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Some headlines just write themselves
Posted on July 13, 2010Crash leaves scared monkey stranded atop utility pole Hat Tip: Many thanks, cripjak!
Robbers target motels along Shawnee Mission Parkway
Posted on July 13, 2010Overland Park police say three motels located on or near Shawnee Mission Parkway have been robbed in the past week or so. The first was 3:50 a.m. July 8 at the EconoLodge, 7508 Shawnee Mission Parkway in OP. The second...
Independence plans DUI checkpoint, saturation patrol
Posted on July 13, 2010For this Friday night. So get yourself a designated driver if you're going out.
Whatever happened to La Pistolera?
Posted on July 13, 2010I have to admit, I'd never heard of Sharon Kinne until I got an email this morning from Craig Sarver at Kansas City's Most Wanted, the Crime Commission-published newspaper that publicizes cases of local fugitives. Most Wanted will feature her...
Tuesday's Open Thread
Posted on July 13, 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,...
Have you seen this man?
Posted on July 13, 2010KCK police want to question Michael E. Eckstein, 27, in connection with a series of auto thefts, car break-ins and burglaries in Wyco, JoCo and Leavenworth. Eckstein is about 5 foot 7, 150 pounds with blond hair and blue eyes....
And for my next trick ...
Posted on July 13, 2010Australian cop loses his job after performing a "party trick" -- namely, using a bottle opener attached to his genital piercing to open a beer at an officers' Christmas party.
Bank robber escapes on skateboard
Posted on July 13, 2010I like how they have a description of the getaway vehicle ...
Officers cleared in Platte shooting
Posted on July 13, 2010From Glenn Rice: Law enforcement officers were justified in the fatal shooting of a man in March, the Platte County prosecutor said Tuesday. Mahir S. Al-Hakim, 30, of Kansas City died March 18 near Northwest Gateway Drive and Northwest Vivion...
Son born 3 years after dad dies -- should he get Social Security help?
Posted on July 13, 2010Not a crime story, just an interesting lawsuit: A Utah woman is trying to get Social Security survivor benefits for her son, who was born 3 years after his dad died from cancer. The man had made sperm donations so...
Heroin users start sharing blood
Posted on July 13, 2010In some parts of Africa, heroin users are getting high and then giving their blood to friends, who inject it, the New York Times reports. The technique is called "flashblood," and is supposed to "share" the high or help heroin...
Crime doesn't pay (very well)
Posted on July 13, 2010In Memphis, two thieves stole $116,000 in engines and tools from an auto-parts company. They were able to fence the goods for $280, the Commercial Appeal reports. In their defense, they had no overhead, so that's all profit.
Should the U.S. keep pursuing Polanski?
Posted on July 13, 2010The U.S. justice system is shaking its fist at Roman Polanski, vowing to bring the 76-year-old director to justice, somehow, some day. For those coming in late, Swiss authorities have decided not to extradite Polanski, who's apparently returned to France,...
Gang of 20 chases down purse-snatcher
Posted on July 13, 2010After a man grabbed a 78-year-old woman's purse, a group of 20 witnesses chased the suspect from the Wal-Mart to a nearby motel, Florida police said.
Porn producer faces obscenity trial
Posted on July 13, 2010In Washington, D.C., an adult-movie producer will stand trial this week on an obscenity charge for what I'm going to call enema porn, the National Law Journal reports. If convicted, John Stagliano could go to federal prison for 32 years....
9 years for woman who had sex with teenage son
Posted on July 13, 2010From AP: This undated picture provided by Oakland County Sheriff's Department via The Detroit News shows Aimee L. Sword. The 36-year-old Waterford, Mich. woman who pleaded guilty to having sex with the biological son she gave up for adoption but...
Mo. football players accused of hazing
Posted on July 13, 2010In Pittsburg, Kan., the campus police are recommending charges against 15 teenagers who allegedly hazed 17 underclassmen during a football camp there, the Joplin Globe reports. The students were from a high school in Missouri. The police say some of....
Drunk tourist tries to ride crocodile
Posted on July 13, 2010A drunk tourist allegedly sneaked into an Australian crocodile park, where he hopped on the back of a 16-foot croc named "Fatso" and tried to go for a ride, police say. Fatso must have been in a really good mood...
Extreme Makeover: Son of Sam
Posted on July 13, 2010David Berkowitz, the "Son of Sam" killer, killed six people and wounded several others in the late 1970s, becoming one of New York City's most notorious killers. In the late 1980s, he converted to Christianity and has made several friends,...
Older lady hits on teen, dad sues
Posted on July 13, 2010Not a crime, just an interesting lawsuit: A Chicago attorney is suing Southwest Airlines because his 14-year-old was seated next to an older woman who aggressively sought sex with the boy and offered him illegal drugs, which terrorized the teenager.....
Corpse found outside McDonald's
Posted on July 13, 2010A dead man was found inside a car parked outside a McDonald's in the 6400 block of Troost Avenue, Kansas City police say. The body was found a little after 6 this morning. Police aren't saying how he died, though...
Pork rinds to blame for semi's crash
Posted on July 13, 2010Oh, pork rinds, you're so delicious, yet so dangerous ...
Open Thread ... Weekend Edition
Posted on June 19, 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,...
Drunk off-duty officer allegedly fires gun into floor of squad car
Posted on June 18, 2010Kelly Beemer's fellow officers were trying to get her home after she had too much to drink. Beemer, who had been dating one of the officers, became distraught and pulled a revolver from her ankle holster. She fired into the...
Butler of billionare sex offender sentence to jail
Posted on June 18, 2010Alfredo Rodriguez was convicted of obstructing justice by trying to sell a journal that recorded the sexual dalliances of his boss Jeffrey Epstein.Federal prosecutors believe the journal might have helped in the government's investigation of Epstein. A federal grand jury...
Rapper Lil Boosie indicted for murder
Posted on June 18, 2010Torrance Hatch, known as rapper Lil Boosie, has been indicted by an East Baton Rouge Parish grand jury for the October 2009 shooting murder of Terry Boyd. Hatch could face the death penalty. | Bob Cronkleton
KC chapter of Parents of Murdered Children plans ride
Posted on June 18, 2010The Kansas City Chapter of Parents of Murdered Children plans a ride Saturday. Registration begins at 10 a.m. at Stables Grill, 627 W. Missouri 92 in Kearney. The cost is $20 for each driver and $10 for each passenger. More...
Utah Attorney General uses Twitter to announce execution
Posted on June 18, 2010For my Twitter friends: A discussion is ongoing whether Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff should have sent out a tweet announcing the execution of Ronnie Lee Gardner. The tweet said: ?I just gave the go ahead to Corrections Director to...
Rugby league stars to help police tackle crime
Posted on June 18, 2010I like the imagery, but no the players won't be taking criminals on in a scrum. (Although that would be awesome.)Instead, think of playing cards with crime prevention messages on the back. |Bob Cronkleton
Plan to use false identities to purchase cheap iPhones goes awry
Posted on June 18, 2010Two men purchased the phones at a discount by using false identities to sign up for two years of phone service. They planned to take the cheap phones to New York City and sell them for a profit. From the...
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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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