FIRST with real time Breaking News coverage overnight
Creative Commons License
Operation 100 News by Operation 100 News - Mike Frizzell is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
Posted material may not be copied, rewritten, published, broadcast, or otherwise shared without proper attribution given, including link to original webpage.
Contact Mike Frizzell -
Operation100news@gmail.com

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

DUI check lane announced in Johnson County

Posted: March 27, 2013 - 2:35am

File image
Operation 100 News - Mike Frizzell
Olathe Police will be conducting a DUI check lane on Friday, March 29th from 11 p.m. until 3 a.m..

Police say that during the check lane, all motorists in the designated area will be stopped and contacted in an effort to look for signs of impairment. Any drivers found in violation of the intoxicating liquor laws will be arrested. Drivers will also be checked for valid driver's licenses.

The check lane is a joint effort by the Olathe Police Department, Johnson County Sheriff's Office, Kansas Highway Patrol and other Johnson County municipal agencies.

The location of the check lane is not released and Operation 100 News WILL NOT report to location of the check lane.

Media notification available
All comments are moderated. Inappropriate and/or abusive comments will not be published. More information.

Saturday, March 23, 2013

Tractor trailer kills FedEx security guard in Shawnee

Posted: March 23, 2013 - 4:14am
Updated: March 25, 2013 - 4:31pm

Update:

Shawnee Police have identified the victim as, 31-year-old, Adam A. Hughes of Kansas City, Missouri.

Original report:

Photo from the scene - Click image to view larger
Photo provided Britt Nelson
Not to be reused in any way without direct permission
Shawnee Police are investigating after semi-trailer killed a security guard at the FedEx facility located at 8000 Cole Parkway this morning.

Emergency crews were called to the address at 3:45 a.m.. Witnesses told police that the man fell in front of the wheels of one of the tandem trailers. The man was not hit by the truck, according to police.

Shawnee firefighters and Johnson County Med-Act paramedics pronounced the man dead at the scene.

Police have not released any information regarding the victim's name or age, pending the notification of next of kin.

The facility is located near 83rd Street and Kansas Highway 7 in southwest Shawnee.

Aerial image of the address and property.
Google Earth

The Shawnee Police Department's traffic safety unit continues to investigate.

Stay with Operation 100 News on this blog and on Twitter for the latest details as they become available. Remember where you heard this news first, Operation 100 News, reporting the news to the public as it breaks.

You saw this story first from Operation 100 News on Twitter (tweet below) with photos from the scene (provided by a loyal follower), 10 hours before any mention from any other area media and none of them had images from the accident scene.


Media notification available
All comments are moderated. Inappropriate and/or abusive comments will not be published. More information.

Thursday, March 21, 2013

One teen apprehended after pointing rifle in the direction of officers

Posted: March 21, 2013 - 1:35pm

Operation 100 News - Mike Frizzell photo
Click image to view full size
Around 8:20 Thursday morning, Merriam Police were called to an address in the 6300 block of Robinhood Lane by a witness who reported three subjects wearing camouflage and carrying rifles.

The subjects reportedly jumped out of a van and ran around the back of a home in the area.


Robinhood Lane intersects Shawnee Mission Parkway just west of Interstate 35. The 6300 block is just south of Shawnee Mission Parkway.

Officers responded to the area to check for the subjects. Officers walked around the corner of a home and were confronted by two people carrying rifles and one of the subjects pointed his rifle in the direction of the officers.

Merriam Police Department spokesperson Mike Daniels says, "luckily the officer noticed a small amount of orange paint on the barrel of the rifle and decided to give the subject verbal commands to "drop the gun." The subject immediately complied and was taken into custody."

While investigating further, officers learned that all of the rifles were air soft guns and the three subjects were practicing their tactics for an air soft game they had planned for later in the day. The 15-year-old that pointed  the rifle at the officer thought the officers were the other team for the game.

No charges are being filed in this incident according to Merriam Police.

Media notification available
All comments are moderated. Inappropriate and/or abusive comments will not be published. More information.

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Officer's memory leads to arrest of juvenile armed robbery suspect

Posted: March 7, 2013 - 11:10am

McDonald's restaurant at 16210 W. 65th Street in Shawnee
Operation 100 News - Mike Frizzell photo
Click image to view full size
Shawnee Police say they arrested a 16-year-old male just a couple hours after he allegedly robbed a local McDonald's restaurant.

Wednesday, March 6th around 4:10 p.m., police responded to the McDonald's restaurant located at 16210 W. 65th Street following reports of an armed robbery.

The store manager told officers that a male came into the business, ordered a drink and then demanded money from the cash register.

Witnesses described the suspect as a white male, possibly 18-22 years old. The suspect did not display a weapon but, police say he kept his hands in his pockets as if he may have had one.

Employees cooperated with the suspect, who left the business after obtaining the cash drawer, which contained an undetermined amount of cash. Witnesses said the suspect left the business in a gray early 1980's Toyota with a Kansas antique license plate. Police searched the area for the suspect and did not immediately locate him or the vehicle.

