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PA man hosted "flamethrower parties," sold illegal weapons, feds say
Posted on June 23, 2009The defendant could also make a cannon from a drive shaft and possessed something called a "lightning machine." The good news is that he didn't harbor any anti-government feelings or want to take over the world. Because we would be...
Church volunteer stole infant from the nursery, MI police say
Posted on June 23, 2009The good news is that police found her within a couple of hours, unharmed. It sounds like the suspect just really wanted a baby. (And who wants to go through the hassle of being pregnant?) The bad news? This was...
"Daddy killed Mommy"
Posted on June 23, 2009An Indiana man is accused of killing his estranged wife while their two daughters, ages 12 and 8, ran and hid in a closet. The police say it happened a couple of days after she got an extension on the...
There is a special place in Hell ...
Posted on June 23, 2009... for someone who could commit a crime like this.
Terry Nichols plans lawsuit over prison food
Posted on June 23, 2009Nichols, serving a life sentence for his part in the Oklahoma City bombing, has requested a lawyer to help him. He says the prison's food is causing him to "sin against God" because it lacks the required amount of fresh...
Games That Morons Play, Episode 15
Posted on June 23, 2009"Car Tag." I think that one explains itself.
Where is Leeann Hopson?
Posted on June 23, 2009Cape Girardeau police found an ominous scene at the home of missing woman Leeann Hopson this weekend, the Southeast Missourian reports. Blood was smeared on a large broken window, a door and other spots in the house and on the...
How Eric Taylor died
Posted on June 23, 2009"With a Father?s Day card from his children tucked into his pocket."
175+ gravestones vandalized at Liberty cemetery, police say
Posted on June 23, 2009Some of them were just knocked over this weekend at Fairview Cemetery, KCTV reports. Others were broken into parts. The story says the damage could cost about $500K, which seems high, but I'm not an expert in this field. Liberty...
They might want that "Officer of the Year" award back ...
Posted on June 23, 2009In Waukegan, Ill., a North Chicago policeman named Carl Sain -- his department's Officer of the Year -- is accused of beating (and maybe pistol-whipping) Waukegan's police chief after he allegedly found the chief in the bedroom of Sain's estranged...
MO city gives up Tasers, agrees to pay $2.4 mil to dead man's family
Posted on June 23, 2009The city is Moberly, where a man named Stanley Harlan, 23, was Tasered three times during a 2008 traffic stop and later died. (The city says the stop was for suspected drunk driving, the family says it was over a...
Arkansas prison guards got lapdances, left inmate lying in his feces, report says
Posted on June 23, 2009It got so bad, the report says, the inmate -- who had smeared the feces on himself and was, uh, playing with it -- almost died, AP reports. The state investigated that incident and others at its maximum-security Tucker Unit....
UPDATE: Tattoo artist put 56 stars on teen's face, she plans to sue
Posted on June 23, 2009As many of you correctly guessed when this story first broke, shenanigans are at work here. The girl has now admitted to lying. She really did ask for the stars, but made up the story when her dad started freaking...
Prison rape -- not really that funny, panel concludes
Posted on June 23, 2009The National Prison Rape Elimination Commission is issuing a report today on stopping prison rape -- something that's been considered either a punchline or an "added punishment" for people sentenced to prison. There are reasons that everybody should take this...
Arrest in KCK quadruple homicide?
Posted on June 23, 2009After a bistate police chase, no less. Sara has the details.
KCPD plans DUI checkpoint for July 2-5
Posted on June 23, 2009And remember there's another checkpoint scheduled for this weekend, too, in KCMO.
Independence plans DUI checkpoint, saturation patrol for Friday
Posted on June 23, 2009Knowledge is power!
Man arrested after vomiting on people at Kenny Chesney concert, police say
Posted on June 23, 2009Listen, if you have a Kenny Chesney concert, there's just going to be a certain amount of vomiting involved. It sounds like the suspect wasn't arrested so much for the vomiting as he was for refusing to leave afterward. His...
Did "Booty Boy" cops look TOO closely for drugs?
Posted on June 22, 2009In Detroit, a group of 11 men have accused two cops of doing illegal, impromptu cavity searches where the officers would allegedly grope the suspects' genitalia. Internal Affairs, the FBI and even the DOJ investigated, however, and cleared the officers...
KCPD names homicide victim from 35th and Agnes
Posted on June 22, 2009The man killed was named Eric Taylor. He was 26 and lived in Kansas City, Mo.
Gunmen take over Albuquerque Denny's with 100 customers inside
Posted on June 22, 2009And they ended up killing a teenage employee, police say. Authorities say they've got two suspects in custody. Both men are in their 20s or 30s and are from South America. Police believe this group is responsible for a series...
Dear Lord, please put me on this jury
Posted on June 22, 2009I don't live in Texas, so my chances aren't great, but I think this case would be interesting to hear. In Corpus Christi, the Cheetah Club -- which, you've probably surmised, is a strip club -- is suing a seventh-grader,...
Drag queen gets 5 years for beating man with a gold lame' boot
Posted on June 22, 2009The case is from New Orleans. It's the crime story equivalent of "Let the Sunshine In" -- read it, and you'll feel good inside. Best part: Handcuffed and indignant, Black lifted his red dress and began to urinate in the...
MD cops who raided mayor's house, killed his dogs "did their job," sheriff says
Posted on June 22, 2009Last summer, deputies from in Prince George's County, Md., raided the home of Berwyn Heights Mayor Cheye Calvo because FedEx had delivered a package full of illegal drugs to his house -- even though local drug dealers regularly sent drugs...
Arizona might make illegal immigration a crime
Posted on June 22, 2009Under state law, by extending Arizona's trespassing law. Legal experts say this is either pretty inventive or unconstitutional, depending on which legal experts you interview. Traditionally, it's been federal officers, using federal law, who enforce immigration law, though there have...
On the side, Cali cop sells clothes with gang logos
Posted on June 22, 2009Specifically, the Mexican Mafia. The officer's police chief says it's a freedom-of-speech issue and isn't interested in punishing him.
Restaurant burglar eats 11 lobsters, passes out, police say
Posted on June 22, 2009Maine authorities say the man also enjoyed a lovely white wine. Employees were the ones to find him, still passed out.
Open Thread ... Monday
Posted on June 22, 2009Welcome 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,...
Somebody named Perez Hilton got punched
Posted on June 22, 2009From AP: In this image released by Perez Hilton, celebrity blogger Perez Hilton is shown with an injury beneath his eye, Monday, June 22, 2009, in Toronto. Hilton, whose name is real is Mario Lavandeira, says he got into argument...
Who killed the Luetjens?
Posted on June 22, 2009A different Crime Scene blog, one that covers southwest Missouri, has a new post about the triple homicide in Cole Camp. She links to a column by the local police chief, who releases details about people and a vehicle seen...
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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
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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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