Guy Gets Fifth DWI With Four Kids in the Car

 Posted on September 5, 2012  |  The Editor

It would seem its “horrible parents” week here at Punching Kitty. Yesterday we told you about a woman who lets her one kid escape and then leaves the other one alone when she goes to look for the first one, and a dad that got his car stolen after leaving it running with his 5 year old in the back. Now those are pretty horrible stories, but today’s story might be even better…err worse…well better, but in a comedic sense…not comedic per se, maybe like “better” in an OMG WTF kinda way. [Read More]
dwi  parenting 

The Best Way to Keep Your Car From Being Stolen is to Leave Your Child in There

 Posted on September 4, 2012  |  The Editor

A man’s car and child are safe today, but early Sunday morning he was running down the street in fear of never seeing either of them again. According to police, the child’s father was dropping someone off at a home in the 4100 block of North Florissant around 4 a.m. The father was walking that person to their door when someone jumped into his running minivan and took off with the child still inside. [Read More]
car theft  florissant  parenting 

Mother of the Year: Krystal Rushing of Rosewood Heights, IL

 Posted on September 4, 2012  |  The Editor

Krystal Rushing of Rosewood Heights, Illinois was arrested Sunday. Why? Great question. A couple of things really. The first of which is that the police found her two year old daughter, wandering around alone at the intersection of 9th Steet and East Airline drive at 7 am. We’re not sure what that area’s like, but she’s a two year old so it really doesn’t matter…the point is that she was wandering around by herself next to roads while her mom (above) had just started to look for her when the police arrived. [Read More]
illinois  parenting 

Mid Rivers Elementary Had a Convenient Pot Source

 Posted on August 30, 2012  |  The Editor

Pamela Potter (above) has been charged with growing marijuana within 2,000 feet of a school and possession of a controlled substance after being busted for growing marijuana, and keeping meth-making chemicals on the premises of her Estes Park home. The threat of course is that not only was she producing large amounts of drugs, but she was doing so in close proximity of a school, but take a look at Pam again. [Read More]
drugs  st. peters 

Man Charged With Showing a Kid His Penis at a Brentwood Home Depot

 Posted on August 28, 2012  |  The Editor

Christopher Frank, area business man and former board member at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, has been charged with “sexual misconduct involving a child under age 15” after an odd encounter with a child at a Brentwood Home Depot back in November. Police said Frank got on his knees in a restroom stall and showed his genitals to a child in the next stall over. Authorities said Frank then lied down on the floor and watched the boy use the restroom. [Read More]
brentwood  pervert 

St. Louis Drug Dealers Are Horrible Salesmen

 Posted on August 27, 2012  |  The Editor

Ok, well we give up! It’s officially a no-win situation in St. Louis when someone walks up to you at a probably creepy North City gas station as asks if you want to buy some drugs. In July we found out that you shouldn’t say “No thanks.” because then you’ll get shot, so we, being the kind, helpful, nice smelling, soul-meltingly beautiful site we are, we offered the following advice: [Read More]
drugs  north city  shooting 

Three Women Attack a Red Lobster Waitress

 Posted on August 21, 2012  |  The Editor

For the second time in 9 months a Red Lobster employee has been attacked at the Fairview Heights Red Lobster. Apparently the cheddar biscuits are horrible there. At about 2:15 p.m. Friday, a restaurant worker had water thrown on her and was struck repeatedly by either open hands or Red Lobster menus, police said. Three suspects were taken into custody. Police said they do not yet know what led to the alleged assault. [Read More]
assault  fairview heights  red lobster 

That is One Ugly Mother-Puncher!

 Posted on August 17, 2012  |  The Editor

49-year-old Larry Thompson was arrested and charged with aggravated battery, after punching his own mother at his home in Shiloh, Illinois. He is also suspected of robbing a bank with Flattop and Pruneface, but escaped after detective Dick Tracy got the drop on his accomplices, only to have Big Boy Caprice put the squeeze to the coppers on the take so the whole gang walked. It was a setup see! [Read More]
battery  illinois  Shiloh 

If You See a Guy On His Porch in Maplewood Who Looks Like He’s Jacking It, He Probably Is

 Posted on August 16, 2012  |  The Editor

Kenny Gooch was sitting on his front porch in Maplewood one day and while he was watching a few high school girls walk by he decided to whip his junk out and smack it around a little. Who’s gonna know right? You way up on this porch and they’re way over there down two steps and over on the sidewalk 5 feet away. It’s the perfect crime! So perfect he did it twice. [Read More]
maplewood  pervert 

St. Louis Area Police Brace For More Violence, Practice Shooting Stoic Figures

 Posted on August 10, 2012  |  The Editor

Update: Changed the title, because obviously you can’t shoot someone with a knife…what we we’re were trying to say that they are shooting people holding kn…doesn’t matter. New title! This year, despite cheery tweets from @MayorSlay to the contrary, violence is as high as it’s ever been, but particularly noteworthy is the amount of violence we’ve seen towards police officers. Time and time again we’ve seen comments from the STLPD and their peers that the average criminal doesn’t seem to give a damn anymore about turning on the police. [Read More]
police  stlpd  training  violence