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Thursday, September 2, 2021

DUI suspected in late night crash with tree along Metcalf

 Posted: September 2, 2021 - 8:28 a.m.

A man in his mid-30s was seriously injured in a crash with a tree near 66th Terrace and Metcalf late Wednesday in Overland Park.
An Overland Park police officer walks around the crashed
truck after firefighters extricated the driver
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Police and firefighters were called to the 6600 block of Metcalf about 10:05 p.m. following reports that a truck had crashed into a tree.

"Witnesses reported vehicle one was traveling at a high rate of speed and at times driving southbound in the northbound lanes," Officer John Lacy of the Overland Park Police Department said. "Vehicle one ran off the road to the west and struck a tree."

At the scene, firefighters worked for about 10 minutes to extricate the driver from the crashed truck. The man suffered serious injuries to his legs.

Johnson County Med-Act and Overland Park firefighters transported the man to the University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas.

Johnson County Med-Act transported the man to the University of Kansas Hospital
Officer Lacy confirms the man sustained severe injuries and is suspected of driving under the influence.

Firefighters from Consolidated Fire District No. 2 and Mission police officers also responded to the call.

No other vehicles were involved in the crash.

Police and firefighters examine the truck after the driver was transported by ambulance

The truck was heavily damaged in the crash.
Firefighters removed the driver's door in order to get the driver out

Police marked on the sidewalk where the truck left the southbound lanes of Metcalf.
The crashed truck is shown in the trees.


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Saturday, July 24, 2021

Two men killed in wrong-way crash on I-35

 Posted: July 24, 2021 - 11:49 a.m.

The Kansas Highway Patrol says two men are dead after a crash on Interstate 35 in Mission early Saturday morning.

Troopers say a 2014 Ford F-250 was driving southbound in the northbound lanes of the interstate when it hit a northbound 2003 GMC Sierra head-on about 3:20 a.m.

Mission police were dispatched to check for a wrong-way driver and possible crash in the northbound lanes south of Lamar at 3:18 a.m.

Officers arrived to find two pickup trucks with significant damage, between Metcalf and Lamar. One of the trucks was on fire, with someone trying to use a fire extinguisher on the flames.

Firefighters from Consolidated Fire District No. 2 went to work on the fire and extricated the second driver from his truck.

One driver was pronounced dead at the scene. Johnson County Med-Act paramedics transported the other driver to the University of Kansas Medical Center, where he later died.

Late Saturday morning, Kansas Highway Patrol Troopers identified Sam E. Wilson, 23, of Greenwood, Missouri as the driver of the Ford F-250 and Robert D. Mangelsdorf Jr., 23, of Tonganoxie, Kansas as the driver of the GMC Sierra.

The highway patrol's crash log states that both men were wearing seat belts.

Police from several northern Johnson County agencies assisted with closing the northbound lanes of the interstate as the crash was investigated. The Kansas Department of Transportation called out workers to help with traffic control.

All lanes of the interstate reopened about 10 a.m.

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Saturday, June 26, 2021

Motorcyclist critically injured in crash with pickup truck

Posted: June 26, 2021 - 11:25 p.m.
Updated: June 27, 2021 - 3:27 a.m.

A man in his early 40s was transported to an area trauma center after his motorcycle crashed into the side of a pickup truck Saturday evening in Merriam.

Merriam police, Overland Park firefighters, and Johnson County Med-Act paramedics were called to Antioch Road at the top of the ramps to and from Interstate 35 just before 6:30 p.m.
Two officers from the Shawnee Police Department's Traffic Safety Unit examine the damage to the truck.
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Johnson County Med-Act transported the motorcyclist, only identified as a 41-year-old man, to the University of Kansas Medical Center in critical condition. He was not wearing a helmet according to the police.

No one in the truck was injured. The driver of the truck remained on scene and was cooperating with the investigation.

At the scene, a Merriam Police Sergeant said they're unsure which driver had the green light. Police believe the motorcycle was southbound on Antioch, and the truck was exiting from northbound Interstate 35 to northbound Antioch Road.

The Shawnee Police Department's Traffic Safety Unit was called in to assist with the crash investigation. Shawnee officers mapped the crash scene using a FARO 3D Laser Scanner and a drone.

The Shawnee Police Department's FARO 3D Laser Scanner maps the crash scene.
The intersection reopened at about 9:15 p.m.

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Saturday, June 19, 2021

Man arrested following short car and foot chase in Shawnee

Posted: June 19, 2021 - 6:52 a.m.

