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mlurp · #**311** (**permalink**) 10-23-2012, 02:28 PM

Well I found this site which reports crimes. So save the link..

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Teen Indicted in 14-Year-Old’s Stabbing Death

October 23, 2012 12:49 PM

A 17-year-old Alabama girl has been indicted on murder charges after police say she stabbed to death another girl, 14, in March. According to authorities, a group of approximately 20 teens were having a party at a house with no parents present when a fight broke out between four girls. The fight worked its way into the kitchen where police say Autumn Wood grabbed a knife and stabbed Brooklyn Hollins, who died at the scene.

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VIDEO: Man Shares Childhood Memory of Seeing Someone Get Shot in the Head

October 23, 2012 11:42 AM

In this short film, a former inmate Daniel P. Jones tells the story of how, as a child, he saw someone shot in the head with a shotgun, and how that experience affected him. Filmmaker Amiel Courtin-Wilson met Dan at a theater troupe made up of former inmates while working on a documentary about released prisoners.

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mlurp · #**312** (**permalink**) 10-29-2012, 12:51 PM

From now on I will

this thread forward when the page changes..

And suggest each reader use under the Topic LOCAL POLITICS, then the sticky on top named

Sticky: Local news and editorials ( 1 2 3 ... Last Page)
mlurp.... At: http://www.politicalwrinkles.com/loc...orials-59.html

As at the bottom and near the top of the last page is a list of local newspapers from around America and I am placing some newer links from around the world.

One suggestion is open a second browser to this site and use it to do the travling

Or save some to a new folder in your Favorites.

So you can find just what you like to read... Using the links above.

LET ME ADD THESE, Crime Library: Crime Library – Crime News and Stories

American Greed which is on CNBC TV.: CNBC's American Greed: Scams, Schemes and Broken Dreams - CNBC

mlurp · #**313** (**permalink**) 10-29-2012, 12:55 PM

I just heard about this now. So like you I have yet to read more than this.

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Hearing Delayed Again For Suspects In Tabor College Student Death

UPDATE: Monday, October 29, 2012. Posted 29 Oct.

A preliminary hearing scheduled for two suspects in the death of a Tabor College football player has once again been continued.

The defense requested a continuance for defendants Alton Franklin and DeQuinte Flournoy. Prosecutors did not object and the judge granted the request. The preliminary hearing is now scheduled for December 10.

Monday, October 29, 2012

A preliminary hearing for two suspects in the death of a Tabor College football player is set for today in McPherson County District Court.

Alton Franklin and DeQuinte Flournoy are each charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder in the death last month of 26-year-old Brandon Brown. The redshirt defensive lineman for Tabor died Sept. 22 from injuries he suffered after a fight Sept. 16 in McPherson.

Franklin and Flournoy, former McPherson College football players, are under suspension from the college.

KAKE's Jared Cerullo will be covering the hearing, which begins at 11 a.m. at McPherson County District Court. Look for updates throughout the day on kake.com and on later KAKE newscasts.

Hearing Delayed Again For Suspects In Tabor College Student Death

mlurp · #**314** (**permalink**) 10-29-2012, 01:10 PM

on the front page is a story bout the FBI saying calls on crime are down nation wide. Then while looking inside for news on another topic I find this.

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Recent string of homicides strains police, D.A.'s office

D.A.: 'We only have so many resources'

Posted: October 28, 2012 - 2:37pm

By Ann Marie Bush

THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL

Topeka’s three homicides within three days recorded this month not only shocked the city, it also impacted the Topeka Police Department and the Shawnee County District Attorney’s Office.

“We only have so many resources,” District Attorney Chad Taylor said of his office.

Seven of the city’s 10 homicides happened between Sept. 8 and Oct. 18. Three happened within a three-day stretch beginning Oct. 16.

Topeka police Capt. Jerry Stanley said he can’t remember the city having had three homicides in such a short amount of time.

“This was an all-hands-on situation,” he said.

The police department has 33 detectives on staff.

“In situations like these, we pull them all in,” Stanley said. “We task every one of our detectives with something.”

The first 24 to 48 hours after a homicide is the most crucial time for police officers. This time is spent gathering intelligence through computer technology and canvassing neighborhoods.

The Topeka Police Department utilizes an incident command system where one person — such as a commander, lieutenant or captain — is put in charge and coordinates the department’s resources.

Everyone meets every three to four hours within that first crucial time frame for briefings.

The first of the three slayings was Ahmad Mondaine, 22, of Topeka, who was found Oct. 16 with critical gunshot wounds inside a car parked at the Camelot Village Apartments, 5307 S.W. West Drive. He later died at a local hospital.

