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KCPD plans DUI checkpoint for St. Pat's
Posted on March 11, 2010Obviously, they don't say where they'll set up next Wednesday. I'm curious if they'll stake out Power & Light or Westport.
Burglars steal pet hamster from autistic kids' school
Posted on March 11, 2010Story is from New York. The hamster's name is Star, and naturally, the kids are crying over him being gone. The bad guys grabbed all of the typical electronics: laptops, video games, what-have-you, about $5,000 worth. But these jerks even...
Pledge of Allegiance is OK, appeals court says
Posted on March 11, 2010This isn't a crime story, but I know a lot of our readers have been following this case: A federal appeals court says that saying the Pledge of Allegiance is not a government endorsement of religion, despite the words "under...
Man burns down mobile home over $70 water bill, police say
Posted on March 11, 2010His own home, in case the headline wasn't clear.
Clerk fires on shoplifter, hits passenger, police say
Posted on March 11, 2010A gas-station worker in Old Northeast, Yasser K. Shalabi, is facing charges of second-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon after he allegedly fired at a beer thief -- and hit a different person riding in that man's car....
Who killed Deena Pearson?
Posted on March 11, 2010Almost five years have passed since Deena Pearson's body was found in a garbage bag near 17th and Locust, next to a Dumpster. She was 35, the mother of two young girls. To date, no one has been held responsible...
New theory in MLK assassination
Posted on March 10, 2010At Jerry Mitchell's "Journey to Justice" blog, there's a post that says James Earl Ray knew about a KKK bounty on the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. that was worth $100,000. Which is leading some to wonder if Ray was...
KCPD searches for suspect in fatal DUI
Posted on March 10, 2010From Sara Shepherd: Kansas City police are looking for a 17-year-old girl accused of driving drunk and causing a wreck that killed another teen and a baby boy. Victoria K. Johnson of Kansas City is charged with involuntary vehicular manslaughter,...
Should 8-year-old be charged in stabbing?
Posted on March 10, 2010Weird one from Des Moines, where an 8-year-old girl is accused of stabbing a 21-year-old man. He had allegedly smoked a cigarette belonging to the girl's mom, who got upset. There was an argument, it got heated and Mom told...
Who stole Teddy Roosevelt's walrus tusk?
Posted on March 10, 2010In Oyster Bay, N.Y., authorities are searching for whomever stole a 15-inch walrus tusk from Theodore Roosevelt's home, which is a national historic site. It sounds like the theft might have happened during a tour. Whoever did it should feel...
Woman says she stabbed lover nearly 40 times in self-defense
Posted on March 10, 2010In Fenton, Mo., a woman has been charged with first-degree domestic assault after she allegedly stabbed her live-in boyfriend nearly 40 times, the Post-Dispatch reports. She reportedly told police that she was acting in self-defense.
Open Thread ... Wednesday
Posted on March 10, 2010Welcome 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,...
Do you recognize this man?
Posted on March 10, 2010A surveillance camera allegedly caught this man stealing an employee's Blackberry Curve from Bubble Time Car Wash, 635 N.E. Woods Chapel Road, back on Jan. 26. The Blackberry, which was taken from the control room, is worth about $300. Police...
Ohio kids were kept in chicken-wire cages
Posted on March 10, 2010In Huron County, Ohio, the county government is going to pay $1.2 million to 11 kids whose adoptive / foster parents kept them in chicken-wire cages that surrounded their beds. Mom and Pop are doing two years in prison. The...
"Bring cops -- a lot of them! And soldiers, too!"
Posted on March 10, 2010In Norwalk, Calif., a 7-year-old called 911 after three gunman broke into his house and threatened his parents. The boy made the call while hiding in the bathroom with his sister. It was interrupted when the bad guys burst in...
Mother kills newborn with toilet paper, authorities say
Posted on March 10, 2010In Kentucky, a woman visiting a prison allegedly gave birth to a baby, which she then killed by stuffing the child's mouth full of toilet paper. The baby was then put in a garbage can, the authorities allege.
25 years in bistate kidnapping, rape
Posted on March 10, 2010Last week, Joshua Maudlin received a 25-year sentence for a 2007 kidnapping, when he abducted a woman in Overland Park and held her captive in Independence for 10 hours during a standoff with police. The woman was also sexually assaulted....
