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Independence looks into suspicious death

Posted on April 01, 2010
From Independence PD: Independence Detectives are investigating the suspicious death of Mr. Randy E. Stone, 42 yrs. old of Independence, MO. Independence Police received a call shortly after 5:00 p.m. March 31, 2010, reporting the discovery. It is not anticipated...

Suspect allegedly jumped on elderly

Posted on April 01, 2010
In Calabasas, Calif., a nursing-home employee is accused of body-slamming elderly patients, jumping on their bodies and other abuse, the Los Angeles Times reports. Some of Cesar Ulloa's alleged victims suffer from dementia, so they weren't able to tell anyone,...

Murder-suicide suspected in Lawson

Posted on April 01, 2010
Lawson police are investigating after a fatal shooting last night in the 500 block of Country Drive. Authorities believe that 23-year-old Alex Caton shot and killed his wife, Michelle, 21, and then wounded her father, Dale Banning, before killing himself...

Should Columbia PD stop using Tasers?

Posted on April 01, 2010
In Columbia, a citizens group is collecting signatures to get an anti-Taser initiative onto the November ballot, the AP reports. Specifically, they want Columbia police to stop using Tasers. It's been a hot topic there for several months, and it...

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Arrest made in KCK body-parts case

Posted on April 01, 2010
Albuquerque police have arrested the owner of Bio Care Southwest for fraud after seven heads and various body parts were shipped to a medical-waste-disposal company in KCK, The AP reports. KOB-TV of New Mexico also has some information. The arrested....

More concealed weapons in Mo. Capitol?

Posted on April 01, 2010
Missouri legislators are considering a bill that would let their aides and employees carry concealed weapons in the statehouse if they have permits. Legislators are already allowed to do so, Jason Noble and David Klepper write this morning. Kansas, meanwhile,...

Scott Roeder to be sentenced today

Posted on April 01, 2010
The death penalty is off the table, so Roeder, the man who murdered Dr. George Tiller, can be sentenced to life with parole available only after 25 or 50 years. It's a little anticlimactic since I can't imagine any parole...

Things that can be Tasered: 10-year-olds

Posted on April 01, 2010
In Martinsville, Ind., two police officers were suspended after they allegedly Tasered a 10-year-old "problem child" at the Tender Teddies Day Care. They also allegedly slapped the boy in an effort to stop him from hurting others or himself, a...

Angry naked man accused of arson

Posted on April 01, 2010
After fighting with his beloved over sex, they allege.

94-year-old accused of drug smuggling

Posted on April 01, 2010
Border officials say the Mexican woman tried to bring about 11 pounds of marijuana into Arizona from Nogales, but was caught when an officer got suspicious. She had the drug taped to her body. Hat Tip: Many thanks, eephus!

Elderly woman dares cop to Taser her

Posted on April 01, 2010
In Travis County, Texas, a grand jury has declined to indict a deputy who Tasered a 72-year-old woman who, well, was sort of asking for it. Scratch that: She literally dared him to Taser her. The dashcam footage helped the...

Donors offer to pay Westboro Baptist?

Posted on April 01, 2010
Yet another twist in Albert Snyder's lawsuit against Westboro Baptist Church: People across the country are donating money to help him pay the $16,510 that he's been ordered to pay the church, the Baltimore Sun reports. Anything left over will...

Shooter used Facebook to lure victim, cops say

Posted on March 31, 2010
Lincoln police are working an unusual shooting: They say a man created a fake Fakebook ID -- "John Smith" -- to get close to his ex-girlfriend, whom he made plans to meet. And then shoot, they say.

Hey, kid, wanna buy a goldfish?

Posted on March 31, 2010
A British woman has been convicted of selling a goldfish to a 14-year-old boy and ordered to wear a monitoring device on her ankle. She was actually caught during a police sting. U.K. law says it's illegal to sell live...

