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Joran van der Sloot accused of extortion

Posted on June 04, 2010
The U.S. justice system also wants a crack at Joran van der Sloot, the man once questioned in Natalee Holloway's disappearance and now suspected in a Peruvian woman's murder. In Alabama, a U.S. attorney has accused van der Sloot of...

$9.9 million for man framed by Mafia cop

Posted on June 04, 2010
New York City will pay $9.9 million to a man who spent 19 years in prison after a Mafia-corrupted police detective framed him for murder. Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa, the so-called "Mafia cops," went away for eight murders and...

How should states handle roadside memorials?

Posted on June 04, 2010
If you do much driving outside the city, it's hard to go 10 miles without seeing a roadside memorial -- typically, a white cross or sign planted at the spot where another motorist died. In a lot of places, these...

Anti-meth law is working ... sort of

Posted on June 04, 2010
Poplar Bluff, Sikeston and several other towns have passed laws requiring prescriptions for cold medicines containing pseudoephedrine -- a key ingredient in meth. The hope was the new rules would help slow production of meth. Instead, it looks like the...

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'You can see every little crevice'

Posted on June 04, 2010
The Sedgwick County Jail in Wichita has found a new way to cut down on strip searches. They've just bought a full-body scanner similar to the ones being introduced at airports. The $143,000 device was bought using funds generated by...

Mo. woman on trial for dogs' deaths

Posted on June 04, 2010
In Hillsboro, Mo., a woman named Mary Wild, a dog handler, is on trial after she reportedly left eight show dogs in a hot van overnight last year. Seven of the animals died, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. Wild had...

Woman nearly kills roommate after fight over missing ashtray

Posted on June 04, 2010
Story is from Florida. The victim had apparently been renting a room from the suspect, a 62-year-old woman who says that he had threatened to hurt her when she least expected it. (Police say there was no physical evidence that...

'Diaper Bandit' liked to steal dirty diapers

Posted on June 04, 2010
A man from Amherst, Mass., was arrested in Wisconsin for breaking into a home and trying to steal dirty diaper while he was hearing a large diaper himself. He's been sentenced to probation, community service and a psychosexual examination. Hat...

Shawnee arrests several teenage boys in vandalism spree

Posted on June 03, 2010
Shawnee police say they've arrested several teenage boys, about 13 or 14 years old, for causing about $60,000 in damage to three new but unoccupied homes, as well as Prairie Ridge Elementary, Mill Valley High and Monticello Trails Middle. The...

One of these things is not like the other

Posted on June 03, 2010
Actress Kristen Stewart, who stars in the "Twilight" movies, recently complained that having paparazzi take her photo felt like she was being raped, the Houston Chronicle's website notes. Surprisingly, people who work with actual rape victims disagreed.

Dead chickens dumped in Mo. creek

Posted on June 03, 2010
In Barry County, Mo., authorities are investigating after someone dumped hundreds of dead chickens in a creek there.

KC chief debunks 'gang initiation' myths

Posted on June 03, 2010
At Chief Corwin's blog, there's a post about gang initiation myths. Apparently, there have been emails circulating that warn people about these kinds of attacks. In one story, somebody eggs a person's windshield, and the driver gets beaten or raped...

MISSING: Jerry Cooper Jr.

Posted on June 03, 2010
Kansas City police are looking for Jerry R. Cooper Jr., a 24-year-old man who was last seen Tuesday in the 2300 block of East 63rd Street. Police say Cooper is bipolar and might be suicidal. He was wearing an orange-red...

4 years for cop who stole, sold drugs

Posted on June 03, 2010
Kyle Zumbrunn, a former Weston policeman, has been given four years for stealing Oxycodone, morphine and other pills from the department's evidence room, Platte County prosecutors say. The 27-year-old pleaded guilty to selling to an undercover investigator.

Open Thread ... Thursday (Friday Eve)

Posted on June 03, 2010
Welcome 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,...

