Olathe man identified as Double Nickel murder victim

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Posted: March 31, 2016 - 3:27am
Updated: March 31, 2016 - 3:24pm

Olathe Police are investigating after a man was shot to death inside a bar late Wednesday.

Sergeant Bryan Hill says police were called to the Double Nickel, 189 S. Rogers Road, at 11:39 p.m. on reports of shots fired.

"Officers arrived and found a 38-year-old man who was suffering a gunshot wound to the chest," Sgt. Hill said in a news briefing near the scene. "Despite their efforts, the person passed away here at the Double Nickel."

Police have identified the shooting victim as 38-year-old William Ray Schutkesting of Olathe, Kansas.

Witnesses told police that the suspect ran out of a back door after the shooting. An Olathe Police K-9 tracked down the 28-year-old male suspect across Interstate 35 from the bar, where he was taken into custody.

Police have identified the suspect as 28-year-old Michael Chinn of Augusta, Kansas. Chinn is being held at the New Century Adult Detention Center near Gardner, where he is awaiting his first court appearance.

Sgt. Hill says the shooting occurred inside the Double Nickel Bar & Grill and officers continue to interview witnesses. Officers are still investigating whether or not the victim knew the suspect.

Officers from the Lenexa Police Department, along with Deputies from the Johnson County Sheriff's Office assisted Olathe Police with holding a perimeter during the suspect search.

Police continue to investigate this homicide and are asking anyone with information to call the Olathe Police Department at 913-971-6950 or the TIPS hotline at 816-474-8477.

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PHOTOS: Police arrest two men accused of shooting at an undercover officer

Posted: January 7, 2016 - 3:57am
Updated: January 9, 2016 - 1:26am

Shawnee Police arrested two men who allegedly fired shots at an undercover Lenexa officer late Wednesday.

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The suspects, 29-year-old Ruben Rodriguez and 21-year-old Samir Arrendondoaragon of Kansas City, Kansas have both appeared in Johnson County Court on charges of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer. Bond was set for both suspects at $500,000.

In a news release, Major Dan Tennis of the Shawnee Police Department says Lenexa officers were conducting surveillance in Lenexa using an unmarked vehicle just before 10pm.

"While conducting surveillance, the alleged suspect vehicle left the location being watched and was followed by the [Lenexa] police," Tennis said in the release.

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The suspect vehicle led the undercover Lenexa officer into Shawnee.

As the officer was trying to get a marked police vehicle to intercept the suspect vehicle Tennis says, "the two people in the suspect vehicle began shooting at the officer."

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"They shot multiple rounds at the officer as they were driving," Tennis said.

"Several police officers responded to assist and the suspect vehicle was disabled with a tire deflation device in the city of Shawnee," Captain Diana Mendoza of the Lenexa Police Department said in a news release.


The suspects abandoned their vehicle in the back driveway of a home on the southwest corner of 73rd Street and Charles Street.

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Operation 100 News spoke to Shawnee Police Captain Mark Hein at the 73rd Street and Charles Street scene. Captain Hein said the suspects were both taken into custody south of their vehicle, after officers from Shawnee and Lenexa set up a "strong perimeter."

Two Shawnee officers, armed with rifles, hold a perimeter near 72nd Street & Quivira Road
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Captain Hein also said that he was told the temporary license plate on the suspect vehicle was stolen, but the vehicle was not stolen.

Crime Scene Technicians from the Johnson County Sheriff's Office Crime Lab processed at least three scenes in Shawnee. Traffic cones marked evidence on the ramp from Maurer Road to eastbound Shawnee Mission Parkway, where Captain Hein says the first shots were fired.

Another traffic cone marked evidence on Lackman Road near 74th Street, just outside of the Maple Ridge of Wedgewood neighborhood.

Crime Scene Technicians also collected the suspect vehicle and Lenexa's undercover vehicle. Both vehicles were towed away from the scene for further processing at the Johnson County Crime Lab in Olathe.

