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. 

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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.

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 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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Man with an ax handle holds up Shawnee convenience store

Posted: January 25, 2020 - 5:58 a.m.

Shawnee Police are investigating after a man armed with an ax handle held up the 7-Eleven convenience store just off Interstate 435 at Midland Drive late Friday.

Officers from Shawnee, Lenexa, and Johnson County Parks Police responded on the call
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Officers were called to the business at 16675 Midland Drive just before 11 p.m.

Recorded radio traffic indicates a man entered the business and threatened the clerk with an ax handle. The clerk reportedly gave the suspect cash and cigarettes.

A K-9 from the Lenexa Police Department was called in to assist with a search of the area. The suspect was not located during the K-9 search.

A Lenexa Police K-9 was called in to assist with a search for the suspect.

Officers stand near the front of the business as the Lenexa K-9 searched for the suspect

Radio traffic described the suspect as a white male with red hair. He was last seen wearing a blue ‘Colorado’ hoodie. The clerk told officers that he left the business on foot and was walking east.

Officers from Johnson County Park Police along with officers and a K-9 from the Lenexa Police Department assisted with the search for a suspect.

No other details were immediately available. Check back with this report for updates as more information becomes available.

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Olathe man arrested after brief car chase in Lenexa

Posted: June 21, 2019 - 1:05 p.m.

Lenexa Police arrested a 54-year-old Olathe man after he allegedly failed to yield for a traffic stop on Interstate 35 just after 9:30 Thursday evening.

Lenexa Police eventually caught up with the car in the 9400 block of Pflumm Road
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Master Police Officer Danny Chavez of the Lenexa Police Department says an officer tried to stop the vehicle in the 8700 block of southbound Interstate 35 for a lighting violation.

"The vehicle got off on the 95th Street ramp, where our officers disregarded the traffic stop," Chavez said.

Officers tailed the vehicle, a 2002 Chevrolet Impala, as it drove west on 95th Street to Pflumm Road, where the driver turned north. The suspect turned east on Santa Fe Trail Drive, and then south on Quivira Road.

"At times, officers were able to see the direction the vehicle was headed and we successfully deployed stop sticks in the 9400 block of Quivira," Chavez said.

After hitting the stop sticks, the driver continued to westbound 95th Street and back to northbound Pflumm Road. He drove through several parking lots near 87th Street and Pflumm then returned to southbound Pflumm Road.

"We were also receiving calls from citizens about the location of the vehicle," Chavez said. "The vehicle was eventually located abandoned in the 9400 block of Pflumm."

A witness who was driving behind the suspect vehicle gave officers a description of the suspect and told them he ran east along 94th Street.

At least two witnesses stopped when the suspect abandoned his car
and were able to give officers a good description of the man and the direction he ran

Officers quickly set a perimeter to contain the suspect and deployed a K-9 to search for him.

"We received a call from a citizen in the 13400 block of West 94th Street who said that an unknown male was sitting on his front porch," Chavez said. "Our officers contacted this male and he was eventually arrested for numerous warrants."

Quint Allen Kilgore, 54, Olathe, Kansas
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Johnson County Sheriff's Office booking logs show Lenexa officers arrested, 54-year-old, Quint Allen Kilgore of Olathe just after 10 p.m.

Kilgore is awaiting his first appearance in court on new charges related to the pursuit. His pending charge shows to be a felony for reckless fleeing from a law enforcement officer. He's also being held on charges from a 2017 obstruction case in which he failed to appear for his court date.


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Two women injured, man arrested after trying to elude police

Posted: May 7, 2019 - 12:59 p.m.

Lenexa Police arrested an Olathe man after he attempted to avoid a traffic stop shortly after 10 p.m. Monday.

Lenexa Police search a vehicle after a driver failed to yield
to an officer on Monday evening.
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Master Police Officer Danny Chavez says an officer attempted to stop a car near 95th Street and Quivira Road because the driver was not wearing a seat belt.

"The car fled into the Oak Park Mall parking lot, where two adult passengers jumped from the moving car, one of which was partially dragged by the car," Chavez said.

Recorded radio traffic indicates the officer stopped to check on the women who jumped out of the fleeing car and temporarily lost sight of the suspect vehicle.

The car was found in the parking lot near the Macy's Furniture and Mattress Gallery, 11201 West 95th Street, but the driver was no longer with the car.

