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Close to 100 Texans arrested for mortgage fraud, financial crimes
Posted on June 18, 2010A nationwide crackdown on mortgage fraud and other financial crimes has led to the arrest of 92 people in Texas. The U. S. Justice Department said that since March, investigators have arrested nearly 500 people nationwide during what is called...
Sure have been a lot of stories about cats lately
Posted on June 18, 2010This time, 28 cats rescued from a motel room in Columbia, Authorities say: "the air was thick with a stench of urine." Hat Tip: JUNGLE JIM | Bob Cronkleton
Retired teacher allegedly murdered by man she repeatedly helped
Posted on June 18, 2010Steven Kellmann has been accused of murdering Marilyn Fay, 65, of Brookfield, Ill., who had repeatedly helped him because she saw good in him. Just weeks ago, she posted bond after he was arrested on a felony charge of driving...
Update: Utah firing squad executes convicted killer
Posted on June 18, 2010Ronnie Lee Gardner, who had been convicted and sentenced to death for the fatal shootings of two men, was executed by a Utah firing squad early this morning. Here's the story. And an eye witness account to the execution can...
Clay County rounds up deadbeat dads
Posted on June 18, 2010From Glenn E. Rice: It's Father's Day weekend, so Clay County law enforcement officers conducted a warrant sweep looking for men who are accused of being deadbeat dads.Authorities expected to serve 64 warrants in an effort to round up persons...
JOCO Sheriff deputies to look for tips
Posted on June 18, 2010From the Johnson County Sheriff: Deputies and military personnel from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Saturday will ask for tips to raise money for the Special Olympics instead of tips to catch a bad guy in the Tip-A-Cop fundraiser....
Did cop accused of murder get his gun, Taser mixed up?
Posted on June 18, 2010In Los Angeles, a former transit cop, Johannes Mehserle, is on trial for fatally shooting Oscar Grant at an Oakland subway stop earlier this year. The incident was recorded by cellphones and made national headlines. (The trial is in L.A....
Lowlife led double life
Posted on June 18, 2010An investment banker from the Chicago area has been sentenced to nine years in prison for stealing more than $26 million from pension funds. To avoid suspicion, he tried to lead an inconspicuous lifestyle -- by secretly collecting thoroughbreds, spending...
Florida burglars used canoe to get around, police allege
Posted on June 18, 2010Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, that's how they fled the scene, police say.
California cop loses text-message case at Supreme Court
Posted on June 18, 2010The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled against a California police officer whose work pager's messages were searched by supervisors. (He was apparently sending messages to both his wife and a girlfriend, the AP reports.) It seems like a no-brainer ruling:....
Not remotely crime-related
Posted on June 18, 2010A British gentleman nearly loses a vital part of his anatomy during a charity body-waxing event a bar, MSNBC reports. You would probably have to had a drink or two before agreeing to undergo the "male Brazilian."
Open Thread ... Sweet Merciful Friday
Posted on June 18, 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. PROGRAMMING NOTE: James is off today, and Bob Cronkleton will be...
Two kids hurt during KC shooting
Posted on June 17, 2010From KCPD: Today at approximately 4:40pm, police were called to a residence in the 3300 block of Agnes in regard to a shooting. Upon arrival a female shooting victim (approx. 8yrs old) was found with a gunshot wound to the...
Rock thrown at motorist driving down 350 Highway, police say
Posted on June 17, 2010From Raytown PD: At 6:31 A.M., officers responded to the area of 350 Hwy and Blue Ridge Blvd. It was reported that a motorist traveling westbound on 350 Hwy had his windshield broken by a rock thrown from the Blue...
Former Chicago cop denies torture allegations
Posted on June 17, 2010In Chicago, former police commander Jon Burge is testifying in his federal perjury trial and, maybe more significantly, addressing charges that he and men under his command tortured suspects during the 1970s and 1980s. He strongly denied all of those...