Captain Mendoza says, "at around 2:00am the Lenexa Police Department served a search warrant at the original address. No other suspects were found."

Lenexa Police have not released any additional information regarding the nature of their investigation.

No one was injured during the incident.

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Maurer Road to eastbound Shawnee Mission Parkway, where two cones marked evidence

Two cones marked evidence on the ramp from Maurer Road to eastbound Shawnee Mission Parkway

Johnson County Crime Scene Unit at Shawnee Mission Parkway and Maurer Road

Shawnee Police officers at 73rd Street and Charles Street

The suspect vehicle came to a stop in a yard and both suspects ran

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Fight in Olathe leaves one man stabbed

Posted: July 17, 2015 - 4:31am
Updated: July 18, 2015 - 3:31am

Update:

A 29-year-old Olathe man is facing a charge of aggravated battery with great bodily harm after he allegedly stabbed a 20-year-old man early Friday morning.

Police say the two men knew each other.

Booking logs show the man facing charges lives in the apartment where officers were initially dispatched.

The suspect is being held in the Johnson County Jail, awaiting formal charges.

As the suspect has not been charged, Operation 100 News is not releasing his name at this time.

Original report:

Olathe Police are investigating after a man was stabbed during a fight around 4:15 Friday morning.

A woman called 911 reporting that her husband had been jumped and that he had possibly stabbed his attacker. The fight reportedly occurred in a front yard in the 500 block of  South Sunset Drive.

Arriving officers located a man in his early 20's with a stab wound in the street near the intersection of South Windsor Road and South Sunset Terrace.

Officers quickly located and detained the alleged stabbing suspect a few blocks away, near the intersection of of South Sunset Drive and South Church Street.

The stabbing victim was transported to an area hospital with a stab wound to his left side. His injuries are described as serious, but not life threatening.

The stabbing suspect is currently being treated on scene for minor injuries sustained in the initial fight.

No other information was immediately available.

This is the second stabbing incident of the morning. Around 2 a.m., one man was stabbed and another was cut by a man with a knife during a fight in Overland Park.

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Two arrested following Friday morning stabbing in Overland Park

Posted: July 17, 2015 - 2:33am
Updated: July 18, 2015 - 2:57am

Update:

Johnson County Sheriff's Office booking logs show Overland Park Police have arrested two men. The first, a 55-year-old, Overland Park man was mentioned by name as officers were beginning their investigation. He was arrested around 5:30 Friday morning.

Officers also arrested a 39-year-old, Merriam man just before 6 p.m. Friday.

Both men were booked into the Johnson County Jail and are facing charges including attempted second degree murder. As the men are yet to be charged, Operation 100 News is not releasing their names at this time.

As of Friday morning, police said one of the victims remained in critical condition. The second victim was treated and released from an area hospital.

Original report:

Overland Park Police are investigating after two men were injured in an early-morning stabbing.

An employee of Mac's Sports Pub, 9617 West 87th Street, called police just before 2 a.m. to report a fight in the parking lot. The employee reported that one of the people involved was possibly armed with a knife.

Radio traffic indicated that officers encountered a "large" and "agitated crowd" in the parking lot.

Johnson County Med-Act transported two men from the scene to area hospitals.

A man in his mid-30's was reportedly stabbed multiple times. He was transported to Overland Park Regional Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. The second victim, only identified as a man in his mid-20's, was transported with a wrist laceration. His injuries were described as non-life threatening.

Multiple radio broadcasts describe the suspect as a white male in his mid-50's. He was last seen wearing a gray shirt and blue jeans. Witnesses told officers that he was last seen running north from the parking lot. Officers know the suspect's name, which Operation 100 News is not releasing at this time.

Police say they are investigating the possibility that there may have been more than one suspect.

No other information was immediately available.

If you have any information contact Overland Park Police at 913-895-6300 or the TIPS hotline at 816-474-8477.

Another stabbing was reported in Olathe shortly after 4 a.m..