Police haven’t announced any arrests in the case.

Topeka police Capt. Jerry Stanley said the case is proving “challenging” because witnesses are uncooperative.

The second slaying — which happened within 80 minutes of Mondaine’s shooting — was Hugo Jimenez Sr., 75, of Topeka, who was found dead of gunshot wounds in front of Autobuses Los Paisanos, 200 S.E. 3rd.

Police arrested Jesus Daniel Valadez-Soto, 22, of Topeka, a day later in connection with the crime. Prosecutors charged Valadez-Soto with premeditated first-degree murder.

Valadez-Soto remains in the Shawnee County Jail in lieu of a $1 million cash or surety bond. His preliminary hearing has been set for 11 a.m. Nov. 19.

Even after an arrest is made, the work doesn’t stop for the police department’s officers or the district attorney’s staff, Stanley said.

The third was the death of Ashley Alcala, 34, who Topeka police found at 7:20 a.m. Oct. 18 in her residence in the 3000 block of S.E. Kentucky. She was taken to Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center, where she was later pronounced dead.

Authorities have arrested and charged four people in connection with the slaying.

Alcala’s husband, Manuel Alcala, 32; along with her mother-in-law, Manuela Alcala, 57, of El Paso, Texas; her brother-in-law Gabino Campos Alcala, 19, of El Paso, Texas; and Benjamin Anaya, 19, of El Paso, Texas, have been charged with first-degree premeditated murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree premeditated murder.

Manuel Alcala and Gabino Alcala are brothers.

“I’m proud of how this case progressed,” Stanley said. “We were able to bring four suspects into custody.”

Several departments assisted with the case, he said, including the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Texas Department of Public Safety, the El Paso Police Department, the Kansas Turnpike Authority and the Kansas Highway Patrol.

Taylor said cases involving co-defendants — especially where there are multiple family members — take a lot of time and resources.

“Co-defendant cases are very complicated,” he said.

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Recent string of homicides strains police, D.A.'s office | CJOnline.com

21 Local Comments.

mlurp · #**315** (**permalink**) 10-29-2012, 02:02 PM

what is up with people and stupid crimes.

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Woman Attacked By Naked Intruder In Her Home

Sun 6:00 PM, Oct 21, 2012.. Posted 29 Oct. 2012 .........

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Reporter: KAKE News Email

Woman Attacked By Naked Intruder In Her Home

A 29-year-old man is in jail after police say he broke into a Wichita home and sexually assaulted a woman. It happened just before 5:45 p.m. Saturday in the 1100 block of South Lulu Street.

Police say the victim walked into her home and found a man she did not know naked in her bedroom. He tackled her when she tried to get away and performed a sex act while holding her down. The woman was later able to escape and call police.

Officers arrived and set up a perimeter around the scene while they worked to communicate with the man who refused to leave the home. After a brief standoff, police were able to enter the home where they found the naked man and arrested him.

The suspect was booked into jail on charges of aggravated kidnapping, burglary and sexual battery.

Woman Attacked By Naked Intruder In Her Home

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mlurp · #**316** (**permalink**) 11-03-2012, 02:22 PM

It is the second item that upsets me the most. Just plain

Posted 3 Nov. 2012.................

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South Topeka business robbed at gunpoint

Undisclosed amount of cash taken from LoanSmart

Posted: October 31, 2012 - 9:35pm

By Corey Jones

THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL

A south Topeka business was robbed at gunpoint Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.

Officers were sent about 4:40 p.m. to LoanSmart, 3740 S.W. Topeka Blvd., on a report of an armed holdup.

Lt. Ron Gish said a man wearing a dark hoodie and blue jeans entered the business with a firearm and demanded cash. The man left eastbound on foot with an undisclosed amount of money.

No injuries were reported.

Anyone with information may contact detectives at 368-9400 or Crime Stoppers at 234-0007.
South Topeka business robbed at gunpoint | CJOnline.com

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Illinois mom stabs son 100 times, girl 50 times

Woman was angry at husband, prosecutor says

Posted: November 1, 2012 - 10:26am

By The Associated Press

WHEATON, Ill. — A suburban Chicago woman stabbed her 7-year-old son 100 times because she was angry with her husband, and a 5-year-old girl about 50 times because she witnessed the attack, as both children prayed and begged for their lives, prosecutors said Thursday.

DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin said Elzbieta Plackowska, 40, told investigators several stories, at first blaming the attack on a stalker who got into her home in Naperville, 25 miles west of Chicago. She later said the children had evil inside of them and she was fighting the devil in the house, Berlin said at a bond hearing.