Officers began saturating the area and prepared to search with police dogs. Witnesses at the nearby Houlihan's, 11851 West 95th Street, pointed out the suspects hiding spot just outside the building. The suspect was arrested just outside the Houlihan's building.

Johnson County Med-Act and the Overland Park Fire Department responded to check on both of the women who jumped from the moving car. Officer Chavez says both were treated for minor injuries.

The suspect, only identified as a 33-year-old Olathe man, has yet to be formally charged. Court records show pending charges of felony aggravated battery, felony fleeing a law enforcement officer-reckless, felony obstruction of the legal process, and misdemeanor driving while suspended. He is scheduled to make his first court appearance Tuesday afternoon.

The same suspect has an extensive criminal record in Johnson County with previous cases dating back to 2003 with charges including domestic violence, theft, and felony possession of methamphetamine.

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Six unlocked vehicles burglarized in western Shawnee

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Posted: January 22, 2019 - 10:12 a.m.

Shawnee police say six unlocked vehicles were burglarized early Monday morning in a western Shawnee neighborhood.

Major Sam Larson of the Shawnee Police Department says officers were called around 1:30 a.m. to a home in the 5500 block of Lakeridge Drive, in the Symphony at Monticello neighborhood, on a report of a possible auto burglary. The neighborhood is located near the intersection of Johnson Drive and Monticello Road.

"A citizen called reporting suspicious activity and thought someone was trying to break into a vehicle at their home," Maj. Larson said.

Officers searched the area with a K-9 but were unable to locate the suspect.

A resident of the neighborhood called the police again around 3:30 a.m. after seeing the suspect walking in the area. A responding officer spotted the suspect near 56th Street and Millridge Street.

"The male suspect, an 18-year-old Kansas City, Kansas resident, fled from officers on foot," Maj. Larson said. "He was taken into custody a short time later."

Johnson County Sheriff's Office booking logs show the suspect was arrested at 3:54 a.m. and then booked into the Adult Detention Center in Olathe at 7:55 a.m.

Maj. Larson say officers have already taken six case numbers which are believed to be associated with this suspect.

Police say all six of the vehicles burglarized were left unlocked.

"The vast majority of the auto burglaries we investigate are to unlocked vehicles, help to greatly reduce your chance of being a theft victim by locking your cars," Maj. Larson said. "We ask that all residents take the time to remove valuables from vehicles and to ensure that their vehicles are locked."

Maj. Larson adds that it's always a good idea to double check that your garage door is closed and car doors are locked before going to bed.

Police are asking anyone who believes their vehicle may have been burglarized or entered over the weekend to call them, 913-631-2150, to report the crime.

The suspect remains in the custody of the Johnson County Sheriff's Office and is awaiting formal charges. Operation 100 News will update this report to identify the alleged suspect once he is charged on Tuesday afternoon.

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EXCLUSIVE: Five detained as tactical team serves search warrant

Posted: January 15, 2019 - 4:52 a.m.
Updated: January 15, 2019 - 3:16 p.m.

Police confirm five people were detained as the Shawnee Police Department's STAR Team served a search warrant at an eastern Shawnee house early Tuesday morning.

STAR stands for Special Tactics and Response according to the police department's website.

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A man surrenders to police outside the house

Neighbors tell Operation 100 News that the house, 6809 Melrose Lane, is one that the police department is familiar with and a place where officers have recovered at least five stolen vehicles over the last three years.

Major Sam Larson says at around 7 p.m. a patrol officer checked a license plate of a vehicle parked at the address.

"The address that this vehicle was at, was an address we are familiar with in the 6800 block of Melrose," Maj. Larson said. "After an initial investigation, we decided to apply for a search warrant for the home as part of the investigation."

Operation 100 News arrived on the street shortly before 10 p.m. to find officers in defensive positions around the house and near police vehicles in the street. Officers waited outside with rifles and spotlights trained on the house. The Mercedes-Benz SUV still in the driveway with one door standing open.

Police maintained their positions until the STAR Team arrived in the department's Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle (MRAP) just after midnight. The team walked to the front door, where officers could be heard shouting "police, search warrant" and fists pounding on the front door.

Police shout into the house for anyone inside to come out

One of the men detained is walked to a waiting police vehicle

Major Larson says STAR Team members contacted five people at the house.

"One person was taken into custody on an outside warrant and the others were released," Maj. Larson said.

Officers remained on the scene until just after 2:30 a.m.

