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By James Hart
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Hit and run
Posted on March 16, 2011Kansas City police say the driver of the van pictured here hit a 3-year-old boy Tuesday and drove away. Video from a police car heading to the scene captured the image.
Wednesday's Open Thread
Posted on March 16, 2011Welcome 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,...
A point to ponder
Posted on September 11, 2010No matter how dark things might be in your life, you can console yourself with this thought: At least I don't have an arrowhead embedded in my back. Unless, of course, you are this guy. Photo via AP/The Cincinnati Enquirer/Carrie...
No charges against Mo. Rep. Brian Nieves
Posted on September 11, 2010The prosecutor in Franklin County, Mo., says he won't file charges against state Rep. Brian Nieves, who was investigated over complaints from a political rival's campaign manager. From the AP: In a statement filed with police in Washington, about 50....
Where no man streetwalker has gone before
Posted on September 11, 2010At Chief John Douglass' blog, there's a post about Overland Park cops and their efforts to stop prostitution, which tends to happen -- when it does occur -- at motels, massage parlors and apartment complexes. One line jumped out at...
'We were just doing an adventure type thing'
Posted on September 11, 2010The Orange County Register has more about the two people who died after falling asleep on some train tracks and their friend, who avoided death by inches. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
Sword loser
Posted on September 11, 2010A man used an "Arabian-type" sword to steal a 12-pack of beer from a 7-Eleven in Oklahoma City, police say. Best Part, courtesy of the Daily Oklahoman: As the robber tried to leave, he hit himself in the head with...
Fighting stupid with more stupid
Posted on September 11, 2010OK, I know it's wrong, but this made me laugh ... Chanting "burn, baby, burn,? a group of Muslims in Dearborn lit ablaze tonight effigies of Pastor Terry Jones of Florida and Osama bin Laden in a protest against religious...
Open Thread, Weekend Edition
Posted on September 11, 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,...
KCK man accused of fiery bus hijacking
Posted on September 10, 2010Meet Stephen Donnell, 46, the KCK man who is accused of hijacking a bus that later caught fire -- pretty much the most exciting carjacking ever. (It's so rare that I get to use the term "fiery bus hijacking.") Donnell...
Lee's Summit man accused of killing woman who treated him like a son
Posted on September 10, 2010A Lee's Summit man, Daniel Maschger, is accused of killing an elderly Sedalia woman, 76-year-old Rebekah "Reba" Marcus, earlier this week. Police interviewed friends of Marcus, who say that she considered Maschger like an adopted son. I've got a longer...
KCK bus gets hijacked, catches fire
Posted on September 10, 2010UPDATED: I hated to take down the really sweet "Speed" video we had posted earlier, but now we have a really sweet dashcam video of the inferno-on-wheels. PREVIOUSLY: From Joe Lambe: Following a rare busjacking and multiple crashes during a...
KC officer accused of sexually assaulting son's friend
Posted on September 10, 2010From Glenn Rice: Clay County authorities today charged a 52-year-old Kansas City police officer with sexually assaulting a teenager visiting his Northland home. James R. Silke faces one count of deviate sexual assault for the alleged incident that occurred Thursday...
Former 'sex slave' says it's important for victims to speak up
Posted on September 10, 2010Tony Rizzo has an interview here with Shari, a young woman who was forced into prostitution as an online dominatrix, Mistress Alisha, here in the metro area. You might remember this case: Shari's mother and her mother's boyfriend, Todd Barkau,...
I didn't know they even allowed volleyball in Texas
Posted on September 10, 2010A Texas mom is accused of pulling a gun on a seventh-grade volleyball team, police say. In the woman's defense, we should note that nobody was actually shot.
Suspect: My cat downloaded that child porn
Posted on September 10, 2010A Florida man has pleaded no-contest to child porn charges. His original defense: His cat had jumped on his keyboard, and that's how the images got downloaded to his machine.
Even worse? His registration was out of date
Posted on September 10, 2010In Murphysboro, Ill., police stopped a 5-year-old boy in Spider-Man pajamas who had ridden his scooter about two miles along two major highways at 2 in the morning. He was headed to a friend's house, which was seven miles away.
Man shot 5 times tells FL cops it was an accident
Posted on September 10, 2010St. Pete cops say someone fired through his door about 12 times with what appears to be an assault rifle. "Mr. Isom's statements are being taken with some degree of suspicion," said police spokesman Mike Puetz.
Should Mo. spend more on public defenders?
Posted on September 10, 2010The New York Times has a piece about Missouri public defenders and how, in some jurisdictions, they have tried to refuse new cases because they say they're overworked. Per capita, the report states, only one state spends less on public...
4,000 condoms seized in police raid
Posted on September 10, 2010When police in San Jose and Santa Clara, Calif., busted an alleged prostitution ring, they found an interesting piece of evidence: about 4,000 condoms. I'm sure a good lawyer will be able to explain why someone just happened to have...
U.S. soldiers accused of cutting fingers of Afghan corpses
Posted on September 10, 2010About a dozen soldiers are facing accusations that, among other crimes, some of them allegedly cut fingers off dead people's bodies while serving in Afghanistan, the Seattle Times reports. Five of the soldiers are also being charged in connection with...
Man accidentally shoots himself while cleaning gun, drinking Hennessey
Posted on September 10, 2010Story is from Connecticut. Among aficionados, Hennessey is the standard drink of choice for a night of gun-cleaning.
Mike Tyson's surprising regret? Not getting high with 2Pac
Posted on September 10, 2010I didn't realize this, but Mike Tyson was really good friends with rapper Tupac Shakur, who was murdered in 1996. One of the boxer's big regrets: "He always wanted me to smoke weed with him, and I never did it,...
The jury's still out on purple nurples
Posted on September 10, 2010Indiana police have determined that giving someone a wedgie is not a form of sexual assault. Hat Tip: Saw this via the Obscure Store!
Calif. police kill man armed with spatula
Posted on September 10, 2010Story is from Modesto. The officers thought the spatula was a knife.
KC girl, 2, dies from injuries
Posted on September 03, 2010From KCPD: Shortly after noon today, 09/03/2010, Brandi Clemoens, a 2-year-old female child was pronounced dead at Children's Mercy Hospital. The mother's boyfriend is currently in custody and is being questioned. The mother is in custody on unrelated charges...
Apartment manager gets into shootout with gunmen, police say
Posted on September 03, 2010From Tony Rizzo: A midtown Kansas City apartment manager was not hurt after exchanging shots with two masked men late Thursday night. The 45-year-old man told police that when he went to investigate a noise in the hall outside his...
Strip Monopoly game leads to criminal charges
Posted on September 03, 2010Police allege that a fight broke out because The Boot was staring at the Racecar. Hat Tip: Many thanks, cripjak!
Better to help make methmakers than be a deadbeat dad?
Posted on September 03, 2010An Arnold, Mo., man has pleaded guilty to buying an ungodly amount of cold medicine -- 5,000 cold pills in 389 trips -- which he then sold to methmakers. He did this, he said, so he could keep up on...
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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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