Fire chief pleads no contest to assaulting police chief

This wasn't a case of your typical inter-departmental rivalry between police and fire departments.

Rather, the Delmont, S.D., fire chief assaulted the interim police chief for nearby Wagner, S.D., because he allegedly was having an affair with fire chief's wife.

| Bob Cronkleton 

Former Lee's Summit city leader allegedly punches student in face

John M. Smith, 70, has been cited for assault after he allegedly punched a 17-year-old student in the face at a high school football game.

Someone threw a plastic bottle that struck Smith in the neck. An altercation ensued with Smith allegedly punching the student. The student claims he didn't throw the bottle, but saw what happened and approached Smith to apologize on behalf of his fellow students.

According to police reports, Smith told police that the teen had gotten disrepectful. Smith said: "I am 70 years old and don't need to be lectured."

| Bob Cronkleton

Probably the saddest thing you'll watch today

A 5-year-old boy describes being shot in the eye. And shoulder, and thigh, and cheek.

| Sara Shepherd

Nude man. Taser. Church. Gunfight.

It happened in N.C.

Hat tip: Thanks again, JUNGLE JIM!

| Sara Shepherd

Woman tried to solve 'drinking problem' with a knife, police allege

A 22-year-old woman allegedly stabbed her boyfriend after he threw out her booze, Minnesota police say. The man told authorities that he'd been concerned about her drinking, the Pioneer Press reports.

Driver accused of bumping road worker

The other day, Overland Park police said they were investigating a report that a driver had deliberately bumped a construction-zone flagger near College and Switzer. Police say they've now tracked down that driver, though they're still looking into the matter.

Yet another reason why guys shouldn't attend baby showers

It's the third item down.

Man shot for mocking vodka

In San Antonio, a party-crasher shot a man who made fun of the shooter's choice in vodka, the San Antonio Express-News reports. Snip:

Police said the man brought a bottle of Nuvo, a sparkling vodka, which other guests made fun of, saying the “bottle looked like a lipstick cap, indicating that (he) is or was a homosexual, which made (him) upset,” according to an incident report.

Robbers pistol-whip victims at KC party

Three robbers robbed and pistol-whipped several people during a robbery at a fraternity party late Saturday, and a 19-year-old from Kansas City has been charged in the case. Jackson County prosecutors have filed 20 counts against Bradley A. Jamierson, 19, who's accused of first-degree robbery, first-degree assault and armed criminal action.

The robbery happened about 10:30 p.m. Saturday near 56th and Lydia, court records state. One person was knocked unconscious, and several people needed stitches to their face. One robber fired his gun into the ceiling near a person's head. The probable cause states that Jamierson acknowledged he was at the party, but wasn't one of the robbers. He only ran from police, he reportedly said, because he had outstanding warrants.

UPDATED: Christine has more here and notes, as commenter Mr. T pointed out in our comments, the students were connected to Rockhurst University.

The robbers demanded cash but didn’t get much. Police said five of the victims told police they lost a collective $17.

He did a little more than 'bend his ear'

A California man almost got his ear bitten off during a fight over a parking spot, Santa Ana police say.

Sorry we kicked you in the face

Some cops in San Jose, Calif., are under fire after they arrested the wrong person -- and did so in a fairly harsh manner, the Mercury-News reports.

Face down, Amador was not sure how many officers were on him. But it felt like a lot, four or five maybe. He heard them swearing at him and telling him to stop resisting. One of them, he said, kicked him square in the face. He said he blacked out but remembers an officer painfully yanking his handcuffed hands back.

Shooting victims might have been firing at each other, KCPD says

From Christine Vendel: Two men who suffered gunshot wounds Tuesday night may have been shooting at each other, Kansas City police said today.

Why do people love beating up mascots?

Two people were arrested after they allegedly beat up a woman in a Porky Pig costume at the Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Ill., after getting their picture taken with Porky. The suspects actually work at the park, the Chicago Tribune reports. Unfortunately, costumed mascots are magnets for abuse, it seems. Ken Hegan had a good piece about the trend here.

Cross-dressing robbery victim doesn't give up easily

In Cincinnati, a 15-year-old tried to rob a woman at gunpoint, police say. As it happens, the woman was actually a man dressed as a woman. The man got shot in the arm, but he got hold of the weapon and started hitting the teenager, WLWT-TV reports. Both of them had to go to the hospital.

Alaska man uses deer antlers to stab roommate, police say

There, there, don't be sad. Buck up.

Woman shot in the head in KC

From Tony Rizzo: A woman was shot in the back of the head late Wednesday night when someone fired shots from outside her apartment in the Northeast area of Kansas City.

Now, THAT is a lovely mugshot

Headbutting people is harder than it looks.

Hat Tip: Many thanks to the always excellent JUNGLE JIM!

Motorcyclist stabbed for spooking horse, cops say

In San Antonio, a carriage driver is accused of stabbing a motorcyclist for scaring his horse, WOAI reports. You probably need to check out the mugshot.

Nobody likes a critic ... but having them beaten isn't OK either

In Albany, N.Y., a restaurant owner is accused of arranging for the local paper's food writer to get beaten up.

Soccer fan uses vuvuzela to beat cop

Story is from Germany. The beating was fairly severe, news reports say. For the uninitiated, vuvuzelas are a type of plastic horn used by fans at South African soccer games and have become more widely known thanks to this year's World Cup. Theologians believe the vuvuzela is part of God's punishment for humanity.

Soccer fans blow vuvuzelas prior to the World Cup group F soccer match between Paraguay and New Zealand at Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, South Africa, Thursday, June 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias)

Woman rams burning Ford into house

A woman has pleaded guilty to driving a burning pickup into her estranged boyfriend's house in Brighton, Ill., the Alton Telegraph reports. (And he wasn't able to Dodge it.) The truck was on a "test drive" from a local dealership, and the woman apparently didn't plan to return it: She had the doors locked when she crashed the fiery Ford.

Charges filed in weekend KC beating

Jackson County prosecutors have filed charges of first-degree assault and armed criminal action against a Kansas City man, Roger Stanley. He's accused of beating up his girlfriend's daughter's boyfriend over the weekend, then heading to the hospital where the victim was taken, court records allege. A PDF of the probable-cause statement can be read here -- it's a little involved, but worth reading.

The saddest thing you will read today

In San Diego, a 14-year-old boy is accused of trying to kill a 13-year-old girl -- the mother of his child, who is about 18 months old.

Hat Tip: Many thanks, cripjak!

Bernard Jackson to stand trial in 2011

Bernard Jackson, the man accused in several unsolved Waldo-area rapes dating back to the 1980s, will probably stand trial in April or July of 2011. Jackson has NOT been charged in the Waldo rapes from a few months ago.

A clear violation of the roommate contract

From the Sun News of Myrtle Beach, S.C.

A Myrtle Beach man was charged with assaulting his roommate after the men argued because the suspect was being loud while having sex with a woman, according to a police report.

The Sun News' report mentions the woman was homeless; I'm not sure if that detail was an aggravating factor.