4 indicted in illegal gambling probe
Posted on March 10, 2010From Mark Morris: A federal indictment unsealed today charged four men and two companies with running an illegal gambling business that attracted about $3.6 million in bets over three years. Gerlarmo Cammisano, 56, James J. Moretina, 60, James L. Dicapo,...
Husband busted for spying on wife in bathroom
Posted on March 10, 2010A Minnesota man was sentenced to one year in jail after he put a hole in a closet and secretly videotaped his wife -- from whom he was estranged -- getting into the bathtub. The charge was "gross misdemeanor interference...
20 years pass in unsolved hit-and-run
Posted on March 10, 2010It's been 20 years since one of the blog's longtime regulars, Regina/weina, lost her brother, William R. "Butch" Rigg Jr., to a hit-and-run driver. He was walking along Interstate 70 when he was killed. No one has ever been held...
Crime pays -- poorly
Posted on March 10, 2010In Thermal, Calif., a woman with a handgun held up a market and robbed each of the 10 customers. Her haul? About $6.
Assault suspect sounds like a fun date
Posted on March 10, 2010In Seattle, a woman was arrested after she allegedly punched or grabbed the genitals of two bar employees, who refused her request for a "to-go cup." From the Times: According to the arresting officer's report, while the woman was being...
"Botanical Messiah" defense fails
Posted on March 10, 2010A Colorado man has been convicted of marijuana possession, despite his claims that smoking pot is a crucial part of his religion and, thus, deserves First Amendment protection, the Denver Post reports. Sort of like how peyote can legally be...
It Came From The Police Blotter!
Posted on March 10, 2010From the UMKC police blotter, courtesy of the University News: 7:49 a.m. Injury ? A staff member slipped and fell on an icy patch at the Dental School. 9:48 a.m. Injury ? A staff member slipped and fell on an...
Police gear up for St. Pat's
Posted on March 10, 2010Just got a release from Blue Springs police, saying they plan to do increased enforcement next week for St. Patrick's Day. (Though the campaign, funded with a "You Drink, You Drive, You Lose" grant via MODOT, will last all week.)...
Conviction in mother-duck killing overturned
Posted on March 10, 2010A Massachusetts man was convicted last year of deliberately running over a mother duck as it was leading its ducklings across a mall parking lot. A judge has overturned that conviction, though, after the defense appealed, saying there wasn't evidence...
Pineapples hid $34 million in coke
Posted on March 10, 2010In the Netherlands, workers at a fruit company alerted police after they found several coconuts pineapples that had been stuffed with baggies of cocaine. Authorities say the shipment was worth about $34 million in U.S. currency. Image via AP
Woman accused of being 'Jihad Jane'
Posted on March 10, 2010A woman from suburban Philly is accused of using the Internet to recruit jihadists and aid terrorists -- one of her online handles, they say, was "Jihad Jane." Colleen R. LaRose was arrested in October, but the indictment wasn't filed...
OP man's remains found in Columbia
Posted on March 10, 2010On Saturday, a 13-year-old boy found some human remains in Columbia, and thanks to dental records, authorities say they belong to Ronald Elic, whose last address was Overland Park. The body had been there for months. At this point, police...
No shoes, no shirt, no anything
Posted on March 10, 2010In Fort Myers, Fla., a man reportedly walked into a bar without shoes and refused the bartender's order to leave. In fact, he allegedly upped the ante by taking off all of his clothes. He was later Tasered. Twice. For...
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Do parents have the right to NOT turn in a sexual offender?
No. The offender should be turned in regardless of any disability (1), or reason...
Can someone detained in a search w/ warrant, be charged with a crime related to the search if they were not arrested at the time of the search?
The police have fairly wide discretion on when they can make an arrest so long a...
I was a bookkeeper for a recreation center. The Center Director left and a new director took over. I went to work one day and some of my files were missing. I called our computer tech and her restored the files (I had ma
In order for a crime to be established you need to conclusively prove that the D...
If I was detained by citizens unlawfully, and then the police showed up...is everything they charged me with in-admissable?
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