Another Shawnee officer heard the suspect information broadcast over the police radio and remembered making a traffic stop on a similar vehicle and driver in the recent past. The officer checked his records and found that he had stopped a gray 1978 Toyota with a Kansas antique license plate that matched the one given by witnesses. The vehicle had been stopped on February 8th for running a red light at Shawnee Mission Parkway and Nieman Road. The officer identified the juvenile driver of the Toyota as the suspect in the armed robbery.

Shawnee Police located the vehicle around 11 p.m. Wednesday in the 11100 block of W. 57th Street. The 16-year-old suspect was taken into Police custody without incident. He was transported to the Johnson County Juvenile Detention Facility to be held pending formal charges in the armed robbery.

Police say there were no injuries in the robbery. The suspect's name is not being released because he is a juvenile.


Media notification available
All comments are moderated. Inappropriate and/or abusive comments will not be published. More information.

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Two women found shot to death in JoCo park

Posted: March 6, 2013 - 11:17pm
Updated: March 7, 2013 - 6:20pm

Update:

The Johnson County Sheriff's Office now believes the incident to be a double suicide involving twin sisters. The motive of the apparent suicide pact remains under investigation. Deputies have not released the identities of the women.

Original report:

Entrance to the Barker Road access point
Operation 100 News - Mike Frizzell photo
Click image to view full size
The Johnson County Sheriff's Office is investigating after two women were found shot to death along the Gary L. Haller Trail near the Barker Road access point located at 5946 Barker Road in Shawnee.

The trail access point is located about two-tenths of a mile south of Johnson Drive on Barker Road, or just over three-quarters of a mile north of Shawnee Mission Parkway.


Johnson County Sheriff's Office Master Deputy Rick Howell says a visitor alerted Johnson County Park Police of the scene around 3 p.m. Wednesday.

Park Police responded and located two women in their 50's with gunshot wounds to their heads. The bodies were approximately 150 yards into the park along the trail.


Authorities also say a vehicle belonging to one of the women was located in the parking lot of the trail access point and they are not looking for any suspects in the case.

The women are said to have known each other but, their identities and relationship to each other has not been released.

Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.

Stay with Operation 100 News on this blog and on Twitter for the latest details as they become available.

Media notification available
All comments are moderated. Inappropriate and/or abusive comments will not be published. More information.

Two people found shot inside JoCo home; one fatally

Posted: March 6, 2013 - 12:12am
Updated: March 6, 2013 - 11:52pm

Update:

Olathe Police have now confirmed that Tuesday night's double shooting was a domestic dispute and possibly an attempted murder-suicide.

Police say 51-year-old Tammy J. Johnston was shot in the thigh during the dispute. Investigators believe that 52-year-old Donald J. Johnston may have shot her and then himself.

Police say Tammy Johnston remains hospitalized in serious condition.

Original report:

Olathe Police are investigating an apparent domestic disturbance which resulted in two people people being shot inside a home.

Sgt. Grant Allen says officers were dispatched to an address in the 15800 block of W. 148th Terrace around 10:20 Tuesday night.

On their arrival officers found a 51-year-old female with a single gunshot wound to the thigh. She was transported in critical condition to an area hospital where she is underwent emergency surgery according to an Operation 100 News source. She remains hospitalized in serious condition.

Officers also found a 52-year-old male dead of an apparent gunshot wound. The victims have not been identified and the relationship between the two victims has not been confirmed by authorities.

The incident was reported to Olathe Police by a female family member who had locked herself in a bedroom. She was not injured.

Police say the case remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call the Olathe Police Department at 913-971-6950 or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.

Stay with Operation 100 News on this blog and on Twitter for the latest details as they become available.


Media notification available
All comments are moderated. Inappropriate and/or abusive comments will not be published. More information.

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Careless smoking cited as cause for apartment fire

Posted: March 5, 2013 - 11:14pm
Updated: March 7, 2013 - 11:51am

Update:

Investigators say careless smoking is likely to blame for sparking the fire, which displaced 22 residents.


Original report:

Firefighters from two area departments battled an apartment fire late Tuesday evening.

Crews were called to the Hillsborough Apartments, 5413 Foxridge Drive, around 8:40 p.m. after dispatchers received multiple 911 calls about fire in the building.

Firefighters arrived to report heavy fire showing from the building. Crews from Consolidated Fire District No. 2 of Northeast Johnson County and the Merriam Fire Department worked for just over an hour to get the fire under control.

Investigators say eight units sustained damage, four of which were heavily damaged. A total of 22 residents were displaced by the fire, including two children. The Red Cross is on scene to provide those residents with assistance.

No injuries were reported.

Stay with Operation 100 News on this blog and on Twitter for the latest details as they become available.

Media notification available
All comments are moderated. Inappropriate and/or abusive comments will not be published. More information.