Crime

If I could somehow represent the image of a face palm in words, I would do that here. That's the only way to describe the emotions of sharing the story of a Missouri man who is accused of stealing $1,500 worth of adult 'toys' from a Berkeley, Missouri 'store' and then trying to sell them on social media.

Just when you thought the gang problem in Illinois couldn't get any worse, it does and it has. There's concrete proof that a gang that has created havoc in Venezuela is now active and on the streets of Illinois.

We unfortunately do not live in the world of comic books where superheroes always catch the bad guy. In our reality, there are real alleged felons that are on the run from the law. According to the state of Illinois, these are the top 10 most wanted fugitives as of right now.

I've heard it said that many gangs are monsters that the rest of us created. This might be one of those cases. What is widely considered to be the most dangerous gang in America is now present and active in Missouri and there's very little that can be done to stop it.

I demand a recount. Oh, wait. I'm getting ahead of myself. There's a new safest cities list that includes two Missouri places. That's the good news. The unbelievable part is that they are located near the 'murder capital' of America and I have so many questions.

I am not a person that is anti-California, but I'm normally not in favor of making Missouri into what California has become either. That being said, I do think that Missouri needs to follow the Golden State's lead on one specific law that has just been put into place this year.

I always strive to be honest with you and I'll honestly say that when I saw the new crime data just released by the FBI, I was more than a little surprised to see that it appears to show Missouri is suddenly getting safer. Much safer according to the numbers.

Stop me if you've heard this before. The worst place for crime in Missouri is St. Louis or Kansas City. For some types of crime, yes that's accurate, but not for this one. The worst place for property crime in the Show Me State isn't either of those metros. Oh, and it's not Springfield either in case you guessed that, too.

I don't want to get your hopes up, but I can legitimately say that if you stayed in a certain Missouri jail, you might be owed some money. Who would have known that spending time behind bars could be such a money-making opportunity?

I know I've seen this Missouri man somewhere before, but I just can't place him. He sure does look like someone I've seen on TV a few times...give me a second. Oh, wait...former President Clinton? Is that you?