One of two police K-9s used to search inside the house

"The case will be reviewed by the Johnson County District Attorney's Office for potential charges," Maj. Larson said. "This is still an active investigation by our detectives and we cannot release any additional information on the case."

Larson says the stolen vehicle was recovered and will be returned to its owner.

The Shawnee Police Department's MRAP and a patrol vehicle behind
the Mercedes-Benz SUV which was reportedly stolen from Kansas City, Kansas

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Police search for suspect following Thursday disturbance

Posted: January 4, 2019 - 9:37 a.m.

Shawnee police say they searched twice Thursday evening for a suspect involved in a domestic disturbance.

Major Sam Larson confirms officers responded to the Cottonwood Park Apartments, 6300 block of Widmer Road, for a reported domestic disturbance around 6:45 p.m.

"[There is] not much more information to give on the search, our officers searched the area with one of our K-9s," Maj. Larson said. "We know who the suspect is, we are not going to release a description of him or information about him."

The search took officers into neighborhoods south of Shawnee Mission Parkway along Pflumm Road. The suspect was not located.

"After an initial search of the area, later around 9:45 p.m., we received a call from a resident in the 13500 block of 66th Terrace who thought they heard something suspicious in their backyard, so we checked that area for the suspect," Maj. Larson said.

The suspect was not located in the second search.

Operation 100 News asked if officers saw the suspect at any point. Maj. Larson replied, "yes."

Major Larson also confirmed to Operation 100 News that officers were also out on a call involving the same suspect at the Cottonwood Park Apartments before 2 p.m. Thursday.

No other details have been released.

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Shawnee Police investigating Monday armed robbery

Posted: December 18, 2018 - 12:04 p.m. 


Shawnee Police say they're investigating after three masked suspects robbed a business near 75th Street and Nieman Road on Monday evening.

Major Sam Larson says officers were called to the Azteca Imports, 11226 West 75th Street, around 8 p.m.

Larson says three suspects entered the store, two of them were armed with handguns, and robbed the business.

"We conducted a K-9 track of the area for the suspects with our K-9 unit," Maj. Larson said. "Lenexa PD assisted us with their drone and searched the area as well."

No suspects were located during the search.

"Our Investigations Bureau is working the case and will be reviewing evidence and surveillance cameras in the area," Maj. Larson said.

No suspect descriptions have been released.

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Man steals car with child asleep in backseat

Posted: February 3, 2015 - 3:54am
Updated: February 3, 2015 - 4:52am

A two-year-old is safe after a wild ride this morning in Merriam.

Officers were called to an address in the 7200 block of Eby Drive shortly just after 3:20 a.m. on reports of a vehicle being stolen with a sleeping child in the backseat.

The vehicle, a silver 2007 Toyota Camry was left running when the suspect jumped in the driver's seat and sped off.

Witnesses told police that the suspect was a white male, in his 20s, approximately 5ft 11in tall. He was last seen wearing a brown jacket and blue jeans.

A Lenexa officer located the vehicle with the child still inside, just after 3:30 a.m. on Interstate 35 near Johnson Drive. The suspect was not with the vehicle.

Merriam officers requested assistance from other agencies to set a large perimeter and search with a K-9.

Officers from Lenexa, Olathe, Overland Park, Prairie Village, and Shawnee assisted with holding a perimeter. A K-9 unit was brought in from the Olathe Police Department.

The search was called off at 4:10 a.m. with no suspects located.

No other information has been released at this time.

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Home invasion suspects run from Shawnee officers

Posted: November 15, 2014 - 11:20am
Updated: November 15, 2014 - 11:32am

Shawnee Police spent nearly six hours searching for suspects involved in a home invasion, which occurred in Independence, Missouri overnight. A vehicle taken during the home invasion was found in a Shawnee backyard.

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Major Dan Tennis says Shawnee Police located the stolen vehicle in the 5200 block of Halsey Street around 4 a.m.

"While getting additional units to the scene, another vehicle left the area and two of the three occupants ran on foot from the vehicle," Tennis said in a news release late Saturday morning.

Operation 100 News was monitoring radio traffic and documented that officers called out a felony car stop at 4:50 a.m. near the intersection of 51st Street and Halsey Street. Seconds later an officer could be heard reporting a black male running eastbound behind the houses. See the tweet below this report.

