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UPDATE: Gun-wielding mariachi gets probation

Posted on May 13, 2008
This is the case from Colorado where a mariachi musician who allegedly held a gun, for FIVE HOURS, on a bandmate who wanted to leave their group. (The bandmate complained they spent to much time drinking, not enough practicing.) The...

Former Viking accused of holding dry-cleaning bag over son's head

Posted on May 13, 2008
Story involves Darrion Scott, who used to be a defensive lineman. His kiddo is 2 years old. Snip from the Star-Tribune: According to the criminal complaint filed in Hennepin County District Court: The boy's mother heard the child's muffled cries...

I don't know who Remy Ma is, but she's going away for a while

Posted on May 13, 2008
Eight years, to be precise, for shooting another woman. I do know that Remy Ma is a rapper -- she had planned to marry a fellow rapper, Papoose, last week at Rikers, but it got called off after Papoose got...

Moron uses revolver to scratch his back, inevitable occurs

Posted on May 13, 2008
Snip: Mr. Espinal went back and told his buddies that he shot himself. ?They didn?t believe him until they saw the blood coming down his back,? Lt. Dean said. ?He told officers he had an itch on his back and...

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A pit bull will never scream "HELP ME"

Posted on May 13, 2008
Lovely story from Wichita, where two women were riding around with a gentlemen when they heard strange noises coming from the back of the car. Don't worry, he told them, it was just his pit bull. Then they heard someone...

Lawsuit: JetBlue made me sit on toilet during flight

Posted on May 13, 2008
A New York man is suing JetBlue for $2 million because one of their pilots reportedly made him sit on a toilet during a flight from California. The man was flying standby and had gotten the last seat, but the...

Open Thread ... Tuesday

Posted on May 13, 2008
Thanks for spending a little time on the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments, discussion and links to any interesting stories you might have seen elsewhere. Please sign your comments, and please avoid profanity, as well as racially...

Report: Some U.S. citizens are getting arrested during immigration sweeps

Posted on May 13, 2008
The Dallas Morning News has a story here about a couple of U.S. citizens who were mistakenly arrested during immigration sweeps. Both say they tried to tell ICE agents that they were here legally, but nobody believed them. The government...

UPDATE on mom, daughter killed by motorist fleeing police

Posted on May 13, 2008
From KCPD: The people who were killed in the fatal accident at 23rd and Montgall last night at about 8 pm have been identified as Tiffany A. Berry, black/female, 01/19/1975 and Suavae R. Rouser, black/female, 07/03/1993 both of Kansas City,...

Prison and You: Finding religion

Posted on May 13, 2008
Local blogger Midtown Miscreant talks about those who adopt religion while doing time. He doesn't think it works that well: There are also Wiccans, Pagans, and Satanists, oh my! There are Jehovahs, Mormons, Hindis, Buddhists, you name it, there are...

"A gallon of Viagra"

Posted on May 13, 2008
Alvie Qualls, a 78-year-old West Virginia magistrate, is fighting to keep his job after a disciplinary board said he should be removed for sexual harassment. To wit: One witness testified that Qualls told her that he would need "a gallon...

14 years later

Posted on May 13, 2008
In Lawrence, a California man is on trial for a series of rapes that occurred near the KU campus almost 14 years ago. The suspect was identified via a search of a DNA database, the Journal-World reports.

Is the MO House trying to kill red-light cameras?

Posted on May 13, 2008
The House tacked several amendments onto a transportation bill, and one of them says the money raised from red-light-cam tickets has go to schools. That measure still has to survive the House-Senate negotiation ... so I'm guessing it won't.

JoCo sitter accused of child abuse after 7-month-old was dropped

Posted on May 13, 2008
That's according to KCTV. Kiddo had a skull fracture and bleeding under the skull. Police originally thought it might be an accident, but the hospital believes there was more to it.

