Collins NewsLocal news for Collins, MO continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Posing as girl, retired cop nabs prey- January 25, 2008 "Several people have stopped me at Wal-Mart and the filling station and said they appreciate what we're doing on the Internet stuff. And that's a good feeling." Jim Murray, a retired chief of the Diamond, Mo., police department, speaks in his home near Diamond on Wednesday, Jan., 16, 2008, about his role in a sting that led to the arrest on Tuesday of Collins, Mo., ... via Lexington Herald-Leaderhttp://www.topix.net/city/collins-mo/2008/01/posing-as-girl-retired-cop-nabs-prey?fromrss=... Former Collins mayor calls detective to ask for mercy- January 21, 2008 "I guarantee, I guarantee you, that I will never have that chat program on my computer again as long as I live" A former pastor and leader of a small town who is charged with enticing a child over the Internet called the investigating detective at home and asked him to stop the case. via KYTV Springfieldhttp://www.topix.net/city/collins-mo/2008/01/former-collins-mayor-calls-detective-to-ask-f... Jizzuary Storm! You Asked For It- January 19, 2008 We at Wonkette would like to apologize to you, our readers. We have not had nearly enough coverage of ugly, male politicians and their twisted sexual peccadilloes lately but, between Chris Hansen and Larry ... via Wonkettehttp://www.topix.net/city/collins-mo/2008/01/jizzuary-storm-you-asked-for-it?fromrss=1 Mayor Faces More Charges In Internet Sex Case- January 18, 2008 He's already accused of trying to solicit sex from a 13-year-old girl on the internet. via OzarksFIRST.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/collins-mo/2008/01/mayor-faces-more-charges-in-internet-sex-case... Mayor asked police to stop enticement investigation- January 17, 2008 Diamond -- A small-town mayor and pastor charged with enticing a child over the Internet called the investigating detective at home and asked him to stop the case. via Springfield News Leaderhttp://www.topix.net/city/collins-mo/2008/01/mayor-asked-police-to-stop-enticement-investi... Collins mayor resigns following enticement charges- January 17, 2008 "Nobody asked for it, but he offered it" Collins village board chairman Allen Kauffman submitted a "very brief, to-the-point," letter of resignation Tuesday in the aftermath of his arrest on child enticement charges, Village Clerk Pam Myers said. via Springfield News Leaderhttp://www.topix.net/city/collins-mo/2008/01/collins-mayor-resigns-following-enticement-ch... Collins' leader resigns after being charged in Internet sting- January 16, 2008 Allen Kauffman resigned on Tuesday as chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Collins, a town of about 200 people in southern St. via KYTV Springfieldhttp://www.topix.net/city/collins-mo/2008/01/collins-leader-resigns-after-being-charged-in... Small-town mayor charged in sex sting- January 15, 2008 A mayor was in jail Monday on charges of soliciting sex over the Internet from a police detective posing as a 13-year-old girl. via Benton County Daily Recordhttp://www.topix.net/city/collins-mo/2008/01/small-town-mayor-charged-in-sex-sting?fromrss... Collins Mayor Charged In Internet Sex Sting- January 14, 2008 A small-town mayor is in jail in Newton County on four counts of soliciting sex over the Internet from a police detective posing as a 13-year-old girl. via The Kansas City Channelhttp://www.topix.net/city/collins-mo/2008/01/collins-mayor-charged-in-internet-sex-sting?f... Column: Trapping season continues a long tradition- January 12, 2008 "Prices aren't nearly as high as they were 30 years ago, but they are higher today than they were six or seven years ago" The trapping season that opened on Nov. 15 and runs through this month continues a tradition of one of the oldest sports known to man. via The Nevada Daily Mailhttp://www.topix.net/city/collins-mo/2008/01/column-trapping-season-continues-a-long-tradi... |