In the most unusual Kansas DUI story of the week, and man was arrested after stealing an ambulance in Lawrence. Apparently, in his mental state this seemed like the most logical way to get himself home. [click to continue…]
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In many states across the country law enforcement has taken the option to refuse a DUI breath test away on some weekends. Kansas law enforcement officials are looking at including this type of crackdowns in their arsenal as well. [click to continue…]
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The case of the police officer sending naked pictures of himself from a police computer is likely to end in a plea agreement.
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The chemical substance known as GHB has become a popular party drug and even considered (inaccurately) to be a bodybuilding aid in some circles. Once known as the “date rape drug”, it’s usage and popularity have become widespread. This man-made chemical solution is addictive, illegal, and deadly. [click to continue…]
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An accident that occurred on Monday left one woman dead and an Independence man in custody.
Eighty-four year old Rita Huscher was killed on Monday when her van was rear-ended, sending her to crash head on into a bridge support pillar according to the Kansas City Star. The accident occurred on Kansas 7 and 95th Street in Lenexa. [click to continue…]
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Many people would be surprised at just how many homicides and assaults in the Kansas City Kansas area are domestic incidences. We hurt the ones we love the most is taken to a macabre extreme when we talk about domestic violence.
According to Sam Hartle at the Kansas City Kansan, a middle aged man was allegedly stabbed to death by a woman he had some sort of domestic relationship with. She was taken into custody at the scene. [click to continue…]
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As this report from KSHB Action News details, the Johnson County prosecutor is seeing an upswing in criminal cases that involve text messages. Just like letters or telephone calls can be used as evidence, so can these common little blurbs.
Everyone is texting these days and often people don’t think about the words they are typing. Text message transcripts have so far been used in domestic violence cases where the messages constituted a threat to another person.
As Matthew Bergel from the Overland Park Police Department states, “Anytime a message rises to the point where somebody is feeling threatened, or there is a threat against someone specifically, it would rise to the level of a crime.” This is true for text messages, emails and even facsimiles.
This means that text messages also cross the lines of many protection orders. If you have a restraining order taken out against you, texting the protected person could be a violation of the court order. You could even be charged with stalking if your text messages put someone in fear of their own safety. [click to continue…]
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