By 5 a.m., officers had surrounded the neighborhood, in order to search for the suspects. Officers involved in the search were instructed to switch their radios to a county-wide tactical channel which utilizes full encryption and can only be monitored by police and fire personnel.

Tennis says, "a perimeter was established to try and locate the two that ran."

At least seven Shawnee police officers, four Lenexa officers, and two officers from Overland Park held a perimeter in the neighborhood for more than two hours. One of the Overland Park units was a K-9 unit, which conducted a search of the area, but was unable to locate anyone.

At 8:40 a.m., Major Tennis told Operation 100 News in an email that officers had contacted one person and were trying to find two more who may have left in another vehicle.

Shawnee Police also called out their Special Tactics And Response team, otherwise known as the STAR Team and a Shawnee K-9 unit. "They were called and then told to disregard. We called them until we figured out we did not have a couple of felons running from the car," Tennis told Operation 100 News.

The final officers returned to service shortly before 10 a.m. Saturday, as a tow truck was removing the stolen vehicle.

Tennis says, "Independence, Mo Police recovered the stolen auto for their case."

Shawnee Police have not released any other information.

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Eight vehicles burglarized, one set on fire in JoCo neighborhood

Posted: June 29, 2014 - 3:38am
Updated: June 29, 2014 - 12:42pm

Overland Park Police continue to investigate after numerous vehicles were burglarized in a neighborhood early Sunday morning, one was set on fire by the burglars.

Police were called to an address just west of 145th Terrace and Metcalf Avenue on reports of a car fire in the driveway around 2:35 a.m.. Overland Park firefighters arrived about three minutes later to find the car engulfed in flames.

As police were on the scene of the of the fire call, a resident just down the street found a vehicle in their driveway had been broken into and some items were missing.

Police found several other vehicles in the same neighborhood had been burglarized and called Leawood Police for assistance with a K-9 search.

Officers from Overland Park and Leawood searched the neighborhood for nearly two hours. No suspects were located.

Overland Park Police public information officer Gary Mason says, "we have eight victims now and one vehicle was set on fire. We believe it was involved with the burglaries, although not usually something these burglars would do to draw attention to themselves."

Police also remind everyone to remove valuables from their vehicles overnight and lock parked vehicles.

"They make it too easy" says Officer Mason.

Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact Overland Park Police at 913-895-6300 or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.

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Two detained following nearly four hour manhunt

Posted: March 11, 2014 - 2:17am
Updated: March 11, 2014 - 5:14am

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Law enforcement officers from at least seven different agencies searched for a suspect in an early morning burglary and at least one vehicle theft.

Around 1:40 a.m., Johnson County Sheriff's Deputies attempted to stop a white Chevrolet Tahoe that had been reported stolen. The vehicle crashed through a fence and took off southbound on Metcalf  Road near 199th Street.

Deputies discontinued their pursuit as the driver turned off all of the vehicle's lights and continued speeding into Miami County, still on Metcalf.

The Miami County Sheriff's Office confirms they were called to a home near 255th Street and Metcalf Road around 2 a.m. after a resident reported had struggled with an unknown man in his garage. The unknown man fled in the resident's tan Acura SUV. A deputy responding to the call quickly located the Acura SUV northbound on Metcalf Road and began to pursue it near 331st Street.

The pursuit went off road and into a field just south of 227th Terrace in Wea Township. The suspect crashed into a tree, heavily damaging the stolen SUV. As the deputy drove to the crash scene, he reported the suspect was running eastbound into the field and the vehicle was on fire.

Miami County Deputies requested assistance from Johnson County agencies to set up a large perimeter in the area.

Deputies from the Johnson County Sheriff's Office, along with officers from numerous Johnson County departments including; Gardner, Leawood, Olathe, Overland Park and Spring Hill.

Those agencies surrounded an area from Metcalf Road east to Rockville Road (Nall in Johnson County) and from 223rd Street south to 231st Street. At least two K-9 units were brought in to search the area.

After about an hour of searching, around 1:50 a.m., a man turned himself in to deputies near the vehicle fire, where the search started.

Deputies arrested a second man in the 21000 block of Metcalf Road for an outstanding warrant. Johnson County Deputies say he was not related to the car chase.

Officers continued to hold their perimeter positions as the area was checked for the possibility of other suspects. A resident in the area reported his dogs had barked at someone in the area. Around 5:00 a.m., all agencies released perimeter positions.

Miami County officials say only one subject was involved in the car chase. The suspect has not been officially identified. Deputies say he was booked on several charges including burglary.

