reports. To be fair, the name "Coronica" is a little tricky if you aren't used...

Good work, Officer Findley!

Posted on April 27, 2010
KCPD plans to present the Medal of Valor to Officer Jason Findley, who helped direct motorists away from a vapor cloud after a truck carrying hydrochloric acid wrecked on the Paseo Bridge. Findley, who'd just finished an overnight shift, was...

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Women attack man who failed to hold door, police say

Posted on April 27, 2010
In Boston, police have arrested two women who allegedly assaulted a man who failed to hold the elevator door for them. The ladies, who reportedly wanted to "teach him a lesson," went after the man with punches, kicks, handbags and...

Should Mo. ban red-light cameras?

Posted on April 27, 2010
The Missouri Senate has added a measure banning red-light cameras to a transportation bill, and though it passed 23-8, it's not clear whether it'll survive further votes in both houses of the legislature, the AP reports.

How not to negotiate a pay raise

Posted on April 27, 2010
In Memphis, a car-wash employee allegedly doused his boss in gasoline and threatened to set him on fire unless he was paid more money. He did get more money, police say, but his father later returned it.

'The past isn't dead, it isn't even past'

Posted on April 27, 2010
Kids who killed used to be treated MUCH differently than they are today. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel has a fascinating story about one who -- as a teenager -- killed his entire adoptive family. After five years, he was freed and...

It probably seemed like a good idea at the time

Posted on April 27, 2010
A Florida man allegedly keyed a disabled person's van because it was taking up two parking spaces outside an Outback restaurant. The suspect told authorities that he thought the person was taking abusing the handicapped-parking spots. Of course, the van...

Open Thread ... Tuesday

Posted on April 27, 2010
Welcome 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,...

Dad made son smoke pot, pose as Jesus, police allege

Posted on April 27, 2010
In Florida, a man named Richard Nazareth allegedly had his 11-year-old son inhale marijuana smoke and then told him to pose like Jesus on the cross, police say. You should read the whole thing. I like the part where he...

KCPD cuts back on 'wish list'

Posted on April 27, 2010
KCPD has redone its "wish list" of projects that would be funded if voters extend the public-safety tax for another 15 years. The original list cost about $262 million, and the new one is priced at $206 million, largely because...

Man killed over porn magazine

Posted on April 27, 2010
The owner of a liquor store in Newport Beach, Fla., died after he tried to stop a customer who'd stolen a pornographic magazine. The suspect allegedly shoved him down so hard that Hao Huynh, who weighed 100 pounds, died from...

VIDEO: Elderly clerk stops robber

Posted on April 27, 2010
Case is from Virginia. I like she actually tries to run after him.

UPDATE: Judge orders polygraphs for teen rape victims

Posted on April 27, 2010
A juvenile judge in Cleveland has reversed her order that would have forced three teenage rape victims to take polygraph tests, even though the boys in those cases had already been found "delinquent," or guilty. The judge says she "lacked...

Malcolm X's killer free on parole

Posted on April 27, 2010
Tom Hagan, 69, spent about 45 years in prison for killing the civil-rights leader in 1965. The AP says that he's "repeatedly expressed regret" about murdering Malcolm X.

'She told us that she didn't recall a lot of what happened'

Posted on April 27, 2010
A Florida woman -- upset over her estranged husband's new love -- allegedly kicked in his door and tore up the place, police say. The total is about $18,000 in damage. They say she broke seven windows, turned over furniture,...

Patient with knife threatens paramedics, police say

Posted on April 27, 2010
In Lawrence, two paramedics had to bail out of an ambulance when a patient started threatening them with a knife during his trip to the hospital, police there say. Luckily, nobody was hurt.

Telling kids that you'll kidnap them -- not as hilarious as it seems

Posted on April 27, 2010
An 18-year-old from Montana says he's learned "a valuable lesson" after he yelled "I'm going to kidnap you!" at a 7-year-old as he drove down the street. Naturally, the kid told her parents, who told the police, who had a...

Teen hits DMV building during drivers test

Posted on April 27, 2010
I wonder if he passed?

Trio dressed like Nazis attacked by mob

Posted on April 27, 2010
In Philadelphia, three men dressed in a "full Nazi regalia" decided to attend a punk band's performance -- and were beaten after the show by a crowd of approximately 50 people. "I guess being on 2nd Street in SS uniforms...

Did someone say marijuana?

Posted on April 27, 2010
After police pulled over his car, a Florida man tried to swallow a bag of marijuana by eating it with a McDonald's double cheeseburger, the St. Pete Times reports. He reportedly spat the marijuana out when a police officer took...

Blog's iPhone scoop leads to police search

Posted on April 27, 2010
A few days ago, tech blog Gizmodo posted photos of Apple's next-generation iPhone -- after someone reportedly found it on a bar's floor and sold it to Gizmodo for $5,000. Apple confirmed the phone was real, and the blog turned...

Ariz. cops need immigration training

Posted on April 27, 2010
There's another wrinkle in the story about Arizona's new immigration law: Police there need training so they can enforce immigration rules correctly, and they're asking the federal government for help. The president has already asked the Justice Department to review...

KC teen pleads guilty in fatal robbery

Posted on April 27, 2010
Anthony President, 17, has pleaded to guilty to first-degree robbery for his part in a botched holdup that left one suspect dead, the Jeff City paper reports. (President, a KC resident, had faced a second-degree murder charge, but that was...

More about the Randy Stone homicide

Posted on April 27, 2010
The pastor of New Hope Church has resigned, just a few days after Independence police investigating the Randy Stone homicide searched the building. Nobody has been charged in Stone's homicide, and police haven't said what they were seeking at the...

Cables save about 45 lives per year, MODOT says

Posted on April 27, 2010
A few years ago, Missouri's transportation department started installing cables in the medians of I-70 and I-44, as a way to prevent crossover crashes. Officials estimate the cables have reduced fatalities by 45 deaths per year. Missouri highway deaths are...

Haiti drops charges against missionaries

Posted on April 27, 2010
In Haiti, the authorities have dropped charges against most of the missionaries who allegedly tried to take "orphaned" children out of the country. Most of the kids' parents were still alive, as it turned out. The group's organizer, Laura Silsby,...

Stray bullet apparently kills KC mom

Posted on April 27, 2010
A Kansas City woman was shot and killed shortly before 10 last night, police say. It happened in the 11800 block of Holiday. The woman -- identified by KMBC as Helen Ragan, though 41 had a different name -- was...

A cure worse than the disease

Posted on April 27, 2010
An Israeli man will serve 10 years after he allegedly tricked several woman into sex by claiming that his semen had healing powers, the BBC reports. He claimed to be a rabbi. The women also paid him for the service,...

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