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.

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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. 

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Prairie Village officer injured during foot chase

Posted: July 18, 2020 - 5:43 a.m.

One man was arrested, and another eluded Prairie Village officers after running from a traffic stop near 75th Street and Mission Road just after 2:15 a.m. Saturday.

Prairie Village Police searched the suspect vehicle after their search for the suspect ended.
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Recorded radio traffic indicates an officer made a traffic stop in a driveway in the 4000 block of West 75th Street at 2:18 a.m. The suspect parked his vehicle in a driveway, then two men ran from the car.

The driver ran north into a backyard, while the passenger ran south across 75th Street.

Corporal Mark Brown of the Prairie Village Police Department confirms an officer made a traffic stop on a vehicle that was seen speeding on 75th Street, and two men ran from that vehicle.

"We got one person into custody that we believe to be the passenger," Cpl. Brown says. "The driver, we don't have in custody."

The passenger was arrested on the west side of Shawnee Mission East High School. The driver reportedly ran north, jumping fences into backyards. Corporal Brown says both men are younger black males.

"During the course of the foot chase, one of the officers did injure their knee," Cpl. Brown said.

The injured officer was evaluated on the scene by Johnson County Med-Act and then transported to an area hospital by a fellow officer. Corporal Brown says the injury is not believed to be serious.

A K-9 unit from the Olathe Police Department was brought in to assist with the search of backyards. Officers from Fairway, Mission, and Roeland Park also responded to assist in holding a perimeter for the K-9 search.

An Olathe Police Department K-9 assisted with the search for the driver.

Prairie Village officers were seen recovering a handgun from the backseat to the Dodge Magnum the suspects allegedly ran from.

No other details were immediately available. Check back with this report for updates.

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Four arrested after early-morning burglaries

Posted: August 14, 2014 - 1:05am
Updated: August 14, 2014 - 8:12pm

Lawrence police arrested four people following several burglaries early Thursday.

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Police were called to an address in the 3700 block of Stetson Drive shortly before 12:30 Thursday morning for a residential burglary in progress. The residents of the address was asleep inside the home when the suspects attempted to get in. One of the residents went downstairs to investigate the sounds and saw the silhouette of someone standing outside the kitchen window and called police, Lawrence Police Sgt. Trent McKinley tells my reporting partners at the Lawrence Journal-World.

An arriving officer was involved in a brief foot chase with one of the suspects, who was found trying to hide in a vehicle. A second person was arrested just minutes later near the same vehicle.

While investigating officers found evidence suggesting that the suspects had damaged window screens and broken a basement window, all in attempt to get inside the home.

During a search of the vehicle, officers found items that belonged to the home next door. Police say the resident of that home awoke to her dog barking, when she went to investigate she saw a man standing in her living room. She screamed and the man ran off.

Officers searching the suspect vehicle also located a laptop that belonged to an address in the 300 block of Sharon Drive. Officers responded to that address and found obvious signs that the home had been broken into.

A garage door opener, belonging to a home in the 300 block of Stockade was also found in the suspect's vehicle. Officers say that opener was taken from a vehicle that was burglarized in front of the address. Police are still investigating whether or not that opener was used to enter the home.

At 3:45 a.m., police received a report of someone attempting to enter a home through a side door in the 3800 block of Sierra Court. The resident of that address armed himself with a handgun, called police and the suspect fled according to Sgt. McKinley.

A short time after, officers spotted a man attempting to break into a vehicle in the 3800 block of Overland Drive. The man was quickly arrested.

The Journal-World reports that the fourth suspect was located just before 7 a.m. near the Hy-Vee in the 4000 block of West Sixth Street. He attempted to flee, McKinley said, and was arrested after a lengthy foot chase.

The suspects have been identified as Tyler Snipes, 18, of Lawrence, Michael Dale Eller, 20, of LaCynge, and Stephan Thompson, 21, and Stafan Davis, 21, both of Parker.

Police continue to investigate. Anyone with information is asked to call Douglas County CrimeStoppers at 785-843-8477 or Lawrence Police Department at 785-832-7509.

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Officer injured early Sunday in Lawrence

Posted: September 8, 2013 - 2:27am
Updated: September 8, 2013 - 2:43am

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A Lawrence Police Officer suffered a head injury after falling during a foot chase early Sunday.

Just after 1:45 a.m., officers reported a subject running from them near 11th and Indiana Streets. The subject was said to be running west, towards Memorial Stadium. A call for emergency assistance was then sent out to the same area after the officer fell.


Other officers quickly apprehended the the suspect, near 11th and Mississippi Streets, and requested medics to the same intersection for the officer.

Medics reported the officer's injury to be serious but not immediately life threatening. He was transported to Lawrence Memorial Hospital. The officer is said to be 27-years old.

It is unclear what caused the officer to fall.

No other details were immediately available.

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