As the KCPD's sobriety checkpoints get more surprise-y this weekend, one of their own is suspected of driving drunk. KCTV-5 reports that an off-duty sergeant was arrested early Saturday morning for driving under the influence. The sergeant, a 20-year veteran of the force, hasn't been charged, so KCTV didn't release his name. Be careful out there.
Welcome to KC, Sidney!The Royals have invited journeyman right-hander Sidney Ponson to camp, adding another colossal jerk to the list of players Dayton Moore has worked to acquire.Moore cultivates a squeaky-clean image. Last year, he and manager Trey Hillman talked about their faith at a special chapel at the Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. When he arrived in town, Moore promised Joe Posnanski that he would stock the clubhouse with guys who helped little old ladies with their groceries.
The next set of videos showing former Kansas City Star columnist Rhonda Chriss Lokeman's arrest for allegedly driving drunk features the arresting officer explaining how the traffic stop went down. Sounds like Lokeman didn't believe that her minivan had only three tires.
After the jump, hear Lokeman claim that she only had one glass of wine and refuse a breathalyzer test.More videos to come, including Star publisher Mark Zieman attempting to bail out his wife.
Betsy WebsterJust got the police report, and Betsy Webster was more than cited for suspicion of driving under the influence Friday morning. She was arrested.The report says Webster's silver 2001 Honda Civic rear-ended a parked Lincoln Town Car at 39th and Baltimore, injuring two people. Webster told police that she was driving east on 39th Street when she saw a car stopped in her lane, but it was too late and she hit the parked car. The officer reported "major damage" to the front of Webster's C
​This is not the way to get away from police. KMBC Channel 9 has video of a suspected drunken driver leading police on a "slow-speed chase" on Interstate 35 last night. Did you think the cops were just going to get bored and give up? They didn't, arresting the guy at Mission and Tremont. This is not Hazzard County.
​Not to get all M.A.D.D. here, but here's a scary thought for those venturing out on the highways this holiday weekend: About 66,000 repeat drunk drivers aren't complying with a state law requiring them to get alcohol ignition locks. You know, the thingy your uncle Charlie has to blow into (or has you blown in) to get his car to start. This is all according to St. Louis' KMOX radio (although I saw it on KCTV 5's site), which reported that the state mailed letters to 70,000 repeat drunk drivers
An off night at Grinder's leads one blogger to wish for the good old days of friendly service and an inspiring beer list. [Food, K.C., and Other Things]A taste of Boulevard's newest Smokestack series entry -- Harvest Dance Wheat Wine Style Ale -- suggests that a 9 percent beer can be light. [By The Pint]If you've ever had a bottle of wine but no opener, apparently you can use your shoe to uncork it. [Boing Boing]A lesson in irony: A man in Oxford, Ohio, was arrested on suspicion of driving drun
Jill Conaghan​A Johnson County judge denied bond yesterday for Jill Conaghan, the 19-year-old woman charged with involuntary manslaughter and driving under the influence in connection with the hit-and-run death of an Overland Park woman.The Kansas City Star reports
that the judge refused to lower Conaghan's bond due to her history of
drug abuse. The judge even said her abuse of drugs left him "genuinely
concerned about public safety."
Meanwhile, Conaghan's defense attorneys argued in favor of