KCTV: Cass Co. assistant prosecutor resigns over DUI charge

Posted on May 13, 2008
Michael Taylor has spent two years preparing for a pair of murder trials that start in three weeks. So there's a chance he might try them, even if he doesn't officially work for the prosecuting attorney, KCTV reports.

Young lovahs stole IDs to finance jet-setting lifestyle, police say

Posted on May 13, 2008
This is an update of a story we had a few months ago from Philly. A young couple, Jocelyn Kirsch, 22, and Edward K. Anderton, 25, allegedly stole $120K through identity theft, which let them travel the globe and buy...

Huge immigration raid at NE Iowa meat-processing plant

Posted on May 13, 2008
The early word is that 600 to 700 more than 300 people were arrested for possible immigration violations. (About 1,000 people work there.) The story is from a town named Postville, which has a pretty colorful history. It used to...

Convicted killer had crappy childhood

Posted on May 13, 2008
They're trying to decide whether Gary Eye, who was convicted of the racially-motivated murder of William McCay, should pay for the crime with his life. Snip from Mark Morris' report: Psychologist Marilyn Hutchinson said physical abuse and discipline in the...

Daniel Riemann

Posted on May 13, 2008
Christine has a piece about Riemann, a 25-year-old from Lansing, who was apparently killed by a hit-and-run driver late Saturday or early Sunday on Ward Parkway near Westover. Snip: About an hour later, police found a severely damaged 2003 red...

Aussie motorist buckles up beer, but not child

Posted on May 13, 2008
Kiddo is age 5. I hate to jump to conclusions and automatically blame the motorist. It's possible that kid did something really bad. Hat Tip: Many thanks, goshel, Golfer, Keith G in PV!

Report: FBI, ATF not playing well together

Posted on May 12, 2008
Which is a big problem because they're supposed to be working together to protect, you know, homeland security. But the Washington Post says they've fought over evidence, threatened to arrest each other's agents and refused to merge databases. (I think...

Open Thread ... Monday

Posted on May 12, 2008
Welcome back to the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion. Of course, if you've seen an interesting story somewhere else, feel free to post a link! Please sign your comments, and please avoid profanity, as well...

Girl killed by runaway driver, KC police say

Posted on May 12, 2008
Sara Shepherd reports: A girl was dead and a woman in critical condition tonight after their car apparently was struck by a vehicle that had fled a police stop a short time earlier. The victims were found in a car...

FBI: 57 officers were feloniously killed in the line of duty in 2007

Posted on May 12, 2008
Those are preliminary numbers. The Midwest region had nine such deaths. The South was hardest hit with 31 officer deaths. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Jim!

The Blowtorch Game

Posted on May 12, 2008
Darwin almost calls another soul home. Almost. Not a crime story ... sorry, I'm slacking a little today.

Kansas City man accused of cyberstalking

Posted on May 12, 2008
Missed this from last week ... Shawn D. Memarian, 28, is accused of posing as a woman, a real woman, and publicizing her address on MySpace, Facebook and other sites. He allegedly issued invitations for people to visit the woman's...

Mission PD investigate aborted ATM theft

Posted on May 12, 2008
From Mission PD: On Sunday morning (05-11-08) at 2:00am, someone attempted to remove the ATM machine from outside a bank in the 5200 block of Johnson Drive using a backhoe from a nearby construction site. The damaged ATM was left...

UPDATE: Rabbi signs contract with his mistress

Posted on May 12, 2008
News of The Weird has an update on a story we had last year, about a New York rabbi who signed a contract with his long-term mistress. He promised to give her half of his house IF she got liposuction,...

Unbelievable

Posted on May 12, 2008
A 20-year-old UK man who allegedly molested/sexually assaulted an 11-year-old will NOT go to jail, but will instead be given treatment. The judge said the sentence was modified because the girl had "welcomed" the advances, the Daily Mail reports.

No death penalty in Sean Taylor homicide

Posted on May 12, 2008
Because the alleged shooter was underage during the slaying of the Redskins player. Snip from AP: The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that people cannot be executed for crimes committed when they're under 18, and it's a well established legal...

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