The white Chevrolet Tahoe that was involved in the Johnson County pursuit, was recovered abandoned near the Miami County home where the Acura SUV was stolen.

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Shawnee QuikTrip held up by armed man

Posted: January 5, 2014 - 2:09am
Updated: January 5, 2014 - 11:21am

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Shawnee Police are investigating an early morning robbery at a local convenience store.

Officers were called to the QuikTrip, 11915 Johnson Drive, at 1:12 a.m.. The store is located on the southwest corner of Johnson Drive and Quivira Road. The clerk reported that an unknown man had robbed the store and then fled on foot.



The suspect is described as a white male around 50-years old, with short gray hair. He was last seen wearing a gray sweatshirt, blue jeans and boots.

Police say the man entered the store and asked the clerk for a pack of cigarettes. As the cigarettes and suspect's cash were exchanged, the suspect displayed a "rusty, silver revolver" and demanded cash from the drawer. The clerk handed over the cash, estimated to only be about $20, and was not harmed in the incident.

The suspect was last seen walking west and then south from the store.

Lenexa Police brought in a K-9 unit and conducted an area search. No one was located during the search.

Police continue to investigate.

Anyone with information is asked to call Shawnee Police at 913-631-2155 or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.

The same QuikTrip location was robbed in February 2013. Previous report.

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JoCo bank robbed by armed man

Posted: December 16, 2013 - 9:37pm
Updated: December 16, 2013 - 11:51pm

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Shawnee Police and the FBI are investigating after a man held up the Intrust Bank, located at 19501 W. 65th Terrace in Shawnee. The bank is on the northwest corner of Shawnee Mission Parkway and Barker Road, about a mile and a half west of Interstate 435.

Police say at approximately 1:35 p.m. Monday a man armed with a sawed-off shotgun, wearing camouflage and a brown jacket, robbed the bank of an undetermined amount of cash. The man ran northbound from the bank into a wooded area.


Officers from Shawnee and Lenexa set up a perimeter in the area and searched through the woods with a K-9. Kansas City, Missouri Police brought in their helicopter to assist in searching from above.

Shawnee Police Department spokesperson, Major Bill Hisle says, "at approximately 3:00 p.m. a person of interest was located in a wooded area north of the bank and taken into custody."

County booking records show a, 21-year-old, Lee's Summit, Missouri man was arrested and is lodged at the Johnson County Central Booking Center in Olathe. The man is yet to be charged and his name has not officially been released. He is being held without bond and is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday.

No injuries were reported during the robbery or the search that followed.

The case remains under investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Shawnee Police.

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PHOTOS: One in custody following low speed car chase

Posted: December 16, 2013 - 4:07am
Updated: December 16, 2013 - 4:59am

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Interstate 435 is back open following an early morning car chase.
 
Overland Park Police started a low speed pursuit of a black Acura passenger car on westbound Interstate 435 around 2:45 Monday morning. Officers reported the vehicle's speed to be 17 miles per hour and approaching the Quivira Road overpass.

Speeds ranged between two and 10 miles per hour for the majority of the 25 minute pursuit. 

Pursuing officers reported the driver nearly struck the concrete jersey barrier at least once.

Overland Park Police were able to get spike strips out in front of the vehicle, just west of Quivira Road. The first set of spikes only hit the right side tires of the vehicle. The driver accelerated to just over 40 mile per hour, with officers right behind him.

As the pursuit crossed into Lenexa, officers were there with a second set of spike strips in the vehicle's path. The second set of spikes deflated all four of the vehicle's tires just before the Interstate 435 intersection with Interstate 35.

The driver continued westbound on I-435 to just before Lackman Road, where his vehicle came to a stop sideways across the highway and only about three miles from where the pursuit had started 25 minutes earlier.

Once stopped, the driver continued to ignore officers and could be seen moving around in the driver's seat of the stopped vehicle.

Police from Overland Park, Lenexa and Shawnee closed both directions of the I-435 between Kansas Highway 10 and Interstate 35. 

About 20 minutes after the vehicle stopped, officers approached in a patrol vehicle and were able to take the driver into custody without further incident.

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Johnson County Med-Act was called to check the driver for possible injuries. He refused any treatment at the scene and remained in police custody.

Police are still investigating why the man chose not to stop for officers.

