Overland Park Police investigating overnight stabbing

Posted: May 26, 2019 - 2:15 p.m.

Police are investigating after a man was reportedly stabbed at an Overland Park hotel overnight.

Overland Park officers were called to the Best Western,
near 107th Street & Metcalf Avenue, just after midnight Sunday.
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Overland Park Police were called to the Best Western hotel, 7200 West 107th Street just after midnight to investigate an armed disturbance.

Recorded radio traffic indicates officers arrived at the hotel to learn both the suspect and victim had left the scene before officers could get there.

Witnesses told officers that the victim was transported to an area hospital by someone else who was at the hotel. His condition has not been released.

Information broadcasts aired by neighboring police departments stated a name and vehicle description for the stabbing suspect.

Overland Park Police have not released any information to the media and have not responded to requests for comment.

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Two women injured, man arrested after trying to elude police

Posted: May 7, 2019 - 12:59 p.m.

Lenexa Police arrested an Olathe man after he attempted to avoid a traffic stop shortly after 10 p.m. Monday.

Lenexa Police search a vehicle after a driver failed to yield
to an officer on Monday evening.
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Master Police Officer Danny Chavez says an officer attempted to stop a car near 95th Street and Quivira Road because the driver was not wearing a seat belt.

"The car fled into the Oak Park Mall parking lot, where two adult passengers jumped from the moving car, one of which was partially dragged by the car," Chavez said.

Recorded radio traffic indicates the officer stopped to check on the women who jumped out of the fleeing car and temporarily lost sight of the suspect vehicle.

The car was found in the parking lot near the Macy's Furniture and Mattress Gallery, 11201 West 95th Street, but the driver was no longer with the car.

Officers began saturating the area and prepared to search with police dogs. Witnesses at the nearby Houlihan's, 11851 West 95th Street, pointed out the suspects hiding spot just outside the building. The suspect was arrested just outside the Houlihan's building.

Johnson County Med-Act and the Overland Park Fire Department responded to check on both of the women who jumped from the moving car. Officer Chavez says both were treated for minor injuries.

The suspect, only identified as a 33-year-old Olathe man, has yet to be formally charged. Court records show pending charges of felony aggravated battery, felony fleeing a law enforcement officer-reckless, felony obstruction of the legal process, and misdemeanor driving while suspended. He is scheduled to make his first court appearance Tuesday afternoon.

The same suspect has an extensive criminal record in Johnson County with previous cases dating back to 2003 with charges including domestic violence, theft, and felony possession of methamphetamine.

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Woman hit and killed on US-69 in Overland Park

Posted: May 2, 2019 - 3:24 a.m.

Overland Park Police say an adult female pedestrian was hit by a vehicle just before 12:30 Thursday morning.

Overland Park Police are investigating after a woman was hit and killed
by a vehicle in the 9900 block of US-69 early Thursday morning.
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In a news release, police say a vehicle was traveling northbound on U.S. 69 Highway north of 103rd Street when the driver lost control and struck the median barrier.

"A passenger in that vehicle exited the car and was struck by a second vehicle also traveling northbound on U.S. 69 Highway," the release says.

The crash threw the female pedestrian over the median barrier and into the southbound lanes of the highway.

Johnson County Med-Act and the Overland Park Fire Department responded to both sides of the highway.

The female was transported to Overland Park Regional Medical Center Center in critical condition.

Overland Park Police say the woman later succumbed to her injuries at the hospital.

Captain Brian Houlahan says the woman's name is not being released until next of kin can be notified.
All lanes of southbound side and three left lanes on the northbound side U.S. 69 Highway were closed after the crash and reopened about 3:15 a.m.

The department's traffic safety unit continues to investigate. Anyone who may have witnessed the crash is being asked to contact Overland Park Police at 913-895-6413.

An Overland Park police officer blocks the ramp from 95th Street
to southbound US-69 after a woman was hit and killed by a vehicle.

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