Crime Scene KC
This Kansas City Star blog is a place to receive comprehensive crime news information, crime prevention tips and crime analysis about the Kansas City area. It will present both local and national crime data to report crime trends affecting us all.
Author: James Hart is a writer at the Kansas City Star.
Blawg Related Categories: Criminal Justice • States • Kansas • Missouri • Legal News Publication • Blawg 100
Recent Posts from Crime Scene KC
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17 bags of cocaine found in woman's buttocks, IN police say
The bags were probably very small, but that still seems like a lot ...
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Scott Roeder sends anti-abortion pamphlets from jail, AP reports
And he's been writing to other activists described as being on the fringe.
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Open Thread ... July Fourth Weekend
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. PROGRAMMING NOTE: Because of the holiday…
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To get revenge on 9-year-old, NY woman put ad on Craigslist, cops say
The ad was in the whole "Looking for a Good Time?" genre. The suspect did this because the 9-year-old girl was the enemy of her daughter, police allege. Yes, that sounds fair -- let's sic…
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German man uses flamethrower to kill weeds, burns down his home
Actually, flamethrowers ARE a common tool for killing weeds, but usually when the weeds are stuck between pavement cracks.
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Man charge in hit-and-run that killed Olathe woman, police say
From Tony Rizzo: Johnson County prosecutors have charged an Independence man in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash in Lenexa on Monday. Clark L. Montgomery, 32, was in custody Thursday after he was charged with…
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KCK brothers killed within 1 month of each other
Meredith Rodriguez did a good job with this story about Tyrus and Norvel Johnson, two men who were slain within a month of each other. This isn't the first tragedy their family has suffered: Their…
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They're everywhere, they're everywhere! KCPD runs 3 DUI lanes in 1 night
From KCPD: The Kansas City Missouri Police Department conducted a Sobriety Checkpoint on July 2, 2009 at three different locations spanning the time of 2300-0400hrs. Southbound I 435 &12st/Truman Rd Exit, Southbound I 435 &…
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CT woman literally wanted to "smoke out" her estranged husband
A Connecticut woman has confessed to first-degree arson. She reportedly set fire to an apartment where she thought her husband was sleeping to force him out. Snip: The prosecutor says Quigley wanted her estranged husband…
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SEC investigator pointed out Madoff fishiness back in 2004
But her bosses told her to move onto a different investigation.