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POLICE: Man plotted attack during 'Twilight' movie
November 17, 2012 1:15 PM
BOLIVAR, Mo. (AP) - A southwest Missouri man accused of plotting to shoot up a movie theater during the new "Twilight" film has been charged after his mother contacted police, telling them she worried her son had purchased weapons similar to those used during the fatal Colorado theater shooting. Twenty-year-old... more » -
Colorado Springs man accused of being a "traveler" scam artist
January 14, 2012 1:14 AM
A Colorado Springs man has been arrested in Polk County, Florida, accused of being a "traveler." Bartholomew Rafferty, 33, of Colorado Springs and four others were arrested after local authorities set up a sting operation. They were trying to catch contractors scamming elderly people for home repairs. Sheriff's... more » -
"Pedophile" author has chance at beating charges
December 22, 2010 1:14 AM
Phillip Greaves, the author of the controversial "Pedophile's Guide to Love and Passion" says he's not in the wrong after he was arrested at his Pueblo home and extradited to Florida on felony obscenity charges. "I was not the one who solicited the material to be sent to Florida. And... more » -
Grave robbers hit Missouri cemetery
September 15, 2009 11:53 AM
Grave robbers have desecrated a small cemetery in Missouri's Polk County. They disturbed five graves, a crime that took a lot of work but had little payoff. "I seen all the dirt here and I didn't know what was going on," said Jim Woodmansee. For Woodmansee, New... more »
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