News flash: Bears can kill you

A shocking revelation from Montana.

A deadly party crashing

A southeast Missouri man is charged with murder after driving a car into a driveway full of people.

Bad girls, bad girls

One of Kansas City's baddest looses an appeal.

Wednesday's open thread

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The world's highest fight

It's Sherpas vs. foreigners on Mt. Everest.

The murder of Jimmy Casino

A colorful California murder mystery.

Take your daughter to crime day

It was not a smart idea for a suspect in this bus stop robbery.

The moldy marijuana made me do it

So said a goober arrested after breaking into a woman's home and attacking her.

A not so special delivery

A criminal posing as a UPS driver robs an elderly woman in her home.

Little monsters

A couple in Columbia is dealing with the aftermath of teen partiers who wrecked their house while they were out of town.

I covered a very similar case some years ago in Joco.

 

Tuesday's open thread

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Read more here: http://blogs.kansascity.com/crime_scene/2013/04/t-3.html#storylink=cpy

Shaming the "drink-driver"

Came across this item in a New Zealand newspaper. They used to publish the names of DUI offenders.

And some think that should restart the name-and-shame effort.

Wow! This is really different stuff

Just for grins, I thought I would share an article from our old friends at Pravda.

They sure see things much differently than we do.

Dude or Dudette?

A question posed this week in the Alaska police blotter.

Monday's open thread

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Read more here: http://blogs.kansascity.com/crime_scene/2013/04/t-2.html#storylink=cpy

Couple scammed 94-year-old woman

Now they will have seven years in prison to consider what despicable people they are.

Police official sold gun to convicted felon

The former assistant police chief in Illinois then lied about it to investigators.

Unfortunately for him, the transaction was recorded by the informant-felon.

Woman, 81, shoots her son to death

The suburban St. Louis woman told police he attacked her with a knife.

Dealing death by the quarter-gram

A heroin dealer known as "Lucky" will serve 22 years in prison for selling dope to a man who is now known as not so lucky who later died of an overdose in Columbia.

The old Bay mares ain't where they used to be

A case of horse thieving in modern-day Kansas.

Former area teacher heads to prison

Spectators in the courtroom applauded as a handcuffed Matthew Nelson was led away to serve his sentence for seuxally abusing numerous children.

Friday's open thread

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Where's a COPS TV crew when you need one?

So this guy in Manhattan hires a woman for $400. Then after they have consumated their, ahem, business transaction, he confesses he doesn't have any money.

Hilarity ensues.

Teens face adult trial in double killing

They were escapees from a southern Missouri boys ranch.

Cheer coach convicted in sex case

Gimme a P.

Gimme a R.

Gimme an I.

Gimme an S.

Gimme an O.

Gimme a N.

What's that spell? This guy's future.