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He came down with a case of Budweiser

Posted on March 23, 2010
From the UMKC police blotter, via the U News: March 18, 4:52 a.m. Illness ? A student was passed out and intoxicated in the lobby of Oak Place Apartments. The Plog beat me to the other news from this week's...

Did health-care vote lead to vandalism?

Posted on March 23, 2010
Vandals have smashed windows at Democratic offices in a few cities, including Wichita, and a blogger with a militia background says it was call to action that caused it, Judy Thomas reports. Mike Vanderboegh of Pinson, Ala., former leader of...

Police arrest suspect in 7-Eleven slaying

Posted on March 23, 2010
That was quick. KCPD says that officers are looking for have arrested Phillip D. Martin, the 19-year-old charged with murder and robbery in the death of Tony Singh. Martin was apprehended about 11:15 p.m. Monday near 13th and Cleveland. Singh...

Aim4Peace to host public forum

Posted on March 23, 2010
Tony's Kansas City reports that Aim4Peace, an anti-crime group, plans to host a community meeting from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Zion Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 2801 Swope Parkway. The focus will be on preventing violence and homicides involving...

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Man paralyzed after condom breaks, prosecutors say

Posted on March 23, 2010
I admit, I'm simplifying a bit. The story is about a corrections officer from California who says that he was shot and paralyzed by a parolee while the officer and his wife were enjoying dinner at a restaurant in San...

Fewer Catholic abuse cases?

Posted on March 23, 2010
A new report issued by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops says the number of new sex-abuse cases is the lowest it's been since 2004, when the conference started keeping track. Church leaders say they've instituted new policies, including safety....

Bank screws up -- should customer return money?

Posted on March 23, 2010
In Cape Girardeau, a bank teller accidentally gave a customer the wrong amount of money during a transaction -- "substantially" more than what he was owed, police say. When the bank and police contacted the man later, he refused to...

Do you recognize this man?

Posted on March 23, 2010
Police in Blue Springs and Pleasant Hill are trying to find the man pictured above because he allegedly entered or tried to enter a school building in each district without permission last Friday. (The Pleasant Hill school went into lockdown.)...

Should digital billboards be banned?

Posted on March 23, 2010
A growing number of cities are starting to ban digital billboards -- those signs where the advertisements change after a few seconds. Opponents say they distract drivers and clutter up the scenery. Advertising companies, though, say they wouldn't invest in...

Victim knew suspect from middle school, prosecutors say

Posted on March 23, 2010
Jackson County prosecutors have charged Raynal K. King, 18, in an armed robbery at the Jimmy John's on 39th Street back in November. According to court records, a victim said one of the robbers looked like King, a classmate from...

Man can't recall being stabbed 47 times

Posted on March 23, 2010
You would think something like that would, I don't know, sear itself into your memory. But a man in Fenton, Mo., says he was on muscle relaxers and doesn't remember being stabbed in the back -- allegedly by his live-in...

Shoplifters brag on 'Dr. Phil' show

Posted on March 23, 2010
In San Diego, a married couple who appeared on "Dr. Phil" and bragged about their shoplifting operation has been sentenced to prison time, the Union-Tribune states. The husband is getting 27 months, the wife one year and a day. (The...

Moron plays Russian roulette during wedding toast

Posted on March 23, 2010
A Russian man, for fun, put a gun to his head and pulled the trigger during a wedding toast, news.com.au reports. He was fine because he'd taken all of the bullets out of the gun -- or he THOUGHT he...

Hunter pleads guilty to killing friend

Posted on March 23, 2010
A Granby man pleaded guilty yesterday to killing a friend while they were hunting at night and out of season poaching, the Joplin Globe reports. The man will be given five years of probation, if he completes a 120-day callback...

Guilty plea in Mo. murder conspiracy

Posted on March 23, 2010
In Springfield, a 28-year-old woman named Alexandria M. McNeeley has pleaded guilty to conspiring to kill her stepdad, the News-Leader reports. Prosecutors allege that McNeeley, her boyfriend, her mother and a friend put together a list of people they wanted...

Child's mouth was taped during abuse, prosecutors say

Posted on March 23, 2010
Iris Dubon, 33, is facing three child-abuse charges in Jackson County allegedly hurting her 12-year-old daughter, Christine reports.The alleged abuse, reported in September, occurred over about a year. Court records allege Dubon taped her daughter?s mouth shut during some of...

Woman calls 911 to say she's trapped ... in jail, cops say

Posted on March 23, 2010
Talk about wasting your one phone call. The woman, who was arrested after an alleged run-in with a cabbie, was then charged with making a false report, police in Naperville, Ill., say. You can tell she's distressed, simply by looking...

Speed cameras coming to St. Louis area

Posted on March 23, 2010
Charlack, Mo., plans to operate speed cameras along a stretch of Interstate 170 by the end of the month, though the St. Louis County police chief publicly opposes the idea and is asking legislators to declare a moratorium on speed...

NYPD towing its own officers' cars

Posted on March 23, 2010
The head of the NYPD detectives union says the department has been towing unmarked cars used by detectives -- then paying those detectives overtime to go and retrieve the vehicles from the tow lot. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Keith G...

Joplin cop accused of having pics of teen girl

Posted on March 22, 2010
From AP: A 23-year-old Joplin police officer has been charged with possessing child pornography after inappropriate images of a 17-year-old girl allegedly were found on his cell phone. Jonathan White of Webb City was charged with the felony on Sunday...

Stabbing at Culver's in Lee's Summit

Posted on March 22, 2010
Lee's Summit police says that a man was stabbed several times in the midsection during a fight about 1:30 at a Culver's restaurant, 1701 N.E. Douglas St. It appears that both men knew each other -- one of them was...

Florida men duel with shovels, police say

Posted on March 22, 2010
"Sir, you have insulted my honor ... and my garden. I challenge you to a duel!"

UK bride bared breasts at reception

Posted on March 22, 2010
And used a stiletto heel to smack the doorman in the forehead, authorities say.

Open Thread ... Monday

Posted on March 22, 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,...

In the right hands, anything is a weapon

Posted on March 22, 2010
In Fall River, Mass., a 66-year-old woman had amazing presence of mind to escape a man who reportedly tried to abduct her. She'd been warned that he was hanging out near the park and, as a precaution, picked up a...

NY to pay $33 million over strip searches

Posted on March 22, 2010
New York City has agreed to pay a $33 million settlement to people who were strip-searched after being arrested for misdemeanor drug and gun crimes, the AP reports. Most people will get a few thousand dollars, though two women will...

TV copter crew to receive award

Posted on March 22, 2010
KCPD will present certificates of appreciation Tuesday to helicopter pilot Gregg Bourdon and photojournalist Thomas Babb, both with KSHB. Back in December, they helped the department catch a suspect in a car chase during rush hour.

Burglar knocks himself out during break-in, police say

Posted on March 22, 2010
In San Antonio, a suspected burglar allegedly fell from the ceiling of a "fast cash" store, knocking himself out. (He'd entered through the roof.) Authorities say he was still unconscious when officers, responding to a burglar alarm, found him lying....

KC university sues former president

Posted on March 22, 2010
From Lynn Horsley: Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences filed a lawsuit this morning accusing former chief executive Karen Pletz of repeatedly lying on her expense accounts, to the tune of several million dollars. University board member Terry Dunn...

Woman shot while sitting in rocking chair

Posted on March 22, 2010
KCPD is investigating after a woman -- sitting in a rocking chair inside her home -- was hit by a bullet fired into the structure. It happened about 2:20 p.m. Sunday in the 3800 block of East 93rd, Christine Vendel...

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