Overland Park police say they were called to investigate a suspicious package on Wednesday afternoon.
Captain Brian Houlahan says officers were called to a business in the 4800 block of College Boulevard at 1:34 p.m.
"Upon arrival, officers cordoned off the area and called for the Overland Park PD EOD (Bomb Squad) to respond," Capt. Houlahan said.
Officers evacuated several nearby businesses as a precaution.
"The EOD squad determined the package contained only laptop batteries that had been ordered by the business and contained no explosive materials," Capt. Houlahan said.
Employees of the business and surrounding businesses were allowed to return to work after the package was determined to be safe.
Overland Park Police say they're investigating after a woman was killed in a crash on U.S. 69 Highway late Monday.
In a news release, Public Information Officer John Lacy says police were called about 11:10 p.m. for a possible injury accident.
"A 19-year-old Overland Park woman was killed when she struck a concrete wall as she was exiting southbound U.S. 69 Highway at College Boulevard," Ofc. Lacy said in the release.
The woman's name will not be released until her family can be notified.
The Overland Park Police Department's Traffic Safety Unit is investigating the crash. Anyone with information regarding this crash can contact Overland Park Police at 913-895-6300.
Posted: August 12, 2014 - 2:36am Updated: August 12, 2014 - 12:58pm
Firefighters from three area departments were on the scene of a two alarm house fire early Tuesday.
Leawood Police say a passerby reported flames from the back of a home near College Boulevard and Mission Road at 2:16 a.m.. Police and fire units were dispatched to the area to investigate the report. At 2:19 a.m., dispatchers received an automatic fire alarm from a home at 4109 West 110th Terrace.
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Police arrived at 2:21 a.m. and reported visible fire from the home on 110th Terrace. Officers quickly contacted the residents and confirmed that everyone was out of the home.
Fire units started arriving at 2:23 a.m. and reported the fire was through the roof of the single story home. A second alarm was dispatched at 2:32 a.m.. The second alarm brought in additional manpower, equipment, and a Johnson County Med-Act Special Operations Unit. The special Med-Act unit serves as a firefighter rehydration and cooling area.
A neighboring home was evacuated as a precaution.
The fire was reported under control at 2:23 a.m.. The cause remains under investigation.
No injuries have been reported.
Fire crews on the scene were from the Leawood Fire Department, Overland Park Fire Department, and Consolidated Fire District No. 2.
Firefighters from Johnson County Fire District No. 2, the Lenexa Fire Department, and the Olathe Fire Department and are filling in at fire stations in Leawood and Overland Park.
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Posted: March 16, 2013 - 1:37am Updated: March 16, 2013 - 4:05pm
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Overland Park Police are investigating after two people were found dead inside of an SUV early Sunday morning.
Emergency crews were dispatched to respond on a reported injury accident on Mastin Street south of College Boulevard, shortly after 1:05 a.m..
Police arrived on the scene to report two people inside of a white Jeep Grand Cherokee, both with gunshot wounds.
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Johnson County Med-Act reported that both people were deceased.
Overland Park Police say they are investigating the incident as an apparent murder-suicide.
A male and female were found deceased inside the vehicle from apparent gunshot wounds, according to a statement from Overland Park Police.
On Monday, police identified the people involved as Jamie Lee Newkirk, age 27, and Jason Hershey Crabtree,
age 33.
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Olathe Police are asking for the public's assistance in identifying a man who attempted to rob a local restaurant in late April.
Police say on the evening of April 27, 2013, a male suspect entered the back door of the Subway restaurant at 11140 S. Lone Elm Road shortly before 9:30 p.m.. The man pointed a gun at the clerk and demanded money.
The clerk refused his demands after realizing that the weapon was a BB gun. The suspect ran out the front door of the business, leaving his sunglasses and the BB gun behind. Police say no injuries were reported.
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The suspect is described as a white male in his late teens or early 20's. He stands approximately 6 feet 2
inches, around 150 pounds with a thin build. He had a shaved head and acne scarring on his cheeks.
Anyone with information on the identity of this suspect is asked to contact the Olathe Police Department at 913-971-6950 or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.
Darryl Leroy Scott, 49, of Kansas City, Kansas was arrested Tuesday evening and appeared in court Wednesday.
The Johnson County District Attorney has charged Scott with two counts of aggravated robbery. Bond has been set at $100,000. He remains in custody at the Johnson County Adult Detention Center in Olathe.
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Lenexa Police say at approximately 4:15 a.m., the JB's One Stop Convenience Store, 13094 W. 95th Street was the scene of an attempted robbery. This address is just west of Interstate 35 on 95th Street. A news release says a lone suspect entered the store and eventually approached the clerk. The suspect demanded cigarettes. As the clerk was retrieving the cigarettes, the suspect said that he had a gun, no weapon was displayed. The clerk then told the suspect that he was calling the police. The suspect left the store with no merchandise or cash.
At 4:22 a.m., the same man from the attempted robbery, successfully robbed the Quik Trip at 11070 Pflumm Road in Lenexa. This store is located on the northwest corner of College Boulevard and Pflumm Road.
This time the suspect displayed a yellow box cutting style knife to the clerk and demanded cash and cigarettes. The clerk gave the suspect an undetermined amount of cash and the cigarettes. The suspect walked out of the store towards the west and out of sight of the clerk.
Both incidents in Lenexa involved a black male in his 20's, approximately 5' 10" tall, weighing approximately 170 pounds. He was wearing a dark stocking hat and a dark wool jacket. Police also say that a 1990's model, two door vehicle of an unknown make was seen leaving the JB's One Stop parking lot just after the attempted robbery.
Red vehicle seen in the area of the JB's One Stop attempted robbery
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Surveillance video of both Lenexa incidents
Mission Quik Trip Robbery:
Mission Police are also investigating a robbery with a similar suspect description robbery was the first to occur at Quik Trip, 4700 Lamar Avenue, or just south of Interstate 35 on Lamar Avenue. Police say at approximately 1:56 a.m., a black male entered the store and demanded cash from the clerk. The clerk gave the man money from the register and the suspect left the store. He was last seen on foot in the area.
In a news release Mission Police say their suspect was described as a black male with a mustache possibly in his early 20's, approximately 5' 10" tall and weighing 170 pounds. The man had a shirt pulled up and covering part of his face.
Lenexa and Mission Police continue to investigate whether the Mission robbery was related to the two Lenexa incidents. Anyone with information regarding any of these incidents is asked to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.
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