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VIDEO- Man found dead in car after officers hear a gunshot

Posted: July 9, 2015 - 4:24am
Updated: July 9, 2015 - 7:22am

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Lenexa Police are investigating after a man died from a gunshot wound early Thursday morning.

The incident occurred on the south side of 87th Street Parkway and Long Street, just across the street from Lenexa Police Department headquarters.

A black 2013 Ford Focus with Missouri license plates was stopped just south of the intersection with the driver's door open.

A yellow tarp was draped over the car's interior.

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At 1:19 a.m. an officer called out "shots fired" over the radio.

Master Police Officer Dan Friesen says, "a two-officer unit on patrol saw a black Ford Focus sitting in the middle of the road on Long Street, just south of 87th Street Parkway. When officers pulled up behind the vehicle they heard a single gunshot."

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Johnson County Med-Act responded to the scene and pronounced the man dead at the scene.

Police have identified the him as a 31-year-old from Kansas City, Missouri. Police have released his name, however Operation 100 News is choosing not to release it.

Friesen says, "there were no shots fired by officers and they had not contacted the man previously."

MPO Friesen has confirmed to Operation 100 News that prior to officers arriving, the Ford Focus had collided with a median at 87th Street Parkway and Rosehill Road. The vehicle ran over a median sign and left behind several large pieces of bumper and a fender well.

Police had the eastbound lanes of 87th Street Parkway closed at Rosehill Road for about 90 minutes.

Operation 100 News was at this scene for approximately an hour this morning, attempting to speak with officers at the scene and was told that no one was available to share any information.

Friesen says "typically officers on scene do not release information to media in order to avoid conflicting information being given or providing information that could compromise an investigation."

Had Operation 100 News simply been informed that this was a suspected suicide, there would not have been any reason to proceed with a report.

Operation 100 News does not typically report suicides, however as this one occurred just across the street from the Lenexa Police headquarters, in front of officers, and along busy 87th Street Parkway it is being reported.

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Alcohol, speed cited in April 3 crash that injured three

Posted: April 4, 2015 - 3:02pm
Updated: April 21, 2015 - 2:43am

April 21 update:

Operation 100 News has obtained a copy of the accident report for the April 3rd crash that injured three teenagers on Pflumm Road.

The report shows that the 2015 Honda Civic, occupied by three 18-year-old men, was traveling northbound in the southbound lane of Pflumm Road at approximately 10:50 p.m.

Shawnee Police have charged Alexander Kiegerl, of Lenexa, with speeding, preliminary breath test refusal, and DUI.

According to the report, police estimate that the vehicle was traveling between 62.05 miles-per-hour and 68.57 miles-per-hour when the car crossed the centerline of Pflumm Road, just north of 67th Street. The posted speed limit on Pflumm Road is 30 miles-per-hour. The report states that the driver lost control, went off of the right side of the road, and struck the east curb. The car crossed the centerline a second time, spun 180 degrees, and then went off the west side of the road, crashing through a chain-link fence, and finally coming to rest when the rear of the car struck a tree.

According to the Kansas Department of Transportation, a blood alcohol concentration of .02 percent or greater is a crime in Kansas for drivers under 21 years of age. The accident report states that Kiegerl, 18, tested .09 percent according to the accident report. The legal limit for drivers 21 and older is .08 percent. The accident report identifies the two 18-year-old passengers, one of Lenexa and one of Shawnee. Both suffered non-life threatening injuries in the crash. Operation 100 News is not releasing their names as the police report does not list any charges against them.

Original report:

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Three teenagers were injured in an crash late Friday night in Shawnee.

The crash happened at about 11 p.m. near the intersection of 65th Street and Pflumm Road.

Joe Petersen, who lives nearby, said that the car involved in the crash was northbound on Pflumm Road and "doing some fast and furious stuff."

Petersen says police returned to the scene Saturday morning, marking the path of the vehicle.

The spray paint markings left behind on the road indicate that the car was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes of Pflumm Road, just past 67th Street. Markings then weave back to the correct side of the road where a curb was struck. The collision with the curb appears to have sent the car back across the southbound lane, over a curb, through a chain link fence and finally coming to rest nearly head-on against a tree.