Mo. teen pleads guilty in foster mom's murder

Posted on June 03, 2010
An 18-year-old has pleaded guilty to killing his cousin, who was serving as his foster mom, two years ago in Patton, Mo., the Southeast Missourian reports. John W. Wilfong could be sentenced to nearly 60 years in prison.

Man carjacked at 39th and Gillham by gang of 5

Posted on June 03, 2010
From Tony Rizzo: Five men armed with rifles and pistols carjacked a man early this morning in midtown Kansas City. The victim told police that he stopped for a red light at 39th Street and Gillham Road about 3:50 a.m....

Month-old girl dies from head injury

Posted on June 03, 2010
From Tony Rizzo: A month-old infant girl hospitalized with a severe head injury since May 27 has died, Kansas City police said today. The girl?s mother was charged Wednesday with child abuse, but homicide detectives now are investigating the case,...

Banker was fired for being too sexy, lawsuit claims

Posted on June 03, 2010
Not remotely crime-related, just an interesting case ... Hat Tip: Many thanks, cripjak!

Topless transgender men can't be arrested, Del. police chief says

Posted on June 03, 2010
Police were called after a group of transgendered men went topless at Rehoboth Beach, Delware, but officers say they couldn't have arrested anyone. (The men covered up their breasts before police arrived.) Under the law there, it's only illegal for...

55 years for drunken sword fight that killed 2

Posted on June 03, 2010
An Indianapolis man has been sentenced to 55 years for killing his uncle in a sword fight, the Star reports. The man's grandmother was also killed while trying to break up the fight. Police say alcohol was involved.

Cop saves baby deer, could go to jail

Posted on June 03, 2010
A Toledo policeman and his wife could go to jail for refusing to turn over a baby deer that he saved with CPR, WUPW-TV reports. The deer was born after its mother was hit by a car, an accident that...

Dad could get life for son's gang tattoo

Posted on June 03, 2010
In Fresno, 27-year-old Enrique Gonzalez is on trial for letting his son, age 7, get a gang tattoo and could get a life sentence if found guilty, the Bee reports. The boy says his father made him get the ink...

Does the U.S. really care about stopping prison rape?

Posted on June 03, 2010
The Justice Department was supposed to issue new guidelines to prisons and jails that would help prevent prison rape, but the DOJ is going to miss the deadline. They've talked about segregating prisoners according to size, not letting male guards...

Arrested for recording on-duty police?

Posted on June 03, 2010
Gizmodo and Reason have posts here about people who have faced criminal charges for recording on-duty police officers. One case involves an artist selling his work on a Chicago street, who was deliberately trying to get arrested so he could...

Caffeine is a hell of a drug

Posted on June 03, 2010
A Virginia man was sentenced to 25 years for killing his wife and hiding her body in a barrel, the Roanoke Times reports. The man's defense attorney argued that he had "diminished capacity" because of steroid abuse and an addiction...

Bernard Jackson pleads not guilty in rapes from the 1980s

Posted on June 03, 2010
Bernard Jackson's public defender entered not-guilty pleas on his behalf yesterday in four Waldo-area rapes from the 1980s, Tony Rizzo reports. Jackson has not been charged in the more recent recent sexual assaults in Waldo. The defendant will be back...

The rising threat of groin punches

Posted on June 03, 2010
MSNBC tackles the issue in depth.

AP: Mexico border is actually pretty safe

Posted on June 03, 2010
The Associated Press looked at crime data available from the FBI, and though drug cartels are fighting in Mexico's northern states, the U.S. side is actually pretty safe, the wire service says. The top four big cities in America with...

'Spiritual acupuncture' fails to save used-car dealer from prison

Posted on June 03, 2010
In Los Angeles, a used-car dealer was sentenced to 12 years for his part in a home-buying scam worth millions of dollars. But Ruben Hernandez received extra attention in the press because, when police raided his home, they found "voodoo-like"...

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