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Mo. man scammed Oklahoma casino

Posted on May 27, 2010
A Webb City man was sentenced to five years of probation for scamming a casino in Oklahoma. He reportedly dyed several 25-cent chips so they looked like $500 ones. He's been ordered to pay $70,000 restitution.

Report: Dad tries to sell boy, 8, as slave

Posted on May 27, 2010
The story is from China, and it's via The Sun, so you're entitled to have a grain of salt as you read it. But there are pictures of the boy, 8, chained to a street pole. Police say Dad was...

Will tougher immigration enforcement lead to more crime?

Posted on May 27, 2010
Several police departments say they don't want to enforce federal immigration laws because they need illegal immigrants to trust them. That way, if they're a victim or a witness to a crime, they'll cooperate with officers. Yesterday, in fact, police....

Crown Royal is a great consolation prize

Posted on May 27, 2010
A homeless Florida man allegedly broke into a restaurant and, when he couldn't get the cash register open, stole a half-full bottle of Crown Royal instead, nwfdailynews.com reports.

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Shon Pernice seeks venue change

Posted on May 27, 2010
Because the intense media coverage of the case makes it impossible for Pernice to get a fair trial, his attorney argues. He's already won a similar change in the other, unrelated charges that Pernice faces, Glenn Rice reports. An out-of-town...

MISSING: Roberta 'Susan' Knipp

Posted on May 27, 2010
Riverside police are trying to find Roberta "Susan" Knipp, a Riverside woman reported missing about 8 this morning from the 2700 block of Northwest Vivion Road. She might have gotten lost because of symptoms related to Alzheimer's disease. She's about...

Teen sues to stop prayer at graduation

Posted on May 27, 2010
A teenager in Greenwood, Ind., won a lawsuit to stop a prayer from being included in his high school's graduation ceremony, and he's caught a lot of flak from other students. The school had let the class vote whether they...

Lawsuit seeks to punish, expose people who view child porn

Posted on May 27, 2010
A Minnesota lawyer has filed a civil lawsuit against a man who allegedly made child pornography of a 9-year-old girl -- and 100 unnamed people who viewed those images on the Internet. This kind of lawsuit is new territory, though,...

More terror attacks on the way?

Posted on May 27, 2010
CNN has obtained a Homeland Security memo saying "the number and pace of attempted attacks against the United States over the past nine months have surpassed the number of attempts during any other previous one-year period." They expect smaller, but....

Keep your shirt on, pal

Posted on May 27, 2010
Fark passes along a gem of a mugshot. It's one thing to blur a woman's breasts, but this is the first time I've seen them do so for a dude.

Farm worker accused of beating cows

Posted on May 27, 2010
A group called Mercy for Animals has released an undercover video of an Ohio dairy farm worker attacking cows, the AP reports. Billy Joe Gregg Jr. faces 12 counts of animal cruelty after the video allegedly showed him stabbing cows...

Music soothes the savage teens

Posted on May 27, 2010
A police officer in Northern Ireland played "ice-cream truck" music when several teenagers started throwing bottles at his vehicle. He was given a talking-to by his superiors, but it's hard to argue with results: The teens stopped throwing things. Hat...

OP plans DUI patrol for June 4

Posted on May 27, 2010
It'll begin about 11 that night and go until 3 in the morning.

1 killed in 5300 block of Sunset Place

Posted on May 27, 2010
Kansas City police are investigating a homicide at a home in the 5300 block of Sunset Place, which is near the Country Club Plaza. The victim is a man in his 30s, police say. They were called about 1 a.m.

Doctor blamed for dozens of OD deaths

Posted on May 27, 2010
In Wichita, a former doctor named Stephen Schneider is on trial for allegedly overprescribing painkillers, which authorities say led to the deaths of 68 people. (His wife faces similar charges.) His Haysville practice was raided by federal agents back in...

How low can you go?

Posted on May 27, 2010
In Omaha, a 26-year-old reportedly tried to do the limbo under a parking lot gate -- which he broke, police allege. He's been cited for criminal mischief.

Man fired gun at fleeing iPhone thieves, police say

Posted on May 27, 2010
An Oregon man was arrested after he allegedly fired several shots at thieves who had stolen a bunch of iPhones from an AT&T store. He told police that he was trying to shoot out the tires of their vehicle. He's...

Who killed Ronald Burns?

Posted on May 26, 2010
The Metro Squad has released the name of a man found killed in Riverside: Ronald Burns, 52. Police found his body inside his apartment after concerned coworkers called. Detectives are trying to find Burns' truck, which was missing from his...

KU releases report of alleged ticket scam

Posted on May 26, 2010
The University of Kansas has identified six people -- five of them athletics staffers and one a consultant -- who allegedly sold or used basketball and football tickets for their own personal benefit, Tony Rizzo reports. None of those people...

Open Thread .. Wednesday

Posted on May 26, 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,...

Dirty undies help ID suspect

Posted on May 26, 2010
I don't think this is what they mean by skid-mark analysis.

The most dangerous game

Posted on May 26, 2010
It's not clear if criminal charges will be filed, but I figure anytime someone loses a testicle, there should at least be an investigation.

Not remotely crime-related

Posted on May 26, 2010
In Oshkosh, Wis., a military veteran and his wife are being told to remove a U.S. flag hanging in their window, or they'll be evicted. Their apartment complex's management says they bar display of all flags, political signs, religious symbols,...

Have you seen this man?

Posted on May 26, 2010
The Crime Stoppers TIPS Hotline is trying to find Davanon Felder, 38, who is 6 foot 9 and 300 pounds. He's wanted on a felony warrant for aggravated assault in Riley County, Kan., and police think he's somewhere in Old...

Man talked people into killing themselves, prosecutors allege

Posted on May 26, 2010
In Minnesota, William Melchert-Dinkel -- a former nurse accused of going online and encouraging two people to kill themselves -- is free on his own recognizance as he awaits trial. The judge, however, did order him to stay off the...

Mo. convict gets new trial

Posted on May 26, 2010
Zackary Stewart, a Hurley, Mo., man serving a life sentence for murder, will get a new trial after the Missouri Supreme Court ruled that new evidence suggests someone else did it. Stewart was found guilty of killing David Dulin in...

Missing girl found 2 years later in Mich.

Posted on May 26, 2010
In Michigan, police have located a missing 7-year-old girl, Mystic Salazar, who was allegedly abducted by her biological dad two years ago. The girl is originally from Colorado. Hat Tip: Many thanks, onetime!

DUI device isn't foolproof

Posted on May 26, 2010
Ignition-interlock devices -- which test a motorist's breath for alcohol before allowing a car to start -- can stop some drunk drivers, but they're not foolproof. Exhibit A is a triple-fatality crash in Springfield, which involved a car with an...

Ohio bomb squad deals with bomb in portable toilet

Posted on May 26, 2010
An Ohio cop had a crappy day after he tried to deactivate a bomb left in a portable toilet. From The AP: Police in Huron in northern Ohio say a Lorain County bomb squad member was covered in excrement when...

Take my breath away

Posted on May 26, 2010
In Wheatland, N.Y., four teenagers were hurt in a car crash. They'd all decided to hold their breath while passing through one small town, and the driver passed out.

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