Man killed for wanting to watch World Cup game, police say
Posted on June 17, 2010In South Africa, a 61-year-old was allegedly beaten to death by his wife and his two grown children. The motive? Police say he tried to watch a World Cup match -- Germany versus Australia -- and the rest of his...
How to get a head in the airline business
Posted on June 17, 2010Or several heads, as the case may be. From MSNBC: Dozens of human heads were intercepted by a Southwest Airlines employee last week, the airline confirmed Thursday. The heads, which were intercepted in Little Rock, Ark., were handed over to...
Accused prof now charged in brother's decades-old death
Posted on June 16, 2010Amy Bishop -- the University of Alabama-Huntsville professor accused of killing three coworkers -- is now facing charges in the 1986 killing of her brother, Seth, in Braintree, Mass. For years, authorities treated the 18-year-old's death as an accident, but...
Kansas trooper saves suicidal man
Posted on June 16, 2010Last night near Chapman, a Kansas highway patrolman was able to save a Fort Riley soldier who threatened to jump off an I-70 overpass, KSAL reports. The trooper apparently sneaked up behind the man and grabbed him before he could...
Nope, nothing suspicious here
Posted on June 16, 2010A woman was arrested in Columbus, Ohio, after she was caught flying with 13 suitcases filled with 500-plus pounds of marijuana, police allege. Hat Tip: Many thanks, cripjak!
Suspected burglar caught in funeral home, KC police say
Posted on June 16, 2010From Christine Vendel: Kansas City police are interviewing a suspected burglar that they arrested inside the city?s oldest continually-operating funeral home early today. Police received a call at 7:19 a.m. that someone was inside the D.W. Newcomer?s & Sons chapel...
The Salina Connection
Posted on June 16, 2010I'm just trying to picture the movie version of this story: DEA agents found more than 300 pounds of coke on a plane that had stopped to refuel in Salina, Kan., in December 2002. Authorities tried to lure the man...
Killer was on 'COPS' at age 2
Posted on June 16, 2010Defense attorneys often describe their clients' rough childhoods when seeking lighter sentences, but this is a new one. Lawyers for Nicholas-Michael Edwin Jean, a man who admitted to kidnapping and killing a woman in Texas, plan to show an old...
Not-guilty pleas in Tutera homicide
Posted on June 16, 2010Troy J. Davis, 22, and Matthew T. Hendrix, 17 -- who are facing second-degree murder raps in the slaying of businessman Michael Tutera -- had not-guilty pleas entered for them during an arraignment this morning, Tony Rizzo reports. They'll be...
Open Thread ... Wednesday
Posted on June 16, 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,...
Mom of nine accused of DUI
Posted on June 16, 2010In Las Vegas, a 27-year-old mother of nine denies police allegations that she was driving high with a van carrying all of her children. The woman says she was having a medical episode and notes that she takes Xanax for...
Police: Mom waited two hours to get help after toddler's shooting
Posted on June 16, 2010After her 3-year-old was shot, a Louisville woman allegedly waited two hours before seeking medical attention, police say. Mom is now facing criminal charges. How the child ended up with those injuries isn't clear, but authorities believe the woman was...
KCPD looks into south KC carjack
Posted on June 16, 2010From Christine Vendel: Kansas City police are looking for two men who stole a woman?s car at gunpoint in front of her home early today. The 32-year-old woman told police she returned to the 8400 block of E. 93rd Terrace...
OP police seek office thief
Posted on June 16, 2010Overland Park police are looking for a man who sneaks into office buildings near Metcalf and College, where he steals electronics and credit cards. There were six cases like this from May, and in two of them, the man was...
Man traded cocaine for air conditioner, police allege
Posted on June 16, 2010In Dade City, Fla., the unfortunately named Jerry Lee Lewis -- not that Jerry Lee Lewis -- is accused of giving $20 worth of cocaine to a guy named Bob so that would Bob would steal an A/C unit 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?
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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