At least two of the fence posts were pulled out of the ground, with their concrete base, several fence posts were sheared in half.

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Major Dan Tennis of the Shawnee Police Department said that evidence at the scene of the crash indicates that the car was traveling faster than 50 miles-per-hour. The posted speed limit is 30 miles-per-hour.

Police say the driver of the 2015 Honda Civic involved in the crash an 18-year-old Lenexa man, was arrested on charges of DUI.

Public records show that the driver was processed and then released with a notice to appear. He was not booked into the county jail.

Petersen says there were three teenagers in the car and several beer cans could be seen in the grass near the tree where the car came to rest.

According to Petersen, all three teenagers got out and started to walk away from the crashed car. The crash was witnessed by a woman who was traveling south on Pflumm Road when the car crossed in front of her and then through the fence.

"She slammed on her brakes to avoid hitting them," Petersen said.

One of the teenagers was bleeding, as indicated by a trail of blood droplets on the sidewalk near where the car was left wrecked.

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Petersen says two of the teenagers were found near the crashed car and the third was located at his home in Shawnee.

A parent of one teenager involved in the crash, who requested that his name not be used, said that his son was still in the hospital late Saturday morning. His injuries included a broken arm. The parent says his son was a passenger in the 2015 Honda Civic.

Petersen said that he believes the fence saved lives Friday night.

"Had that fence not been there, they would have hit that tree at full steam," he said.

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Woman arrested after crashing car into mailboxes and house

Posted: March 13, 2015 - 5:06am

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Shawnee Police say they arrested a woman for driving under the influence after she crashed her car early Friday.

Officers were called to an address in the 7300 block of Charles Street around 1:15 a.m. by a homeowner who reported a car had crashed into his home's garage.

Damage to the home appeared to be contained to a garage door and one exterior wall. Officers could be seen photographing an exterior wall that was bowed out slightly, on the side of the garage.

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An officer at the scene confirmed that two mailboxes were damaged in the 7400 block of Charles and then the garage door of the home in the 7300 block was struck by the same vehicle. The driver remained at the scene and was not injured. The officer said he could not provide any other information.

The woman was driving northbound on Charles Street. Both of the mailboxes and the home are on the east side of the street.

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Officers could be seen performing field sobriety tests on the female driver before putting her in handcuffs and then into the back of a patrol vehicle.

The woman was transported to Shawnee Police headquarters for booking. As of this report, she has not been booked into the county jail.

Operation 100 News requested to speak with a sergeant who was at the scene for a few questions. The sergeant left the scene without offering any comment.

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Three officers and a sergeant place the woman in handcuffs after completing the field sobriety tests
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After striking two mailboxes, the car came continued north, where it struck a house. The damaged home is in front of the police vehicle in this image.
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Shawnee home damaged by late-night fire

Posted: March 10, 2015 - 2:53am
Updated: March 10, 2015 - 7:18am

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A dryer is being cited as the cause of a late-night house fire in Shawnee.

Firefighters were called to 6713 Stearns around 10:30 Monday night.

Shawnee fire marshal Corey Sands says, "it was a dryer fire that quickly caught the garage on fire."

A contractor who was boarding up the home said the fire caused extensive damage to the garage.

"Shawnee Fire knocked it out quick, it doesn't look like there is any fire damage to the living areas," he said.

The homeowner was not injured and is receiving assistance from a neighbor and the Red Cross.

No other details have been released.

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Former employee suspected in McDonald's robbery

Posted: February 25, 2015 - 1:51am
Updated: February 25, 2015 - 4:08am

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Leawood Police are investigating after a former employee allegedly robbed the McDonald's restaurant near 119th Street and Roe Avenue early Wednesday.

Police say they were called to the restaurant, located at 4600 West 119th Street, at 1:15 a.m.

Employees were able to tell officers the suspect's name and other details. He is described as a 23-year-old black male.

