Silver Alert lifted for missing Douglas County man

Posted: May 15, 2014 - 4:18am
Updated: May 15, 2014 - 6:54am

Update:
Deputies confirm that Mr. Cranwell was located in Butler County, near the city of El Dorado. He is uninjured and arrangements are being made for him to be reunited with his family.

El Dorado is nearly two hours southwest of Douglas County.

Original report:

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The Douglas County Sheriff's Office has issued a Silver Alert for Covert C. Cranwell, 90, of Lecompton. He has the onset of dementia and left without his medications.

Authorities say Cranwell was last seen leaving his Lecompton home in the 2000 block of East 100 Road around 9 p.m. Wednesday. He was driving a gray 2008 Toyota Tacoma pickup truck with Kansas license plates 122CFP.

Mr. Cranwell is 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighs 170 pounds. He has blue eyes, white hair and was last seen wearing blue jeans and a pale striped shirt.

Family believes that he may be heading for a family home near Lyndon, Kansas. Lyndon is about 30 miles south of Topeka, in Osage County.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call the Douglas County Sheriff's Office at 785-832-7509 or 785-841-0007.

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PHOTOS: Aggravated battery on an officer sparks chase from Lawrence, Kansas to Kansas City, Missouri

Posted: November 23, 2013 - 2:40am
Updated: November 23, 2013 - 4:21pm

Photo from the end of the pursuit in KCMO
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Douglas County law enforcement was involved in a pursuit early Saturday morning.

Lawrence Police Sgt. Kirk Folks tells the Lawrence Journal-World that a vehicle was seen speeding in the area of Club Magic, 804 W. 24th Street, around 1:18 a.m.. Officers stopped the vehicle and attempted to speak with the driver who then sped off, striking the officer with a passenger side mirror.

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Lawrence Police initiated the pursuit of the gray Mercury Grand Marquis in east Lawrence around 1:40 a.m.. Officers quickly lost sight of the car on eastbound Kansas Highway 10.

Eudora Police were waiting at the Church Street bridge over K-10 and picked up the pursuit as the vehicle passed.

That officer pursued the vehicle into Johnson County where he was joined by a Douglas County Deputy and Johnson County Deputies.

The Eudora officer reported "speeds are 100 plus," as the vehicle approached De Soto.

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The chase continued eastbound on K-10 towards Lenexa, where officers were able to put out spike strips in front of the vehicle and then join the pursuit.

Officers from multiple agencies continued to chase the vehicle as K-10 merged with Interstate 435. The chase continued eastbound into Overland Park. Officers continued to lay out spike strips in front of the suspect car.

The spike strips had flattened both passenger's side tires as the vehicle approached Leawood.

Leawood officers were able to spike the driver's side of the vehicle.

The vehicle continued across the state line into Kansas City, Missouri where their officers joined the chase and Kansas agencies backed off.

Kansas City Police brought in their helicopter and pursued the vehicle northbound on U.S. 71 Highway and eventually to the area of E. 63rd Street and S. Benton Avenue, where the vehicle came to a stop. All three occupants of the vehicle were taken into custody without further incident.

During the pursuit at least one Douglas County deputy had to drop out of the chase after he struck spike strips with his patrol vehicle on K-10 in Johnson County. The patrol vehicle was towed back to Lawrence. Spike strips were also hit by at least one passing car and a tractor trailer, while on I-435.

No injuries were reported.

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Photo from the end of the pursuit in KCMO
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Photo from the end of the pursuit in KCMO
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Photo from the end of the pursuit in KCMO
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An earlier car chase started in Wyandotte County, through Johnson County and into Missouri.

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Fully engulfed house fire in rural Douglas County

Posted: July 19, 2013 - 4:46am
Updated: July 19, 2013 - 5:13am

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At 4:06 a.m. Palmyra Township fire was dispatched to respond on house fire at 358 E. 2073 Road. 

The address is about three miles northeast of Baldwin City.

Initial reports indicate that the resident returned home to find his residence on fire and called 911.

A Kansas Highway Patrol helicopter advised dispatchers that the structure was fully engulfed, just one minute after firefighters were dispatched. The highway patrol's helicopter had been in Johnson County assisting in the search for a man who ran from a stolen vehicle on Interstate 35 near the Gardner-Edgerton area. 

The helicopter pilot told dispatchers that his earlier area search was about nine miles to the east and they could see the 'glow' starting around 4 a.m.. When the helicopter was available from their search, they went to investigate the glow and learned that the fire had already been reported to Douglas County authorities.

Fire crews arrived within five minutes to confirm that the home was fully engulfed and crews would be using a defensive attack to keep it from spreading.

Palmyra Township fire requested a county-wide tender (water tanker) response and assistance from several township fire departments, Baldwin City fire and Wellsville Fire from Franklin County.

No injuries have been reported.

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Eudora home heavily damaged by fire

Posted: April 23, 2013 - 11:53pm
Updated: April 24, 2013 - 2:41am

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Firefighters from at least three area departments were called to respond on a report of a structure fire in Eudora.

The call was dispatched around 11:40 p.m. at 2218 Quail Court. The address is on the south side of Kansas Highway 10, just east of Eudora High School.

Law Enforcement arrived on the scene to report the east side of the structure was heavily involved in fire. Fire crews arrived to report heavy flames visible from the south and east sides of the two story home.

The residents of the home told emergency crews that everyone was out of the home safely.



As of 12:10 a.m., firefighters report the roof of the home is nearly fully engulfed. Crews remain inside the home battling the flames from the second story.

Just before 1 a.m., a Fire Safety Officer reported a partial roof collapse. Incident command made radio contact with each firefighter team on the inside of the structure. All crews were clear of the collapse area and continue to put water on the fire.

The fire was reported to be "under control" at 1:07 a.m.. Dispatchers report that crews were on scene for one hour 20 minutes before the fire was brought under control.

Neighbors on one side of the home were evacuated as a precaution. No injuries have been reported.

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Firefighters from the City of Eudora, Eudora Township Fire and Wakarusa Township Fire are all on the scene.

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