What a blockhead

He was the voice of Charlie Brown. The career apparently went south after his voice changed.

Now he's facing criminal charges.

Charge dismissed against Jimbo Bazoobi

And his vandalizing goat.

PS _ I once wrote a story about a balloon-blowing goat.

Really.

Look it up.

Missouri education official faces sex abuse lawsuit

He is also a Kansas City church pastor.

A face Not Even a mother could love

The story is a bit dated, but dang, that's quite a mugshot.

Guilty plea in Platte County hatchet murder

I do not envy Glenn Rice who had to sit in court and listen to the gruesome details.

Friday's open thread

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Today's winner of the Homer Simpson "Doh!" award

The sex offender didn't like his sentence and appealed.

He won.

At resentencing he lost.

Where beauty and bullets collide

An interesting press release from federal prosecutors in Kansas:

WICHITA, KAN. – A Butler County couple who ran a combined beauty shop and gun store have pleaded guilty to federal firearms violations, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today.

 

        Jeffrey Eberhart, 51, Augusta, Kan., pleaded guilty to one count of dealing firearms without a license. His wife, Tracey Eberhart, 42, Augusta., Kan., pleaded guilty to one count of failing to keep records of firearms transactions.

 

        The Eberharts operated Traceys Dream Weavers Salon And Sporting Goods at 431 State Street in Augusta, Kan. The store advertised that it was “Where Beauty and Bullets Collide.” In his plea, Jeffrey Eberhart admitted that he bought and sold hundreds of firearms at the store and at gun shows from Oct. 1, 2009, to Aug. 22, 2012. Throughout that time, he was not licensed as a federal firearms dealer because he was a previously convicted felon.

 

 

        In her plea, Tracey Eberhart admitted that while she held a license as a federal firearms dealer she failed to keep records and make reports to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on at lease 33 firearms transactions.

 

        Sentencing is set for April 15. Prosecutors are recommending a sentence of five years in federal prison for Jeffrey Eberhart and three years probation for Tracey Eberhart.                                   

An accused killer at age 93

The south Kansas City man tried to kill himself after killing his wife of 70 years, officials say.

Sex offenders can't be banned from social media

So says a federal appeals court ruling on an Indiana law.

Ex pro QB off to prison

If the Chiefs end up blowing their chance with the No. 1 draft pick, they will be able to say, well, at least it wasn't Ryan Leaf.

Killer husband times two

Hopefully the "sinister minister" won't get a chance to find wife number three.

Teen kills woman after "get a job" comment

The 14-year-old and his friends had tried to bum a cigarette from the woman's boyfriend.

Let's arm the felons

One Colorado lawmaker thinks that would be a good idea as long as their crimes were non-violent.

Everybody loves a barbeque

Say, has anybody seen Fido?

Thursday's open thread

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A Midwestern kind of crime

Cattle rustling is alive and kicking in Missouri.

Celebrities become victims of fake crime hoax

Phony calls to police are popping up in and around LA.
The practice is known as "swatting" because of the SWAT response they often bring.

Death sentence in drug case

They don't mess around over there.

What a strange person

Burglar caught in trench coat and socks.

Wednesday's open thread

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Read more here: http://blogs.kansascity.com/crime_scene/2013/01/m-1.html#storylink=cpy

Tuesday's open thread

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Monday's open thread

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Another installment of the Alaska police blotter

One reader accused me of being obsessed by these little nuggets of human failure.

But stuff like this is just gold:

Assistance Rendered – Officers responded to a request first for help with a passenger who had not paid his taxi fare, and then to a report that said passenger had fallen into the water while climbing onto his boat.  The passenger was out of the water and in his galley by the time officers arrived, and declined any medical care.  He then paid for the taxi ride.

Read more here: http://www.adn.com/2013/01/15/2753281/unalaska-police-blotter.html#storylink=cpy

Lee's Summit carjacking foiled

The driver fought back against the armed suspect.