Police say the suspect is a black male in his mid-20s. He was wearing a black hoodie, dark pants, a baseball cap, gloves, and a scarf over his face. He was carrying a black backpack and was armed with a black semi-automatic handgun.

The suspect was last seen getting into a white, newer model Chevrolet Impala or Malibu. The vehicle was last seen northbound on Roe Avenue.

Police say no one was injured and no customers were inside the restaurant.

Officers released the scene back to employees around 3:40 a.m.

Police continue to investigate.

Anyone with information is asked to call Leawood Police at 913-642-7700 or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477. Callers to the TIPS Hotline can remain anonymous.

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Lawrence Police investigating early-morning shooting

Posted: December 3, 2014 - 3:42am
Updated: December 3, 2014 - 3:11pm

Update:

Lawrence Police now say that 33-year-old, Demetris Reese of Lawrence accidentally shot himself early Wednesday.

Sergeant Trent McKinley tells Operation 100 News reporting partners at the Journal-World that, "Reese was arrested on suspicion of criminal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon Wednesday after showing up at Lawrence Memorial Hospital around 3 a.m. with a gunshot wound to his leg."

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Original report:

Lawrence Police are investigating after a man with a gunshot wound showed up at Lawrence Memorial Hospital this morning.

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Police were called to LMH by hospital staff at 3 a.m. after a man with a single gunshot wound to the leg arrived in the emergency room.

The victim told officers that the shooting occurred in the parking lot of Allstars Gentlemen's Club, 913 North 2nd Street in North Lawrence, around 1:45 a.m.

Lawrence Police are investigating the incident and are still trying to determine where the shooting occurred.

No suspect information or any other details have been released.

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Shawnee Wendy's robbed late Tuesday

Posted: November 19, 2014 - 10:25am

Shawnee Police say they are investigating the armed robbery of the Wendy's restaurant at 11450 Shawnee Mission Parkway.

Major Dan Tennis says officers were called at approximately 11:13 Tuesday night, after a man entered and demanded cash.

"He was armed with a small black handgun," says Maj. Tennis.

Employees complied with the man's demands, handing over an undisclosed amount of cash.

Operation 100 News has learned that the store employees were then locked inside an office, before the man left the business.

Major Tennis says, "a police K-9 searched the area but the suspect was not located."

The suspect was described as a white or Hispanic male, about 6ft tall, 160-200lbs, with black hair. He was last seen wearing a navy blue or black hoodie, black sweat pants, and a navy blue mask.

Employees told police that a black 2003-2010 Chevrolet Impala with dark tinted windows was seen circling the parking lot prior to the robbery.

No injuries were reported.

Anyone with information regarding the robbery is urged to call the Shawnee Police Department at 913-631-2150 or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.

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Lenexa man killed in car vs motorcycle accident

Posted: October 15, 2014 - 12:42am
Updated: October 16, 2014 - 12:46am

Lenexa Police are investigating after a motorcycle rider was killed in a head-on crash with a car, late Tuesday night.

Police, Fire and Med-Act were called to the area of Santa Fe Trail Drive and Pflumm Road for an injury accident involving a motorcycle at 11:33 p.m..

Lenexa Fire arrived in the area to find the crash scene in the 9200 block of Santa Fe Trail Drive, in Old Town Lenexa. Firefighters confirmed a car vs motorcycle crash.

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Master Police Officer Dan Friesen says, "the car and motorcycle collided head-on resulting in the death of the motorcycle rider. The driver of the car was not injured."

Wednesday afternoon, Lenexa Police officially identified the motorcycle rider as James Michael Raupp, 25, of Lenexa, Kansas.

Raupp was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the other vehicle remained at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation. Police say no charges are anticipated.

The Lenexa Police Department's Traffic Safety Unit continues to investigate the accident.

Santa Fe Trail Drive reopened at 6:45 a.m.