Plackowska eventually admitted she was angry with her husband, who works as a truck driver and is often gone, because he left her alone to care for her son, Justin, and work as a maid, which she felt was beneath her, Berlin said.

“She told the detectives that she thought by killing Justin she would make her husband hurt the way she hurt in their relationship,” Berlin said.

Plackowska told investigators she found the children jumping on the bed and then attacked them, also slitting their throats, Berlin said.

“She had grabbed a knife and she made both victims kneel and begin praying. She began stabbing her son Justin and told him he was going to heaven tonight. He pleaded for his life and told her to stop. But she continued stabbing him until he was dead,” he said.

“She then turned her attention to 5-year-old Olivia and began stabbing her with the knife multiple times. She as well pleaded for her life, but the defendant continued to stab her until she was deceased.”

Plackowska killed the girl, Olivia Dworakowski, because the child had witnessed the attack on her son, Berlin said.

DuPage County Judge John Kinsella ordered Plackowska held without bond. Plackowska didn’t speak during the hearing other than to indicate she couldn’t afford an attorney. The judge appointed a public defender.

Illinois mom stabs son 100 times, girl 50 times | CJOnline.com

22 Local Comments.

mlurp · #**317** (**permalink**) 11-05-2012, 02:16 PM

It just won't end. Some people just have this evil streak or don't think pass themselfs.

In time this will work out and the details provided.

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Topeka man arrested in attempted 2nd degree murder

Posted: November 5, 2012 - 12:31pm

By The Capital-Journal

A 28-year-old Topeka man was arrested Sunday on suspicion of attempted second degree murder, according to the Shawnee County Jail log.

Brian William Bell was booked into the jail at 11:23 p.m. Sunday in connection with four felonies and a misdemeanor: Attempted second degree intentional murder, aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer, battery of a law enforcement officer, felony obstruction and criminal use of weapons.

Although the jail logs indicate, citing a corresponding Kansas statute, that the first charge was second degree murder, a representative at the jail confirmed the victim is still alive.

Topeka police Sgt. Shane Lind said he was provided only limited information about the case, which, he said, is still under investigation.

“It was somebody trying to do something and it wasn’t successful,” Lind said. “No body was hurt or injured.”

Other police representatives couldn’t immediately be reached for further details.

Lee McGowan, chief of staff for the Shawnee County District Attorney’s Office, said Monday he couldn’t comment.

Topeka man arrested in attempted 2nd degree murder | CJOnline.com

14 Local comments.

mlurp · #**318** (**permalink**) 11-05-2012, 02:26 PM

Yet after 4 years where the invesigation never ended I am sure they got the right guy.

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California man arrested in 2008 Kansas bank robbery

23-year-old faces 25 years in federal prison

Posted: November 5, 2012 - 12:46pm

By The Capital-Journal

Law enforcement officers have arrested a California man on suspicion of robbing a Jamestown, Kan., bank four years ago, according to a release from the office of U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom.

Eric Lee Strait, 23, Riverside, Calif., was arrested late last week in Riverside, Calif. He is charged in U.S. District Court in Topeka with one count of bank robbery and one count of brandishing a firearm during the robbery, the release states.

An indictment alleges that on Nov. 14, 2008, Strait robbed the Jamestown State Bank, 422 Walnut St., Jamestown, Kan. The case has been under investigation since the crime occurred.

A sealed indictment charging Strait was filed June 27. The indictment was unsealed Nov. 1.

If convicted, Strait faces a maximum penalty of 25 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000 on the bank robbery charge, according to the release. He also faces a penalty of not less than seven years and not more than life and a fine up to $250,000 on the charge of brandishing a firearm in a crime of violence.

California man arrested in 2008 Kansas bank robbery | CJOnline.com

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mlurp · #**319** (**permalink**) 11-13-2012, 10:27 AM

I give up trying to understand why people do these things.

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.Custody dispute eyed in deaths of 5 in Ohio

By JOHN SEEWER | Associated Press – 8 hrs ago.

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — When firefighters used a sledgehammer to force open the door to a garage which had been barricaded shut, they found five people, two dogs and a cat inside. All were dead of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning.

Police believe the three children, their uncle, and their grandmother died Monday in a possible murder-suicide amid a custody dispute. A truck was running with hoses leading from the exhaust into a car in the family's garage.

They were identified as 54-year-old Sandy Ford; her 32-year-old son, Andy Ford; and her grandchildren, 10-year-old Paige Hayes, 6-year-old Logan Hayes and 5-year-old Madalyn Hayes.

