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Tragedy involving a toddler
Posted on May 18, 2009A friend of the family backed his truck into a two-year-old boy on his way out, The Star reports. The family watched from outside but did not have time to react to the fatal accident. |Meredith Rodriguez
This never happens. A happy ending
Posted on May 18, 2009Taken from his house in San Bernadino, CA a 3-year-old kidnapping victim was found two weeks later wandering the streets in Mexicali, Mex. From The AZ Republic: "I've been doing this for 30 years. I'm not saying it doesn't happen...
You would be devastated too
Posted on May 18, 2009...if your pet miniature donkey was stolen. Here's a CNN video of the $6,000 family pet. "It's a doozey," said its owner. "You should be looking for a little donkey with a big personality." |Meredith Rodriguez
She may have been preaching to the choir
Posted on May 18, 2009At an NRA convention, Republican Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said she opposes additional gun regulations intended to keep weapons from the violence in Mexico. From the AZ Republic: "New gun laws are not the answer to decreasing gun violence in...
Should Kansas inmates have special computer access?
Posted on May 18, 2009The Department of Corrections thinks it's a good idea. Officials say that access to email, online banking and online video would reduce the need for staff to screen regular mail, improve security and reduce contraband being smuggled. Hat Tip: Many...
He ran off with a tazer stuck to his chest
Posted on May 18, 2009From the Associated Press: Kansas City -- Police say a sleeping motorist whose car was facing the wrong way and blocking a Kansas City intersection drove into an officer after being awakened. The man kept driving away, even after being...
A twist on the everyday chase
Posted on May 18, 2009Four kids, ages 17, 14, 13, and 10 stole a van from their group home in Lawrence late Friday. They were chased all the way over to the metro before their stop-stick demolished tires finally gave out on them, The...
Farrah Fawcett's producer sues
Posted on May 18, 2009All this right before "Farrah's Story" about her battle with cancer drew almost 9 million viewers. "His lawsuit states he is seeking to regain creative control over the documentary and unspecified damages against several of the project's key players." He...
Correction. Your profanity should read, "Where are the female dogs?"
Posted on May 18, 2009A teacher engages street culture. She posts fliers around a tagged police call box. "Hey, Tagger!" she says. "We'd like to work on your grammar please!" Saving the world, and probably her sanity, one grammar lesson at a time. You've...
What does justice have to do with (in)appropriate displays of emotion?
Posted on May 18, 2009Jurors can be swayed by things that have nothing to do with evidence like innuendo, suspicion, speculation and moral judgment, according to this fascinating story. It's something to consider in the case of Chicago police officer Drew Peterson, charged with...
Open Thread ... Weekend Edition
Posted on May 16, 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,...
Update: Former astronaut drops insanity as defense
Posted on May 15, 2009Remember Lisa Nowak, the former astronaut accused of driving from Houston to Orlando to try to kidnap her romantic rival in February 2007? Well, her defense team won't be using insanity as her defense after all. Hat tip to Mikeybackwards...
KCK woman brings gun into courthouse, gets jail time
Posted on May 15, 2009Cora Brown, 59, was sentenced to 6 months in jail Thursday after screeners found a gun concealed inside her purse when she went through an X-ray machine March 11 at the Wyandotte County courthouse entrance. | Bob Cronkleton
Suspected hit-and-run driver's blood-alcohol content nearly three times limit
Posted on May 15, 2009The driver, who has not been charged in the hit-and-run, is suspected of mortally wounding a homeless man in the 3300 block of Main Street. From Christine Vendel's story today: The driver staggered, almost fell down and vomited twice while...
Memorial for Chris Bartholomew
Posted on May 15, 2009It's been almost two years since Chris Bartholomew, a young Kansas City man, was shot and killed in a driveby shooting near 39th and Broadway. His loved ones are planning a memorial for him at 1 p.m. this Sunday at...
The Governator wants to sell San Quentin
Posted on May 15, 2009It all goes back to California's massive budget problems. San Quentin is only one piece of state property that's under consideration.
"Bound to happen"
Posted on May 15, 2009Another local blogger, RDM, gives his take on the soldier who allegedly killed five other servicemembers at Camp Liberty.
Cali man arrested after leaving his 3-month-old at the baby-sitter, going to work
Posted on May 15, 2009And by "baby-sitter," I of course mean "vacant lot."
Fact: There are worse things in life than panty lines
Posted on May 15, 2009For example. (This is not remotely crime-related, though there's probably a prosecutor out there who would love to make a run at sexting charges.) Hat Tip: Saw this via Fark!
TX woman stabbed her BF with a fork because he took too long to answer the door, police say
Posted on May 15, 2009The suspect says she was banging on their front door for 30 minutes because the boyfriend was napping. She denies stabbing him.
OK bill would require DNA samples from people guilty of some misdemeanors
Posted on May 15, 2009I won't go through the whole list -- you can find it here. They tend to be the more violent misdemeanors, such as assault and battery. The donors would either have to be convicted or plead guilty before they'd have...
Open Thread ... Sweet Merciful Friday
Posted on May 15, 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. PROGRAMMING NOTE: James is going to be off today, and Bob...
Jury clears man standing trial for capital murder for third time
Posted on May 15, 2009A jury on Friday acquitted Daniel Wade Moore, 34, of the murder of Karen Tipton, 39, who was sexually assaulted and stabbed in her upscale Decatur, Ala., home in 1999. This was the third trial for Moore. In his first...
Nearly year later, man charged in Hartford hit-and-run that grabbed national attention
Posted on May 15, 2009Luis Negron, 33, of Hartford, has been charged with first-degree manslaughter for the 2008 hit-and-run that paralyzed Angel Arce Torres, who died earlier this week. | Bob Cronkleton
OP police seek identity of burglary suspect
Posted on May 15, 2009Overland Park Police want to know if you know this man. He is suspected of burglarizing a home in the 12700 Block of Benson. During the burglary, he took a credit card and within 30 minutes used the card. He...
Surveillance video released of last month's mugging of Pearl Jam bassist outside Atlanta studio
Posted on May 15, 2009Three masked men mostly dressed in black mugged Pearl Jam Bassist Jeff Ament outside an Atlanta studio last month, police said. The men ran from woods behind Southern Tracks recording studio and attacked Ament and Mark Anthony Smith, an employee,...
L.A. Sheriff's Department to review arrest where suburban officer apparently kicked suspect
Posted on May 15, 2009| Bob Cronkleton
Leawood bank loses large sum of money in scam
Posted on May 15, 2009Police have asked for help identifying a man suspected of being involved in a scam where a Leawood bank lost a large sum of money. A person purporting to be an employee of the bank called another part of the...
Former Liberty school superintendent extradited to Missouri
Posted on May 15, 2009William Scott Taveau, Liberty's former school superintendent, is returning to Missouri today to face felony stealing charges. A Clay County grand jury indicted Taveau last month on one count of stealing by deceit and one count of attempted stealing by...
FBI task force targeting those who strip homes in foreclosure
Posted on May 15, 2009The FBI Mortgage Taskforce is working with local law enforcement in Arizona to go after people who strip virtually everything they can out of homes in foreclosure. Even though the taskforce is targeting people who have stripped multiple investment properties,...
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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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