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NEW INFO: Three burglaries under investigation in JoCo

Posted: September 14, 2014 - 1:22am
Updated: September 17, 2014 - 8:13am

Sign in the window of Clark's Tool in Shawnee

Police from two different agencies are investigating burglaries that occurred early Saturday morning.

Overland Park Police say they received an alarm call at Beer Cave Wine and Spirits, 10037 West 87th Street, at 3:13 a.m.. The alarm covered glass break in the front of the building. Police found that someone had thrown a large rock through a window, then reached in and grabbed some alcohol. Officer Gary Mason says the suspect left on foot.

Officer Mason acknowledged that Shawnee Police are investigating two similar reports from the same morning. "We're not sure if those are related though," he said in an email Wednesday morning.

Beer Cave Wine and Spirits, 10037 W. 87th Street in Overland Park
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Shawnee Police say they were called at 3:23 a.m. on an alarm call at Reynolds Lawn & Leisure, 12902 Shawnee Mission Parkway. Officers found that someone had forced entry to the building by breaking a window. Officers searched the building and did not find anyone still inside. Police determined that lawn equipment was stolen.

Reynolds Lawn & Leisure, 12902 Shawnee Mission Parkway in Shawnee
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At 3:40 a.m. Shawnee Police received another alarm call. This alarm was at Clark's Tool, located at 6217 Goddard Street. The store is a block north of Shawnee Mission Parkway. Again officers found damaged glass and evidence that someone had been inside the building. Officers searched the building and did not find anyone inside. Police says various tools were taken.

Clark's Tool, 6217 Goddard Street in Shawnee
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Steve Wiskur the branch manager at Clark's Tool was just beginning to assess the damage to a front door when I arrived. "They took quite a bit of smaller items" he said. "This has happened before, but it has been several years." He said he had not taken inventory yet and didn't have an approximate dollar amount for the items that were taken.

Shawnee Police say the suspect's vehicle is a white, early 2000's model Chevrolet pick-up truck with a full size bed.

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Police have not released any information regarding a possible suspect.

If you have information regarding any of these burglaries, contact the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477. Overland Park Police can be contacted at 913-895-6300. Shawnee Police can be contacted at 913-631-2150.

View this report on the Shawnee Dispatch.

Damage at Beer Cave Wine and Spirits in Overland Park

Damage at Beer Cave Wine and Spirits in Overland Park

Damage at Clark's Tool in Shawnee.

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Police arrest man suspected in Great Clips burglaries

Posted: August 26, 2014 - 9:01am
Updated: August 30, 2014 - 2:23am

Great Clips located at 22403 W. 66th Street
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Overland Park police say they arrested a man they believe to be connected with the numerous burglaries of Great Clips hair salons around the Kansas City Metropolitan area, including two in Shawnee.

Officer Jackie Zickel said Overland Park police arrested the man following Thursday night burglaries of a Great Clips in Lenexa and the Shoe Carnival in Overland Park. The arrest was made in coordination with the US Marshals Service Fugitive Apprehension Task Force.

"We have reason to believe he has been involved in several of the other robberies as well," Zickel said.

Shawnee police began investigating two burglaries of Great Clips hair salons on Aug. 23. Officers were called to the first store, located at 22403 West 66th Street, around 6 a.m. for a burglar alarm. On arrival officers found the glass in the front door had been shattered and the business had been burglarized.

Other officers began checking the three other Great Clips locations in the city and found that the store at 15943 West 65th Street had also been burglarized. Again, the glass in the front door had been broken out and someone had burglarized the business.

Major Doug Orbin said the Johnson County Crime Lab processed both scenes.

At least 12 Great Clips stores have been burglarized since June according to police although Zickel said she could not confirm if the man arrested this week has been involved in all of them.

The Great Clips located at 5012 Roe Boulevard in Roeland Park and the location at 11732 West 95th Street in Overland Park were both burglarized early Friday, August 22nd.

Anyone with information regarding any of the burglaries is asked to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.

The Shawnee Dispatch contributed to this report.

Great Clips located at 15943 W. 65th Street
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Great Clips located at 22403 W. 66th Street
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