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NC men accused of worst crime imaginable: beer fraud
Posted on May 23, 2008The guys own a couple of bars and a market, where they sold kegs of mislabeled beer, authorities allege. People who thought they were getting Bud Light ended up with Busch Light. Others ordered Keystone Light, got Coors Light.
Mommy and Daddy love you ... OK, they like you ... they think you're all right
Posted on May 22, 2008When armed robbers burst into their home, a Florida couple bolted from the house ... leaving their 8-year-old asleep in his room. Kiddo lived, but the family dog, who stayed and fought, was killed.
Open Thread ... Thursday (Friday Eve)
Posted on May 22, 2008Thanks for spending part of your day on 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 in the space below. Please sign your...
KCPD plans May 31 sobriety checkpoint
Posted on May 22, 2008From KCPD: The Kansas City, Missouri Police Department will conduct a sobriety checkpoint on Saturday, May 31, 2008 in the midtown part of Kansas City, Missouri. This checkpoint will be preceded with a briefing at the Agnes Police Facility, 1328...
KCPD identifies homicide victim from 3400 block of Roberts
Posted on May 22, 2008From KCPD: The homicide victim found last night at a residence in the 3400 block of Roberts Street has been positively identified as Terry Nabors, a 36yr old KCMO resident. A suspect was taken into custody.
MN peace activist wants President Bush arrested during convention
Posted on May 22, 2008The guy went to a local judge and asked him to force the local prosecutor to arrest the president. I liked how the Star-Tribune put it: At the end of a 30-minute hearing, Judge Gary Larson said he would rule...
Inmate found dead in WyCo cell
Posted on May 22, 2008From the Wyandotte County Sheriff's Office: On 05/22/08 at approximately 6:20 AM an inmate who was in custody for a Kansas City, Kansas Municipal Court warrant was found in his cell unresponsive. Fire department and emergency medical personnel were summoned...
Lawsuit: Houseflies in my bottled water made me lose interest in sex
Posted on May 22, 2008Story is from Canada. The plaintiff sought $340K in Canadian dollars, but the court sent him packing. He claims he also can't take showers now, either. Whatever, Stinky.
Who killed Victoria Franklin?
Posted on May 22, 2008It's been over a year since Franklin was shot and killed near 37th and Garfield in Kansas City, back on March 17, 2007. Franklin, 30, was a KC native who'd moved to Texas but was visiting family when she was...
IN mom, daughter teamed up to harass girl, police say
Posted on May 22, 2008By writing nasty messages on diapers and throwing them in the other girl's yard, police say. It was enough to push her into a suicide attempt, the department reported.
KCPD investigates dead body in 3400 block of Roberts
Posted on May 22, 2008From Sara Shepherd: Kansas City police were investigating a body found in Kansas City?s Northeast neighborhood late Wednesday night. The body was reported about 11 p.m. in the 3400 block of Roberts Avenue. Investigators still were trying to determine whether...
The worm turns
Posted on May 22, 2008At the top of CNN's site? "Appeals court rules Texas had no right to seize hundreds of children from polygamous sect." From the Austin-American Statesman: The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services failed to prove that children at the...
Just because duct tape CAN do anything, doesn't mean it SHOULD
Posted on May 22, 2008A Wisconsin woman and her lovah are accused of duct-taping the woman's daughters, ages 6 and 9, together as punishment. The girls were also forced to hold weights over their heads, and as a bonus, Mom put vinegar in their...
KC man gets almost 20 years for ID theft
Posted on May 22, 2008Snip: He and three others were convicted at trial in October of conspiring to steal identities and make purchases. Strother also used stolen identity information to get more than $2 million in mortgages on homes in Lee?s Summit and Kansas...
Burglar stole woman's phone, then used it to call her, police say
Posted on May 22, 2008Boy, this is creepy. Story is from Illinois, via the Belleville paper.
Is a dog's sense of smell a form of illegal search?
Posted on May 22, 2008Interesting case from Michigan, where police brought a drug dog onto a suspect's porch. The dog indicated there were drugs inside, so that was enough to get a search warrant. A judge ruled this was an illegal search, sort of...
A database of deadbeats
Posted on May 22, 2008The P-D has a new database where you can search for anyone who's done time in a Missouri prison and been released, going back to 1985.
Ramona Morgan comes to Douglas County
Posted on May 22, 2008Morgan is accused of hitting and killing two highway workers last fall, then leading police on a chase. The deaths occurred in Douglas County, but she was arrested in Osage, where she's been jailed and tried for the last several...
UPDATE on elderly woman killed in botched no-knock raid
Posted on May 22, 2008Arthur Tesler, a cop who lied to investigators, is getting four years, six months in prison. This is the case of Kathryn Johnston, 92, who opened fire when police wrongly tried to bust down her door. She was killed when...
Where a kid can be a kid
Posted on May 22, 2008And Mom and Dad can be thugs ... Hat Tip: Many thanks, Goshel!
Should U.S. outlaw imports of corpses for museum exhibits?
Posted on May 22, 2008Specifically, Rep. Todd Akin wants the U.S. to ban the importation of those plastic-coated corpses used in "Bodies" and other museum exhibits. He's introduced a bill that has 20 co-sponsors. His staff says there were concerns that many of these...
Lost parrot sings ... but not for police
Posted on May 22, 2008Missed this story from the other day. Japanese police tried to track down the owner of a parrot they recovered from a rooftop, but the bird wouldn't say a thing ... until they transferred him to a veterinary hospital. That's...
The Boy in The Box
Posted on May 22, 2008Investigators have a new theory in one of Philadelphia's worst unsolved killings. About 51 years ago, the body of a naked boy, about 4 to 6 years old, was found in a cardboard box along a dirt road. Pictures of...
The policeman who stopped the Ward Parkway shooter
Posted on May 22, 2008Sgt. Mike Griggs speaks with Fox 4's Eric Burke about stopping the Ward Parkway shooter last year. Saw this via Tony's Kansas City!
JoCo DA wants judge to testify in Parenthood case
Posted on May 22, 2008From Diane Carroll: Johnson County District Attorney Phill Kline is questioning why the Kansas Supreme Court is not allowing a key witness to testify in his criminal case against Planned Parenthood. After a judge delayed next week?s preliminary hearing in...
Boeing worker accused of vandalizing Chinook
Posted on May 21, 2008Because he was allegedly upset about being transferred. Since the Chinook is a military helicopter, vandalism -- what Grandpa used to call sabotage -- is not being received very well. Story is from Pennsylvania.
Open Thread ... Wednesday
Posted on May 21, 2008The Open Thread is up and running on a lovely Wednesday morning -- thanks for spending part of it here. This is our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion. Or feel free to share links, if you've seen an...
MO shuts down Shawn Hornbeck Foundation
Posted on May 21, 2008Because it failed to file an annual report. Officials say they're working to put one together, so they could be reinstated at some point.
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The police have fairly wide discretion on when they can make an arrest so long a...
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