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Bears surround secret pot farm

Posted on August 19, 2010
Now we know why Yogi Bear was always so hungry ... Hat Tip: Many thanks, T-Bone and Keith G in PV!

Report: Roger Clemens indicted

Posted on August 19, 2010
From the New York Times: Federal authorities have indicted Roger Clemens on charges of making false statements to Congress about his use of performance-enhancing drugs. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Bad guys shoot KC man, steal his pants

Posted on August 19, 2010
In that order. Video is courtesy of Channel 9. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!

No criminal charges against school accused of spying via webcam

Posted on August 19, 2010
The feds have decided not to charge officials with the Lower Merion School District in Pennsylvania. The school was accused of spying on kids at home via district-issued laptops. (One kid allegedly got into trouble because officials thought he was...

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Thursday's Open Thread

Posted on August 19, 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,...

More homeless people killed in 2009

Posted on August 19, 2010
Last year, 43 homeless people were killed in the United States, according to a new report from the National Coalition for the Homeless. That number is an increase compared to the last few years, though not as high as 2000,...

Dear airport screeners: The Fourth Amendment is not a suggestion

Posted on August 19, 2010
At the Philly Inquirer, Dan Rubin has a good column about overzealous airport screeners and police who decided one woman must be an embezzler. She isn't.

'Don't hurt my mom' -- Gunmen rob woman while her kids watch

Posted on August 19, 2010
From Christine Vendel: Kansas City police were looking for two men who barged into a woman?s northeast Kansas City house Wednesday and robbed her at gunpoint in front of her children. The children, ages 9 and 4, begged the gunman:...

Not remotely crime-related

Posted on August 19, 2010
From the Daily Mail: A 'man of 21 with learning disabilities has been granted taxpayers' money to fly to Amsterdam and have sex with a prostitute. Hat Tip: I think someone might have mentioned this already. Please let me know...

Execution set for Ann Harrison's killer

Posted on August 19, 2010
The Missouri Supremes have set an execution date for one of the men who killed Ann Harrison. There's a lot more to say about this one, but I wanted to get this posted ASAP. Here are the pertinent facts, via...

Ray County inmate escapes

Posted on August 19, 2010
UPDATED: One of my colleagues just told me that Miller has been recaptured. Will post details as they become available. PREVIOUSLY ... From Bob Cronkleton: A man being held for motor vehicle theft escaped from the Ray County jail in...

Suspect claimed to be CIA agent

Posted on August 19, 2010
A Columbia man was sentenced to three years after he put a gun to a man's head outside a bar and, when questioned by police, claimed to be a CIA agent. Since he didn't bust out some Jason Bourne-style whupassery...

Local man gets probation for setting wife's car ablaze

Posted on August 19, 2010
Joe Lambe has a story about a former JoCo educator getting probation for setting his estranged wife's car on fire. It's an interesting case because Craig Butler admitted to the fire, as well as stealing some purses, but says he...

The door-to-door prostitute rings twice

Posted on August 19, 2010
In Roseville, Calif., police have intervened after residents complained about door-to-door prostitutes. Alder Lopez, the manager of the Santa Clara Terrace apartment complex, said he was stunned when one family told him a scantily-clad lady barged into their home with...

MISSING: Charmaine Manning

Posted on August 19, 2010
Kansas City police are trying to find Charmaine D. Manning, 29, who has been reported missing by her family. Manning is 5 feet 4, 145 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen about 9 p.m. Sunday,...

KC public safety tax goes to city council

Posted on August 19, 2010
The Kansas City Council will vote today on putting the public safety sales tax on the November ballot. If voters say yes, the tax would run another 15 years and raise about $250 million. That includes money for a new...

KCK police fatally shoot suspect

Posted on August 19, 2010
KCK police fatally shot a man after he allegedly took a woman hostage about noon yesterday in the 3400 block of North 63rd Street. The officers felt the woman was in immediate danger, a police statement said. The officer who...

Wad of dollars spills from inmate's butt

Posted on August 19, 2010
About $45 total, Florida authorities say. Hat Tip: Saw this via Obscure Store!

Court rules against roadside crosses

Posted on August 19, 2010
In Utah, a federal appeals court has ruled against a series of roadside crosses that were established to honor fallen highway troopers. The crosses were placed by a highway troopers association and include an official insignia. The court ruled it...

Underfed boy, 6, found in De Soto attic

Posted on August 19, 2010
A 6-year-old boy was found in the attic of a De Soto home in a "very fragile and malnourished" condition, the Johnson County Sheriff's Office reports. A relative had asked deputies to check on the boy about 5 p.m. Tuesday,...

UPDATE: Thieves use bare breasts to distract robbery victims

Posted on August 19, 2010
Just a quick update about a story we had the other day: French authorities have captured the two ladies who allegedly flashed a guy as they robbed him at an ATM. Only the ladies are actually two 14-year-olds. (A 12-year-old...

1 man found dead in 6200 block of North Pennsylvania

Posted on August 19, 2010
A man in his 20s was found dead Wednesday night inside a house in the 6200 block of North Pennsylvania, Kansas City police said. Police were sent to the address about 10:34 p.m. on a report of a shooting. Police...

Nuke protesters arrested at Honeywell site

Posted on August 16, 2010
From Don Bradley: Kansas City police arrested 14 protesters today at the construction site of a manufacturing plant that will produce parts for nuclear weapons. The 14 were part of about 75 protesters who locked arms and walked onto the...

KC man found badly injured

Posted on August 16, 2010
From Christine Vendel: A man was found critically wounded today inside his home in the 2100 block of E. 38th Terrace in Kansas City. A friend who had not been able to reach the victim went to his house about...

Judge knocks down Missouri law limiting funeral protests

Posted on August 16, 2010
I'll have more details soon, but here's a quick feed from the AP. The decision came from Fernando Gaitan, a federal judge here in Kansas City. Missouri's law had forbidden protests an hour before and after any funeral service, procession,...

Atlanta to pay $4.9 million to family of woman killed in drug raid

Posted on August 16, 2010
Kathryn Johnston was 92 years old when police tried to raid her Atlanta home in 2006 on a no-knock warrant. Johnston apparently thought it was a break-in and fired a shot from an old pistol. Officers volleyed back 39 shots,...

Robber falls for 'look out behind you' trick, KC police say

Posted on August 16, 2010
We had a post about a carjacking victim who turned the tables on his alleged attacker. Guess how he pulled that off? From the probable cause statement: During the robbery the victim distracted Defendant Anderson by stating, "Look out behind...

Two accused in kidnapping of elderly woman

Posted on August 16, 2010
Shawnee police have arrested two people in connection with the kidnapping of an 81-year-old woman last week. Authorities say the woman was taken at knifepoint and ordered to withdraw money from local banks. The suspects, 40-year-old Rachel Ann Batista and...

'I'm a free-spirited individual and sometimes it gets me in trouble'

Posted on August 16, 2010
... said the 21-year-old who ran naked through a New Hampshire restaurant -- his former employer -- in a "protest of working conditions."

10 DUI arrests during Independence checkpoint, saturation patrol

Posted on August 16, 2010
Independence police have released the results from a DUI checkpoint and saturation patrol held Friday night into Saturday morning. The full press release is available below, but there were 10 DUI arrests -- six from the checkpoint, four from the...

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