Yeller arrested at cell phone debate

Talk wasn't the only thing happening last night when Lawrence officials turned down a proposed measure that would have been strictest cell phone ban in the nation.

According to the Lawrence Journal-World:

• A man yelled at a woman
• An off-duty cop intervened
• The man disobeyed the cop
• The man was put face down, handcuffed and booked at the Douglas County Jail for disorderly conduct.

Possible defense: Intermittent Explosive Disorder

5 yrs+ for search terms "incest", "12"

From U.S. Attorney Bradley J. Schlozman's office:

• Caleb James Toliver, 32, Lexington, M0, was sentenced today to five years and 10 months in federal prison without parole for receiving child pornography.
  • Source: Kazaa
  • Search terms: "incest", "12"
  • Images: 150+
• "This defendant was attracted to the most vile material imaginable. He downloaded some of the worst child pornography to his computers that I’ve ever seen, including a 17-minute video of a child rape," Schlozman said.
• News release

Hard 30 for first-time sodomites?

Fine detailed AP coverage of Missouri's new get-tough sex-crimes legislation:

Violent sex offenders to be watched on release
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — People released from the state's sexually violent predator program will be monitored and face other restrictions under a bill signed into law by Gov. Matt Blunt on Monday.
A key element of the bill requires those convicted of forcible rape or forcible sodomy to generally serve at least 30 years in prison if the victim was younger than 12.

And a handy recap of the new law, point-by-point:
A look a Missouri's sex-offender legislation

Extradition of accused cop-killer delayed

Extradition of suspect in deputy's slaying delayed
LOS ANGELES -- Law enforcement officials Monday said it could take years before the man accused of killing Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy David March is brought back to the U.S. to face justice.
Extradition documents were sent to Mexican authorities in mid-April, and so far there has been no response.
The Mexican national, a convicted drug dealer also wanted for two attempted murders, faces a life sentence without the possibility of parole.
Mexico refuses to extradite murder suspects to the U.S. who face the death penalty. The decision could affect more than 700 suspects in California crimes believed to have fled to Mexico to avoid prosecution.

Your road rage: Now a mental disorder

My alma mater has come up with a study that says road rage isn't just road rage - it's intermittent explosive disorder:

• CHICAGO (AP) - To you, that angry, horn-blasting tailgater is suffering from road rage. But doctors have another name for it _ intermittent explosive disorder _ and a new study suggests it is far more common than they realized, affecting up to 16 million Americans.
• Yahoo goes to town with this.

Jury rejects KC police snitch's case

How you view this story likely depends on how you view police.

Jury verdict clears police
A Jackson County jury on Monday found police were not liable for sending a Kansas City man to prison, even though a judge ruled previously that officers had framed the man.

Salient points:

• This was an ex-con and police informant, Oren Gamble, who said a son and nephew of two KC cops was a burglar; during a setup with the nephew in 1985, Gamble was arrested and sent to prison for burglary.
• When he got out, Gamble recorded the nephew as saying, "“When he rolled over on me, I rolled right back over on him."
• In 2001, a Jackson County judge saw the tapes and other evidence, overturned Gamble’s conviction and ordered him freed.
• A juror told Star courts reporter Joe Lambe that the panel could not conclude that police acted maliciously, as required by the jury instructions.

Good story, Lambo.

Story April 28, 2003
Ex-convict sues police alleging frameup - man says he was falsely imprisoned

Photo: Oren Gamble with his two attorneys in an unpublished photo, April 2003.

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JoCo sheriff daily blotter

Daily posting by the Johnson County sheriff's office.

2006-06-05: XLS PDF
2006-06-04: XLS PDF
2006-06-03: XLS PDF
2006-06-02: XLS PDF
2006-06-01: XLS PDF

Available at www.jocosheriff.org: Current file only

Past spreadsheets in Crime stats - JoCo sheriff

Olathe daily offenses

Daily posting by Olathe police.

2006-06-05: XLS PDF
2006-06-04: XLS PDF
2006-06-03: XLS PDF
2006-06-02: XLS PDF
2006-06-01: XLS PDF

Also see www.olatheks.org (current file only)

Earlier spreadsheets under Crime stats - Olathe

Overland Park daily offenses

Daily report from Overland Park police.

2006-05-05: XLS PDF
2006-06-04: XLS PDF
2006-06-03: XLS PDF
2006-06-02: XLS PDF
2006-06-01: XLS PDF

Also see:
www.opkansas.org (current file only)
Interactive map of Overland Park crime data by local programmer Brett Rickman
Crime mapping by Overland Park police
Past Overland Park crime reports in this blog