The victims lived with Sandy Ford's husband, Randy, in a house located in a residential neighborhood close to the Michigan state line.

Randy Ford called police Monday afternoon to say that he had returned home and found suspicious notes in the house from his wife, son and grandkids. He said he wasn't able to enter the garage.

Sgt. Joe Heffernan said Sandy Ford had primarily taken care of the children at her residence for the last four years, but their parents — the Fords' daughter, Mandy Hayes, and the children's father, Chris Hayes, were trying to regain full custody of them. He said Sandy Ford was upset about that, and he believes that was the motive for the murder-suicide.

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Custody dispute eyed in deaths of 5 in Ohio - Yahoo! News

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mlurp · #**320** (**permalink**) 11-16-2012, 01:53 PM

I am dumb founded by people who do things like this. And get so little time.

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Topekan sentenced for shooting at home with child inside

Joshua Adams will serve 12 months for drive-by shooting

...................... November 15, 2012 - 3:09pm. Posted 16 Nov ......................

By The Capital-Journal

A 19-year-old Topekan was sentenced Thursday to 18 months in jail after a jury convicted him Oct. 18 in connection with a drive-by shooting.

Shawnee County District Court Judge Mark Braun sentenced Joshua Thomas Adams to 18 months for criminal discharge of a firearm at an occupied dwelling and criminal damage to property.

Braun imposed a 12-month sentence for criminal discharge of a firearm and a six-month sentence for the criminal damage charge. The judge ordered the sentences to be served consecutively.

At 1:38 a.m. Sept. 4, 2011, Adams was in a vehicle that drove by the victim’s residence and fired multiple shots into the house and a parked car in the driveway of the residence, authorities said.

There were four people inside the residence at the time of the shooting, including an 18-month-old child, the Shawnee County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release.

District Attorney Chad Taylor expressed appreciation to the victim’s family for their cooperation throughout the prosecution of the case. He also credited the Topeka Police Department for its “thorough and professional investigation of this matter.”

Jessica Domme, assistant district attorney, handled the prosecution.

Topekan sentenced for shooting at home with child inside | CJOnline.com

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I skipped the begining of this bit of news.

Preliminary hearing scheduled for Manuela Alcala

Woman charged in death of her daughter-in-law

...................... November 15, 2012 - 3:01pm. Posted 16 Nov.......................

Crews responded to the Alcala home at 7:20 a.m. on a report of an assault. Ashley Alcala was transported to Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center, where she later died.

Manuela Alcala didn’t have to appear in Shawnee County District Court for Thursday’s proceedings. Her attorney, Julia Spainhour, appeared before District Judge Cheryl Kingfisher. Kingfisher handled Judge Evelyn Wilson’s 1:30 p.m. docket.

Chief deputy district attorney Jacqie Spradling is prosecuting the case.

Manuela Alcala is one of four people charged in Ashley Alcala’s death. The others are Ashley’s husband, Manuel Alcala, 32; her brother-in-law Gabino Campos Alcala, 19, of El Paso; and Benjamin Anaya, 19, also of El Paso. All have been charged with first-degree premeditated murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree premeditated murder.

Gabino Alcala and Manuel “Manny” Alcala are brothers.

Spradling also is prosecuting Manuel Alcala. He has a preliminary hearing scheduled for 10 a.m. Nov. 27.

Gabino Alcala and Anaya have refused to waive extradition from El Paso, Texas, to Shawnee County.

“Both defendants are still being held on our fugitive warrants,” Spradling said. “We are obtaining the governor’s warrants for both, which have not been completed.”

Also on Thursday, a hearing scheduled for 1:30 p.m. for former basketball standout Lasharra Lynn Riley, 22, was rescheduled for 1:30 p.m. Dec. 20.

Riley is a former Washburn Rural High School all-state basketball player who transferred to UMKC after playing one season at Oklahoma State.

She has been charged with one count of aggravated battery (knowingly causing great bodily harm) and attempted aggravated robbery while armed with a dangerous weapon. Both are felonies.

According to court documents, Riley allegedly caused great bodily harm or disfigurement to Kyle G. Kuhn on or about July 17 in Shawnee County. The records also allege Riley was armed with a gun and tried to take drugs from Kuhn.

Riley, who is represented by Topeka attorney Thomas Lemon, will have to appear in court because she was released on a $10,000 bond Tuesday.
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Ann Marie Bush can be reached at (785) 295-1207 or ann.bush@cjonline.com.
Follow Ann Marie on Twitter @AnnieScribe.

Preliminary hearing scheduled for Manuela Alcala | CJOnline.com

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