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Open Thread ... Tuesday

Posted on May 11, 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,...

Man accidentally kills wife during suicide

Posted on May 11, 2010
In Wichita, a 70-year-old man reportedly shot himself in the head while he was lying in bed. The bullet traveled through his skull and struck his wife, too, killing her, the Eagle reports.

An easy way to stop prison rape?

Posted on May 11, 2010
Here's one proposal for stopping prison rapes: Segregate the inmates according to "weight classes."

Toilet Paper Bandit captured, police say

Posted on May 11, 2010
Residents of Lincoln, Neb., can rest easy. Police there say they've arrested the so-called Toilet Paper Bandit -- a robber who was known for wearing toilet paper around his face as a mask. Hat Tip: Many thanks, cripjak!

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Are you smarter than a sexual predator?

Posted on May 11, 2010
There's going to be a seminar on avoiding sexual assault at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Kansas City police academy, sponsored by MoSAVE and MOCSA with the police department. (The name of the program is "Are You Smarter Than a...

Now, THAT is a lovely mugshot

Posted on May 11, 2010
Jose Cuervo, you are a friend of mine -- and apparently, this guy knows you, too. Hat Tip: Saw this via Fark!

Remembering fallen police officers

Posted on May 11, 2010
This is National Police Week, which culminates with a Peace Officers Memorial Day Service on Saturday outside the U.S. Capitol. There are a variety of events planned in Washington, D.C., over the next few days, including a candlelight vigil on...

'Murder victim' turns up alive

Posted on May 11, 2010
Chinese authorities have released a prisoner who confessed to killing another man with a hatchet, Reuters reports. They were moved to do so after the victim turned up alive. The prisoner's family says that police tortured him into confessing. The...

Militia suspects to remain in jail

Posted on May 11, 2010
The nine people accused in the Hutaree militia case aren't going anywhere just yet. Last week, a federal judge ruled the suspects could be released on bond, but an appeals court has blocked that move, for now at least, because...

Should the U.S. change the Miranda rule?

Posted on May 11, 2010
The White House says it's open to amending the Miranda rule so that authorities could question terror suspects for "lengthy periods" without telling them of their legal rights, the New York Times reports. Attorney General Eric Holder has called for...

Topless woman saves the day

Posted on May 11, 2010
No, it's not a crime story, but I thought it would appeal to segments of our readership.

KCK seeks help IDing remains

Posted on May 11, 2010
KCK police are trying to identify the remains of a woman found in a barrel last week in the 1700 block of North 51st Terrace. They've released a photograph of jewelry that was with the body. The woman was white...

KC boy, 1, dies from abuse, cops say

Posted on May 11, 2010
Rey A. Cruz Jr., who was 1 year old, was pronounced brain dead Friday, and his organs were donated over the weekend, Christine Vendel reports. The little boy's father, age 19, is accused of severely beating him. Right now, Cruz...

Ex arrested for 'seeking closure'

Posted on May 11, 2010
Her idea of closure involved kicking her former boyfriend in the junk, police say. Let the healing begin.

Raymore passes concealed-carry item

Posted on May 11, 2010
Last night, the Raymore City Council passed a measure that will let councilmembers carry concealed weapons during meetings, by a vote of 7-1. The public could carry concealed in parks and at City Hall, though not during meetings, because that's...

Have you seen this woman?

Posted on May 11, 2010
Overland Park police are looking for the woman pictured above. She's accused of shoplifting perfumes and other items from a store and threatening a loss-prevention officer who tried to stop her. (The woman allegedly said she had a gun in...

Short, ugly people more likely to be crooks, report suggests

Posted on May 11, 2010
A team of economists looked at records going back to the 19th century and discovered that shorter men were 20 to 30 percent more likely to go to prison, the Post-Dispatch reports. Snip: Other studies have found that shorter students...

Shoplifter killed while stealing toothpaste

Posted on May 11, 2010
In Chicago, a shoplifter who reportedly took toothpaste and crayons died after a CVS clerk put him in a stranglehold. Police say they're not going to charge the clerk, though the dead man's wife says he should be prosecuted. The...

The four most terrifying words ever written

Posted on May 11, 2010
Stabbed in the penis.

Twitter bomb threats count as bomb threats, British man learns

Posted on May 10, 2010
The man insisted that his post -- which said he would blow up the airport if his plane was delayed by snow -- was an "innocuous hyperbole." The judge, citing "the times in which we live," disagreed and fined the...

Bones in barrel belonged to woman who wore wig

Posted on May 10, 2010
Joe Lambe has the latest development in the investigation into the skeletal remains found in a 55-gallon barrel in Kansas City, Kan. | Sara Shepherd

From The Police Scanner: Lately

Posted on May 10, 2010
Pardon if you've already seen these on my Twitter page -- There, I post as I hear. Here, I save up for when I sub. Enjoy: "It's involving a drunk white male named Brian with a receding hairline, trying to...

Molotov cocktail v. medical marijuana

Posted on May 10, 2010
Apparently, not everyone in Montana is taking well to the medical marijuana trade. | Sara Shepherd

Waldo rape suspect faces judge, hears 15 charges against him

Posted on May 10, 2010
Bernard Jackson appeared this morning in Jackson County court, where a judge read charges that he raped four women in the Waldo area in 1983 and 1984 -- cases that have been cold for decades. Jackson, a twice-convicted and twice...

Go-Go-Gadget spyglasses!

Posted on May 10, 2010
An East St. Louis man's attempt to video-tape his order of protection hearing via a tiny camera hidden in his glasses worked for a little while. But when authorities caught on to his fancy glasses, they confiscated them and charged...

Second man charged in rotting deer carcass attack

Posted on May 10, 2010
The attackers allegedly kidnapped, bound, beat and deer carcassed an 18-year-old they thought burglarized one of their homes. Oy. | Sara Shepherd.

Move along, sex offenders

Posted on May 10, 2010
In L.A., homeless sex offenders (roughly 1/4 of California's 8,500 sex offenders are homeless) tried parking the RVs and station wagons they live in right outside the parole office. It was great, they said, because there were no schools nearby,...