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I have a hard time believing this guy has a tough time keeping a woman
Posted on May 17, 2008For 20 years, the FBI says, a man named David Tuason sent threatening, racist letters to famous black or mixed-race men who were seen in public with white ladies. Why, you ask? Because his old girlfriend left him for a...
Homicide Map
Posted on May 17, 2008BTW, I'm trying to build a map of KCMO homicides this year, as you can see in the post below. I've only had a chance to plot about half of the cases so far, but hope to do more in...
18-year-old killed in 6700 block of Myrtle
Posted on May 17, 2008View Larger Map From KCPD: This morning at approximately 3:25am, KCMO police were called to a residence in the 6700 block of Myrtle in regard to a shooting. Upon arrival officer's located a shooting victim (black male, approximately 18yrs old)...
AL sheriffs feed inmates on $1.75 per day
Posted on May 17, 2008I know food prices have gone up, but that seems pretty steep. For $1.75, you could get a bag of chips and a candy bar. Those sound very filling. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Patty PV!
Dear Parents: MySpace can only do so much
Posted on May 17, 2008In Louisiana, a federal appeals court has dismissed a $30 million lawsuit against MySpace accusing the site of failing to protect a 14-year-old girl from sexual assault. Her parents were the ones who brought the suit. I don't think most...
See Phill run?
Posted on May 16, 2008From Diane Carroll: Will Phill Kline run, or won?t he? Johnson County?s district attorney announced eight months ago that he would not be a candidate for the post this year. But with the June 10 filing deadline looming, some supporters...
Airline attendant accused of "filing a complaint"
Posted on May 16, 2008And by "filing a complaint," we mean "setting a plane's bathroom on fire because he was unhappy about working a particular route." Hat Tip: Many thanks, Keith G in PV!
Dear Friend
Posted on May 16, 2008If your live-in girlfriend comes after you with a machete, and you are somehow lucky enough to get her away from it without losing a forearm, don't hang around the house. Don't hide the machete and expect everything to be...
Utah bank gave swift service to suspected robber
Posted on May 16, 2008Lovely story from Utah, where one man looked so shifty and suspicious that bank employees called for help as soon as he walked into the door, police say. When police walked up, he was still writing out his demand for...
Dueling banjos? How about dueling frying pans?
Posted on May 16, 2008Of course, the story is from Tennessee ...
Open Thread ... Sweet Merciful Friday
Posted on May 16, 2008Ah, sweet merciful Friday, our blog's favorite day of the week! Thanks for spending part of it here on the Open Thread, our repository for off-topic comments. This is also a good forum, if you've seen an interesting story somewhere...
Arkansas thief caught using DNA off half-eaten Snickers bar, police say
Posted on May 16, 2008Moral of the story: Always finish your candy. Hat Tip: Many thanks to the Uncanny Keith G in PV!
Denver man leaves hungry toddler in car, uses lunch money for stripper tips, police say
Posted on May 16, 2008So, yeah ... The guy left this poor 3-year-old girl locked in a car while he ordered a beer at Shotgun Willie's, police say. Luckily, a heroic porn-store manager came to the rescue and called the authorities. Kiddo's mom had...
Fired cabbie leaves dying rabbit on ex-boss' doorstep, police say
Posted on May 16, 2008Whew ... I would hate to read that letter of recommendation. Story is from New York.
A QuikTrip wedding
Posted on May 16, 2008Fantastic post from local blogger General Blather. Is it a crime? No, but this story's subject matter is absolutely enthralling, like looking at photos of a calf with five legs.
Alleged mugger tried to carjack woman in Gladstone, police say
Posted on May 16, 2008Story is from KCTV. Luckily, the woman's OK, thanks to some bystanders who helped her. Police say they found their suspect hiding in a trash bin a half-mile away; someone pointed him out to officers. As reader Kevin notes, the...
Banjos at the ready ...
Posted on May 16, 2008A Tennessee woman says her grown son, age 34, set her trailer home on fire after she scolded him for skipping two days of work. Snip: Sue Barlow said her son reached in through a bedroom window and used a...
Report: FLDS raid cost about $7.5 million
Posted on May 16, 2008That's an estimate, and it only covers the first few weeks of the investigation. Who knows how much housing, legal representation, etc., will climb by the time everything is settled?
"Drag queen" crawls through Burger King window, robs store
Posted on May 16, 2008Snip: Robertson said the thief is probably a genuine cross-dresser because his necklace matched the dress, his nails appeared to be painted and the wig was well made. "Most of the time when somebody puts on a wig they're just...
UPDATE: Wedding rings stolen after woman died
Posted on May 16, 2008Story is from Atlanta -- we'd linked to an earlier version where the woman's husband's boss was offering a $20K reward for the rings' return. Good news: Police found the rings at a pawn shop.
Local man surrenders in fatal hit-and-run
Posted on May 16, 2008From The Star: A 20-year-old Mission Hills man surrendered to Jackson County authorities today to face charges related to a fatal hit-and-run involving a pedestrian early on Mother?s Day. Curtis W. Mertensmeyer was to be arraigned this morning on charges...
Where is Jerry Wallis?
Posted on May 16, 2008UPDATED: He's been found, and he's OK! PREVIOUSLY: KCK Police are trying to find a 14-year-old boy named Jerry Wallis. Jerry is white, 120 pounds, about 4 feet 9. Police say he has curly blond hair, pale skin and thick...
UT man gave beer to teen boys in exchange for photos of their genitals
Posted on May 16, 2008Dear Teenagers: I know you really, really want beer. But there are easier ways to get it.
Marine gets 4 years for sexual abuse of Japanese teen
Posted on May 16, 2008Story is from Okinawa, where about half of the U.S. contingent in Japan is based. This was originally investigated by Japanese police, but the girl dropped charges. The Marines investigated on their own. Several of their charges, including counts of....
3-year-old accused of taking family SUV for joyride
Posted on May 16, 2008Story is from Salina. He apparently didn't get far -- just across the street, where he hit a parked car. The story says the kid actually put the keys in the ignition, which makes me skeptical. I don't know any...
MO legislators OK, then toss death penalty for child rapists
Posted on May 16, 2008The House added the death-penalty language at the last minute to a judiciary bill. But that measure got spiked when the two houses' negotiators got together.
MO man guilty of sexual torture, rape
Posted on May 16, 2008Story is from Troy, where a man named Robert Gnabe is guilty of hanging a 19-year-old from the rafters of his shed, then beating and raping her. It took the jury 39 minutes to return their verdict.
KS superintendent accused of child abuse
Posted on May 16, 2008KCTV has more details here. Jim Reece is the superintendent of the Central Heights Unified School District 288 in Franklin County. The alleged victim is a 14-year-old girl.
Man tries -- and fails -- to kill himself with wood chipper, MN police say
Posted on May 16, 2008He's still in critical condition, but man ... How would you like to be a police officer called to that scene? I don't even like finding dead birds on the sidewalk. Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!
Guilty verdicts on all counts for Eddie George
Posted on May 16, 2008He's been sentenced to life in prison for murdering Pamela Marquez.
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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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