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One-legged thief hid items in empty pant leg, Vt. cops say

Posted on March 15, 2010
The authorities say he got away with mascara, perfume and a navigation device from the local Rite-Aid. He reportedly uses a wheelchair and wears pants with two legs -- one of which was used here to smuggle stolen goods, they...

Independence to field extra cops for St. Pat's

Posted on March 15, 2010
They're going to operate a DUI checkpoint AND a saturation patrol. Seriously, just get a designated driver.

KC homicide count stands at 16

Posted on March 15, 2010
Compared to 21 at the same point last year. So far, three of this year's homicides have been solved. When you consider cases from past years that were solved in 2010, the closure rate is 50 percent.

Man on "astronomical" amount of meth dies after Taser zap

Posted on March 15, 2010
Naturally, his parents are suing police in San Jose, Calif., for wrongful death.

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Open Thread ... Monday

Posted on March 15, 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,...

Sex assault reported at homeless camp

Posted on March 15, 2010
From Christine Vendel: Kansas City police arrested two men after a reported sexual attack Sunday at a homeless camp near the River Market. The 29-year-old victim told police she met several men at a church at 11:30 a.m. Sunday and...

Border agencies vulnerable to cartel infiltration

Posted on March 15, 2010
An official with U.S. Customs and Border Enforcement tells Congress that his agency only has resources to give polygraph tests to 10 percent of its new hires. And 60 percent of those tested are revealed to be unfit for service...

'I'm just literally waiting to die'

Posted on March 15, 2010
The Lincoln Journal-Star has a good profile of Jeremy Herman, who was given life without parole when he was 17 years old. Now in his mid-30s, Herman hopes the Supreme Court will rule that life without parole isn't a constitutional...

Woman kept murdered newborns in basement

Posted on March 15, 2010
A French woman has admitted to killing six of her newborns, then keeping their corpses in plastic bags in her basement, the AP reports. She made the admission in court, so it appears the defense is going to argue some...

Female prison guards have sex with inmates more, study says

Posted on March 15, 2010
The Justice Department says that, when it comes to sexual misconduct among prison staff, 58 percent of the offenders are female. Some experts say this isn't the whole story, though. The way the law works, if a guard has sex...

Sorry, you are not a winner

Posted on March 15, 2010
If the Reader's Digest calls and says you've won a giant cash prize in their sweepstakes, you should probably be skeptical, the Johnson County DA's office reports. Olathe police say they've been contacted by people who were allegedly contacted by...

Make your home harder to burglarize

Posted on March 15, 2010
Kansas City police will offer a seminar Thursday on making your home less appealing to burglars, vandals and other criminals. It'll start at 6 p.m. at the Beacon of Light Church, 4841 Paseo. Officers will teach attendees how landscaping, fences...

Wichita wants to jail owner of pit bulls

Posted on March 15, 2010
In Wichita, city prosecutors want jail time for a woman whose three pit bulls invaded a neighbor's fenced-off back yard. One of the dogs reportedly killed an elderly woman's corgi. The woman has been convicted on several previous animal complaints,...

Teens targeted in seatbelt campaign

Posted on March 15, 2010
From Bob Cronkleton: Riverside Police announced today that they will join with other law enforcement agencies in a crack down on those not following Missouri?s safety belt law. Called ?Operation Safe Teen,? the special safety belt law enforcement effort will...

Not remotely crime-related

Posted on March 15, 2010
It's not a crime, but when I'm made dictator-for-life, I promise you it will be: 600-pound woman racing to become 1,000 pounds

Woman hits sister with toilet-tank lid, police say

Posted on March 15, 2010
The case is from Iowa City. The suspect had reportedly been living with her sister and the sister's husband for a couple of months. The toilet-tank lid was employed during an "altercation," the police say.

Minn. man marries niece, age 10, cops say

Posted on March 15, 2010
A man from Mound, Minn., is accused of marrying his 10-year-old niece back in 2001 and then having sex with her -- all of which he apparently justifies by Scriptures. The niece, now 19, went to police back in January....

Men plan to sue Topeka over shooting

Posted on March 15, 2010
An attorney for two brothers plans to sue the city of Topeka after the men were shot by an off-duty policeman back in 2008, the Cap-Journal reports. The men, Daniel and Devin Llamas, along with their fiancee and girlfriend, are...

OP plans DUI saturation patrol

Posted on March 15, 2010
From OPPD: The Overland Park, Kansas Police Department is conducting a DUI Saturation Patrol on April 2, 2010. It is the police department?s goal to reduce alcohol related auto accidents and discourage impaired driving within its community. The DUI Saturation...

Racist Easter eggs left in yards

Posted on March 15, 2010
In Auburn Hills, Mich., someone left plastic Easter eggs containing racist messages in the yards of black families, and police are investigating.

Topeka considers ban on open-carry

Posted on March 15, 2010
In Topeka, the city government is considering a ban on carrying loaded guns openly in public, a measure supported by the police chief. The city used to have much more restrictive rules, the Cap-Journal reports, but those were "accidentally" stopped...

U.S. citizens targeted in Juarez

Posted on March 15, 2010
Over the weekend, a U.S. consular employee and her husband were killed in a driveby shooting in Juarez, Mexico. Their baby, age 1, survived the attack. About the same time, the husband of a Mexican employee at the consulate was...

Baby left in Junction City ravine

Posted on March 15, 2010
Police are trying to find the mother of a newborn found dead Saturday in a ravine behind an apartment building. It's not clear if the child was born dead, or whether he died from being left in the elements. They're...

Did KC native have ties to terror plot?

Posted on March 15, 2010
I'm not sure what to think of this one: Jamie Paulin-Ramirez, a Colorado woman with Jackson County roots, was arrested last week in Ireland and questioned about a plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist. But she was also released without...

Did Catholic celibacy rule play role in sex abuse?

Posted on March 15, 2010
The Vatican says the church's mandate for celibacy among priests and nuns did NOT play a part in recent sex scandals. Officials were responding to recent editorials in Europe, which has seen a round of church abuse reports, the AP...

Doubts about runaway Prius story?

Posted on March 14, 2010
You probably saw the story this week about a California patrolman who helped stop a Toyota Prius that, according to its owner, had sped up uncontrollably. An examination by government and Toyota engineers, though, showed the brakes hadn't been extremely...

S.D. cops out lesbian sergeant

Posted on March 14, 2010
An Air Force sergeant has been discharged from the military after Rapid City police alerted the military that she was gay. Officers saw an Iowa marriage license at her home while they were trying to arrest the woman's partner. Their...

4 arrested in Olathe mugging

Posted on March 14, 2010
From Olathe PD: At approximately 6:43 P.M. on March 12, 2010 officers from the Olathe Police Department were sent to the Wal-Mart parking lot at 13600 S. Alden in response to a reported aggravated robbery that had just occurred. Upon...

Platte Co. native helps free innocent man

Posted on March 14, 2010
If you get a minute, be sure to read Glenn Rice's story about Jane Cox Williams, a church volunteer who helped free Josh Kezer, a wrongly convicted man. Williams, who lives in Columbia, is a Platte County native. While volunteering...

Trio robs US Bank in south KC

Posted on March 14, 2010
From Jim Sullinger: Three masked men robbed the US Bank at 11204 Holmes Road in Kansas City shortly after 9:30 a.m. today. Two robbers vaulted over the counter waving handguns while the third robber stood guard over the lobby. The...

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