Life without parole in Emily Sander case

Posted on March 31, 2010
Israel Mireles -- the man convicted of murdering college student Emily Sander -- has been sentenced to life without parole, the Eagle reports. Mireles was captured in Mexico, but their government wouldn't send him back to the U.S. unless authorities....

Open Thread ... Wednesday

Posted on March 31, 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,...

N.J. teen accused of prostituting sister, 7

Posted on March 31, 2010
Trenton police have accused a 15-year-old girl of taking her little sister, 7, to a party and charging as many as seven people for having sex with the child. Some strangers reportedly walked the 7-year-old, who was crying, home. Police...

Peeping Tom had 'shopping list,' police say

Posted on March 31, 2010
Wisconsin police say the man kept a list of women that he'd seen before and wanted to look at again, and he apparently had memorized what time they took showers.

Timing is everything

Posted on March 31, 2010
Sikeston police say officers were driving along Saturday when a meth lab exploded in an oncoming car, white smoke started pouring from the windows and the driver ran into a ditch. Hat Tip: Many thanks, cripjak!

School board member pleads guilty to child porn

Posted on March 31, 2010
David Buie, a former Hickman Mills school board member and a former KCMO parks employee, has pleaded guilty in federal court to possessing child pornography, the U.S. attorney's office reports. He apparently downloaded child porn at his work computer, and...

Police-involved shooting in P.V.

Posted on March 31, 2010
From Prairie Village: At approximately 0659 hours on March 31, 2010, Prairie Village Police Officers were dispatched to the 4300 block of W. 93rd Terrace in the Kenilworth apartment complex on a welfare check of a 47-year-old female. The subject...

MISSING: Sylvia R. Bell

Posted on March 31, 2010
From KCPD: SYLVIA R. BELL B/F, 48 YOA, 5?4, 110#, BLACK HAIR, BROWN EYES, she was wearing a purple shirt, dark jeans, purple and white striped socks. Her hair is fashioned into two ponytails. Ms. Bell was last seen 3-30-2010...

More charges in fatal KC wreck

Posted on March 31, 2010
Clayton Dunlap -- the driver whose crash killed a 12-year-old boy this weekend -- is facing more charges, Jackson County prosecutors report. He's accused of resisting a lawful stop, driving while revoked and driving while intoxicated. That's on top of...

Can this relationship be saved?

Posted on March 31, 2010
Things spiral out of control after a Florida woman accidentally sends a photo of her genitals over the Internet.

Suicide by cucumber?

Posted on March 31, 2010
Because it's from the Sun, I'm taking this one with a grain of salt -- the story, that is, not the cucumber. If this actually happened, I don't think he was trying to kill himself. Hat Tip: Many thanks, cripjak!

Girl brought knives to stop teasing, cops say

Posted on March 31, 2010
In Spring Hill, Fla., an 11-year-old girl -- nicknamed "Godzilla" because of her size -- allegedly brought two of her knives to school so that kids would stop teasing her. (She's 5 feet 1 and 110 pounds, if you were...

Bill would alert prosecutors to teen abortions

Posted on March 31, 2010
The Missouri House has passed a bill that would require abortion providers to tell prosecutors whenever a teenage girl seeks an abortion. Legislators say it's another way to alert law enforcement about possible rapes, the AP reports. There would also...

Brake line cut on local cop's car

Posted on March 31, 2010
KMBC reports that someone apparently cut the brake line of a deputy's private car in Lafayette County. Worse, the brakes failed while that man's son was driving the car. (Luckily, it didn't lead to a severe wreck, and nobody was...

Some headlines just write themselves

Posted on March 31, 2010
From The Sun, via Fark: "Sex-change killer to wed lesbian murderess in jail"

Really? This isn't a crime?

Posted on March 31, 2010
In KCK, a company that disposes of medical waste -- which sounds like the best job in the world -- received six human heads and six plastic tubs full of torsos, legs and other body parts. Joe Lambe reports the...

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