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Cut-rate prices for cutting throats
Posted on March 06, 2010In New York, a woman allegedly wanted to put a hit on her husband, but could only afford to have him maimed, the New York Post reports. The good news: She got a break on the price -- from an...
Mo. plans DUI crackdown March 12-14
Posted on March 06, 2010The enforcement campaign will be carried out statewide. KCPD, to be specific, plans to have a sobriety checkpoint sometime during that period.
Not remotely crime-related
Posted on March 06, 2010Wisconsin woman loses at least two fingers while trying to feed a bear at the zoo.
Open Thread ... Weekend Edition
Posted on March 06, 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,...
Fatal arson was done for insurance, police say
Posted on March 05, 2010Prosecutors say the owner of an apartment building in Cicero, Ill., hired someone to burn down the building in an insurance scam that could have netted him $250,000. Only the arsonist set the fire at the wrong time and killed...
Trial dates set for Shon Pernice
Posted on March 05, 2010From Glenn Rice: The criminal trial for a Northland man accused of stealing a neighbor?s handgun has been set for July 12, a Clay County judge ruled today. Shon Pernice, 37, is accused of stealing a neighbor?s handgun on Jan....
Conviction overturned because jury didn't take oath
Posted on March 05, 2010In Ann Arbor, a man convicted of assault with intent to kill is apparently going to get a new trial because the original jury didn't swear an oath. The prosecutors might appeal because the defense didn't object at the time.
Man charged over scuffle at federal courthouse
Posted on March 05, 2010I was curious about why this guy allegedly showed up at the courthouse with a kitchen knife and ammunition. Mark Morris reports: According to federal court records, Wendell C. Woods, 28, of Kansas City admitted smoking a cigarette laced with...
Teen killed Dad because of sexual abuse, Idaho officials say
Posted on March 05, 2010In Idaho, a 15-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to shooting his sleeping father in the head after years of alleged sexual abuse. The charge was reduced from first-degree murder to manslaughter. He'll be placed in juvenile custody until 21, when...
KC homicide count stands at 15
Posted on March 05, 2010Compared to 18 at the same point last year, KCPD reports. Four of this year's homicides have been solved so far. When you add homicides from previous years that were closed in 2010, the closure rate is 47 percent. The...
Those lap dances were a business expense!
Posted on March 05, 2010From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer: An attorney representing another defendant has claimed that investigatory reports show one undercover officer spent at least $16,835 buying more than 130 lap dances without making a single arrest.
Robbery victim uses tongue to call for help
Posted on March 05, 2010In Yelm, Wash., a woman's hands and feet were bound after a robber broke into her home. After he fled, she was able to get to a phone, where she used her tongue to speed-dial a neighbor, who freed her....
Springfield-area jurors to hear mid-Mo. murder case
Posted on March 05, 2010A judge has decided that jurors for the Alyssa Bustamante trial will come from Greene County, where Springfield is located. Bustamante is the Cole County teenager accused of murdering a younger neighbor, 9-year-old Elizabeth Olten. Bustamante, 16, who has pleaded...
Robber falls down weeping during stick-up, Neb. police say
Posted on March 05, 2010There's no crying in baseball robbery!
Philandering doc convicted of poisoning wife
Posted on March 05, 2010In Cleveland, a jury has convicted Yazeed Essa, a doctor accused of putting cyanide into his wife's calcium supplements. Essa, whose mistresses testified against, him only stood trial because he was captured in Cypress after several months on the run...
Open Thread ... Sweet Merciful Friday
Posted on March 05, 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,...
Wild hearts can't be broken ... or tranquilized
Posted on March 05, 2010Florida authorities are struggling to capture a rhesus macaque that's been on the loose for months. Even worse, the little beast appears resistant to tranquilizer darts. "The drugs just don't seem to affect him for whatever reason," Yates said. "We've...
KCPD motorcycle cop recovering
Posted on March 05, 2010Here's some good news: The KCPD officer who was injured in a wreck on I-670 Wednesday is doing better, Chief Corwin writes on his blog. He's got a lot of scrapes and bruises, plus a broken bone in his hand,...
Robberies, drug violations hit 10-year high at KU
Posted on March 05, 2010Burglaries and thefts, though, are at a 10-year low, and crime overall has been trending downward, the Journal-World reports.
Suspects in MU cotton-ball case apologize
Posted on March 05, 2010In a statement released by their lawyers, the Columbia Tribune reports.
To balance budgets, should states release more inmates?
Posted on March 05, 2010As we've noted here, several states are either expanding their parole programs or releasing some prisoners early because of budget problems -- and, some officials say, it didn't make sense to keep some of them behind bars. There's a backlash...
Increased reward in Oak Grove hit-and-run
Posted on March 05, 2010Just a reminder: The reward now stands at $8,000 in the hit-and-run death of Edward Falke. His mother, Jean, said a family friend just added $2,000 to the total. (This follows a large fund-raiser that several friends of Edward's held...
Haitian judge MIGHT free some missionaries today
Posted on February 17, 2010Wouldn't say how many or when. Though he did that none of them would need to post bond. They just need to promise to come back to Haiti if there are further questions. Riiiight. Oh, no, no, I'm totally OK...
Quote of the day
Posted on February 17, 2010"As he started to sober up, he said that logging on to his MySpace page was a dumb move for a burglar to make."
Suspect arrested in KCK homicide
Posted on February 17, 2010Joe Lambe has a good report here about an FBI task force arresting Earl W. West, who's charged in the Jan. 2 murder of Javier Reynoza in KCK. (West was reportedly hiding in his attic last night when the task...
Philly cops arrest 15 teens over flash mob
Posted on February 17, 2010The flash mob met at a mall there and engaged in a giant snowball fight / actual fight, which was probably a lot of fun, but had the negative side effect of freaking out the normals. Hat Tip: Many thanks,...
Does this man look like an ax-killer?
Posted on February 17, 2010Meet Harold Montague. He's the man accused of using an ax to kill a baby in stroller and assault the child's mother and Montague's sister-in-law. The Las Vegas Sun has more about his first court appearance.
Iowa man accused of murdering popular coach
Posted on February 17, 2010Just a quick update on the Mark Becker trial in Iowa. Becker, you might recall, is accused of shooting and killing a popular football coach at the local high school. The Des Moines Register has a blog filled with updates...
Justice Department isn't sitting on stimulus money
Posted on February 17, 2010A new report says the Justice Department has already spent 37 percent of the money that it got from the stimulus bill and is processing another 61 percent. (It only has $35.6 million that it hasn't spent.) Which, depending on...
Open Thread ... Wednesday
Posted on February 17, 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,...
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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?
Probably depends on the law of the state in which you live. Many states allow fo...
If I pay restitution, can I still be charged with a crime?
It sounds like the law in your area is treating it as a civil matter. That being...
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