A man in his 40s is in police custody after leading Shawnee officers on a short car chase early Saturday morning.
Shawnee and Lenexa officers stand near the suspect who ran from the car
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An officer spotted the car driving without a front tire on westbound 75th Street near Switzer Road about 4:45 a.m.

Officers caught up with the car near Quivira Road and attempted to make a traffic stop. The driver continued driving westbound at speeds of 15-45mph on 75th Street and then onto Blackfish Parkway.

The car came to a stop on Blackfish Parkway just west of Cottonwood Street. As the officer waited on backup before approaching the car, the driver jumped out and ran north into the neighborhood.

Officers searched the suspect's car after his arrest.

A responding Shawnee officer spotted the man running between houses along 73rd Street and took him into custody after a brief struggle.

Several Lenexa officers also responded to assist with the foot chase.

Only identified as a man in his early 40s, the suspect was transported by Johnson County Med-Act with minor injuries from the scuffle with police.

Shawnee Fire and Johnson County Med-Act responded to check for injuries.
No officers were injured, and no other details were immediately available. 

Check back with this report for updates.

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Police release surveillance images of suspects from Saturday morning armed robbery

Posted: June 19, 2021 - 6:09 a.m.
Updated: June 25, 2021 - 12:40 p.m.


The Overland Park Police Department has released surveillance images of the two suspects from Saturday's armed robbery outside of a Shawnee Mission Parkway QuikTrip.

Overland Park Police were called to the QuikTrip at 7400 Shawnee Mission Parkway about 3:45 Saturday morning to investigate an armed robbery.

Police released these images of the suspects they're trying to identify
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Recorded radio traffic indicates the driver of a taxi told police that two men, one armed with a handgun, robbed him and ran away. Both men were last seen running north from the QuikTrip parking lot.

An Overland Park officer pilots one of the department's drones into the air
 to assist with the search for two armed robbery suspects.
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Officers from Fairway, Merriam, Mission, and Shawnee responded to assist in holding a perimeter around the area for a K-9 search. Overland Park officers also used a drone to assist with the search.

While searching, officers were informed that one of the victim's credit cards was already being used at the QuikTrip at 4700 Lamar Avenue in Mission.

Officers in Overland Park concluded their search about 4:30 a.m.

Police vehicles from Shawnee, Overland Park, and Mission parked near the
building as officers searched for the suspects.

Mission officers responded to the QuikTrip in their city to collect surveillance video.

Anyone who recognizes either suspect is asked to call Overland Park Police at 913-344-8730 or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.


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Thursday, March 11, 2021

PHOTOS: Police rescue one, evacuate others from Thursday morning apartment fire

Posted: March 11, 2021 - 11:04 a.m.

Overland Park Police rescued one person and evacuated several others after a fire broke out in the Perry 81 Apartments on Thursday morning. Emergency crews were called to the building at 8025 Perry Street at 7:55 a.m.


Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke from the two-story building.
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"First fire units on the scene reported heavy smoke showing from the two-story apartment building with Overland Park Police effecting rescues and evacuations," said Jason Rhodes, Media Manager for the Overland Park Fire Department.

The fire is believed to have started in a second-floor unit and then spread to the building's attic.

Firefighters from Lenexa and Shawnee were called in to assist as part of a second-alarm assignment.


"It took crews over an hour to bring the fire under control as firefighters had to dig out deep-seated fire in the attic void spaces and chimney areas," Rhodes said. "Overland Park Police bravely assisted with a rescue and evacuations."
Firefighters rescued a dog from one apartment. No injuries were reported.

Residents from 10 apartments have been displaced and are working with apartment management to find housing.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation, and a damage estimate has not been released.

A second-floor apartment left heavily damaged by the fire.


Overland Park Fire Department Battalion 45.

Firefighters were evacuated from the building before the aerials unleased on the chimney fire.

Two Overland Park Fire Department aerial units were used to douse the building from above.

Firefighters await their next assignment as the aerial ladders pour water on the building.

Fire trucks and hose lines strewn through the complex parking lot.

Firefighters rotate in and out of the building.

Firefighters work on the back side of the building.

The fire spread to all three of the building's chimneys.

A balcony on the back of the building was used to help firefighters get on the roof

A fire department drone watches from above as a firefighter works on the roof

Firefighters inspect a section of the attic above the stairwell.

A firefighter uses a chainsaw to access a void in the attic space

Shawnee Fire's 'Engine 71' returns to the scene after using a nearby hydrant to refill

After the fire was brought under control

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