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I'm not saying it's OK, but I understand
Posted on May 26, 2010In Memphis, a man is accused of backing his car over another guy who parked in a handicapped spot, the Commercial Appeal reports: Kiss yelled, ?Why are you parking in a handicap spot?? according to the affidavit, to which Esposito...
You'll believe a pit bull can fly
Posted on May 26, 2010U.K. authorities are investigating after an angry passenger allegedly threw a pit bull at a cabbie that wouldn't let the dog in the car.
Marine's dad argues his case against Westboro Baptist picketers
Posted on May 26, 2010Lawyers for Albert Snyder -- who sued Westboro Baptist Church after it picketed his Marine son's funeral -- have filed a brief spelling out their argument to the U.S. Supreme Court. Snyder had won an earlier suit, claiming invasion of...
'Amityville Horror' house for sale
Posted on May 26, 2010For $1.15 million, the AP reports. The movie and the book were inspired by the case of Ronald "Butch" DeFeo Jr., who killed his parents, two brothers and two sisters in Long Island, N.Y. "The Amityville Horror" was about a...
Was it self-defense? Or revenge?
Posted on May 26, 2010In St. Louis, 61-year-old Johnnie Pulley is on trial for fatally shooting a 16-year-old who had beaten him up on a city bus. That beating had happened in April 2009. A few months later, Pulley saw the same boy on...
St. Joe investigated rape suspect in old cases
Posted on May 26, 2010Back in the 1970s, St. Joseph police investigated whether Bernard Jackson -- who's been charged in a series of unsolved Kansas City rapes from years ago -- was responsible for rapes there, but they didn't find physical evidence to tie...
How to make money off a dead friend
Posted on May 26, 2010In Florida, two people are accused of getting a life-insurance policy for an imaginary person and, when a family friend died, burying that person under the imaginary guy's name. Profit? About $500,000, police allege. The only mistake, authorities allege, was...
U.S. seeing purer heroin, more overdoses?
Posted on May 26, 2010The AP reports that purer, cheaper heroin is becoming more common in the U.S., leading to more fatal overdoses. (The story quotes coroners who've found corpses with the needle still in them.) The CDC says fatal heroin overdoses increased 50...
NY bus drivers get paid leave for spit attacks
Posted on May 26, 2010Under the terms of their contract, New York bus drivers get to take paid time off if they're spit upon, the AP reports. It's viewed as an assault. Several took off 64 days. One was gone for 191 days, all...
Some headlines just write themselves
Posted on May 26, 2010Woman accused of breaking law for bigger breasts
Phillies fan admits to vomiting on girl
Posted on May 25, 2010From AP: Matthew Clemmens, of Cherry Hill, N.J., looks out a car window as he is driven away from a courthouse in Philadelphia, Tuesday, May 25, 2010. Clemmens pleaded guilty Tuesday to intentionally vomiting on a man and his 11-year-old...
Say, what's John Mark Karr doing these days?
Posted on May 25, 2010Remember John Mark Karr? He's the gentleman who confessed to murdering child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey; DNA tests, however, says he didn't. He's since changed his name to Alexis Reich. He's accused of cyberstalking a former student, and police are...
Twin suspects caught after chase
Posted on May 25, 2010Jason and Justin Bryan are (a) twin brothers and (b) in custody after fleeing authorities, who sought them on state and federal warrants in Springfield. More from the News-Leader.
Wife kills man who blew their money on prostitutes, police say
Posted on May 25, 2010A Kenyan woman is accused of using an ax to kill her husband while he slept after he allegedly spent all of their money -- which they were planning to use to buy land -- on prostitutes.
New clue in Riverside homicide?
Posted on May 25, 2010Police found the body about 8:30 p.m. Monday at the Chateau D'Mons apartment complex, Sara Shepherd reports. The victim, a man believed to be in his 50s, hadn't showed up for work in days, and his worried coworkers called police....
How a local murder became an Internet meme
Posted on May 25, 2010The Pitch's Plog has a post about the murder of John and Mildred Caylor, an evangelist couple from Raytown, and how it's been picked up (and slightly distorted) via the Internet.
Precious Doe's killer loses appeal
Posted on May 25, 2010Harrell Johnson, the man convicted of killing Erica "Precious Doe" Green, has lost in the state appeals court, Tony Rizzo reports. His appeal centered on premeditation. Johnson had assaulted the girl when she wouldn't go to bed -- and then...
KCPD uncovers trove of stolen goods
Posted on May 25, 2010KCPD found a treasure trove of stolen goods when they went to investigate a home-invasion robbery at 209 W. 78th Terrace in Waldo on Sunday. (The always excellent Christine Vendel has an article on the matter here.) We're going to...
Sometimes, it feels like somebody's watching me
Posted on May 25, 2010A California man has sued the city of Huntington Beach for $25 million, claiming that he's being followed by helicopters and airplanes. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Tim P!
Texting-while-driving ban starts in Kan.
Posted on May 25, 2010Kansas' ban on texting-while-driving took effect Monday. Police will give warnings through the end of the year, then start handing out $60 tickets. The law is a good idea, though I'm curious to see how many people will get caught....
Town outlaws The Strippermobile
Posted on May 25, 2010Story is from Collinsville, Ill., where the police chief told the city council that having a truck hauling around scantily clad dancers "is not a joke." Next on the agenda: Official bans on sunshine, hugs, feeling groovy. Hat Tip: Many...
Stop a crime, lose your job
Posted on May 25, 2010In Wichita, a woman named Heather Ravenstein has lost her job at Wal-Mart after she tried to stop a shoplifter from stealing a $600 computer, the Eagle's business blog reports. (Ravenstein is 30, single with a 4-year-old kid.) Wal-Mart has...
Should reality TV crews ride along during police investigations?
Posted on May 25, 2010Just following up on a post we had the other day: Detroit's mayor says film crews from reality-TV shows will no longer be allowed to go along on police raids. A crew associated with A&E's "The First 48" was outside...
Missing Ill. kids could be headed to Mo.
Posted on May 25, 2010KMBC reports that Kendall Carr, 8, and his 2-year-old sister, Kenni, went missing Monday morning in Harvey, Ill., and could be headed to Missouri with a family member, 39-year-old Kent Carr. An Amber Alert has been issued in Illinois. More...
Jogger escapes abductor in Leawood
Posted on May 25, 2010A man tried to abduct a woman jogger about 9:30 p.m. Monday near 119th and Roe Avenue, Leawood police tell Joe Lambe. She said there were four dogs inside the somewhat battered early 1990s model truck that was baby blue...
Now, THAT is a lovely mugshot
Posted on May 25, 2010The gentleman featured above was arrested in Tulsa, Okla., for allegedly exposing paramedics and a firefighter to HIV and Hepatitis C. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Skippy Sanchez!
Acquitted teacher sues accusers, sheriff
Posted on May 25, 2010You might remember Tonya Craft, a kindergarten teacher who lost almost everything -- her job, her house, even custody of her kids -- after she was accused molesting girls. And then she was acquitted. Craft has now sued the parents...
Police name man killed near Swope Park
Posted on May 25, 2010KCPD has identified the man killed Sunday night at 63rd and Swope Parkway: Rico C. Warren, 23, of KCK. Police say Warren was driving a vehicle that was fired upon by people in another vehicle. His passenger was injured, but...
'Captain America' beats groping charge in burrito-pants incident
Posted on May 25, 2010Fark calls this lede from WFTV the best opening line ever. I tend to agree: The Brevard County doctor who was arrested for groping a woman while dressed as Captain America with a burrito in his pants will not go...
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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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