All eastbound lanes were reopened before 4 a.m.. Westbound lanes reopened about 4:17 a.m.. A tow truck removed the suspect vehicle from the right shoulder just before 5 a.m..

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One serious injury reported in early morning burglary

Posted: November 9, 2013 - 12:59am
Updated: November 9, 2013 - 1:14am

Merriam Police are investigating after two men reportedly broke into a home in the 9500 block of 59th Terrace early Saturday.

The call started when someone inside the home called 9-1-1 and left the line open. Dispatchers couldn't hear much on the phone and sent officers to check the address.

Officers arrived to learn that two men had broken in and battered the two residents. One of the residents sustained a serious injury, possibly after being struck with a baseball bat.

One suspect was detained by officers and the second suspect is said to still be at large. He is only described as a white male, wearing camouflage.

Shawnee Police sent several officers to assist Merriam with holding a perimeter in the area and Lenexa Police sent a K-9 to attempt to track the suspect. The track did not turn up any leads on the second suspect's whereabouts.

Johnson County Med-Act transported the residents of the address to an area hospital to be checked out.

Police say the incident remains under investigation. A public information officer was not immediately available to comment on the incident.

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Car chase leads to arrest of Topeka carjacking & kidnapping suspects in Kansas City, KS

Posted: September 30, 2013 - 2:19am
Updated: September 30, 2013 - 2:42pm

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Law Enforcement officers from several agencies converged on Kansas City, Kansas this morning after a vehicle from an armed carjacking, in Topeka, was spotted on Interstate 70.

Kansas Turnpike Authority Troopers say they attempted to stop a vehicle on eastbound I-70 after it sped through a toll booth in Leavenworth County around 12:30 a.m. Monday.

Troopers also learned that the vehicle had been reported stolen after being taken in an armed carjacking late Sunday night in Topeka.

The driver of the vehicle failed to yield and led Troopers on a nearly 15 mile pursuit. The chase ended when the driver tried to exit to northbound Turner Diagonal (College Parkway). The suspect vehicle crashed off the side of the exit ramp. Troopers immediately reported that two people running south from the vehicle towards the BPU (Board of Public Utilities) building, located at 6742 Riverview Avenue.

As two troopers chased the suspects, Kansas City, Kansas officers arrived at the crash scene where two people, a man and a woman, were found in the trunk of the crashed vehicle. The two told officers that they had been forced into the trunk at gunpoint.

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Kansas City, Kansas police and State Troopers surrounded the area for a police canine to conduct a search. Kansas City, Missouri Police brought in their helicopter to search from above.

About 45 minutes after the crash, the police helicopter spotted both suspects laying down in a wooded area between the Interstate and the BPU fence.

Authorities say both suspects were taken into custody, at 1:33 a.m., and held by KCK Police until detectives from Topeka arrived to take custody.

Topeka Police also sent a crime scene technician to assist with recovering evidence.

Authorities say the suspects will likely face a number of charges including kidnapping.

One of the suspects reported a minor injury and was evaluated by medics. The victims of the carjacking did not report any injuries.

No other details were immediately available.

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Child shot in Mission; nearby school temporarily placed on lock down.

Posted: April 16, 2013 - 11:19am
Updated: April 17, 2013 - 12:24am

Update:

Mission Police say the teenager and the victim are cousins. The 6-year-old victim is expected to recover from her injuries. Police continue to investigate why the teenager had a handgun.

Police say the case will be forwarded to the Johnson County District Attorney's office who will decide if any charges are filed.

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Authorities confirm to Operation 100 News that a child was shot by a teenager in Mission this morning.

The incident occurred in the 6000 block of Martway shortly after 11 a.m.. The child is said to be in serious condition.

Initial reports indicate the shooting to be accidental in nature and that the firearm was recovered and secured at the scene.

A source familiar with the incident tells Operation 100 News that Shawnee Mission Horizons High School, located at Johnson Drive and Lamar, was placed on lock down as a precaution. That lock down was lifted before 12:15 p.m..

Mission Police quickly established a perimeter in the area and used a K-9 from the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department to search the area for the suspect. Multiple agencies assisted Mission Police with the search for the 14-year-old suspect. The immediate searches of the area ended without a suspect being located. He was located and taken into custody at 12:10 p.m., just a short distance from the scene

The child victim is said to a 6-year-old girl, with a single gunshot wound to the lower leg. She has been transported to Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri.

The suspect is described as a 14-year-old, Hispanic male wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and possibly did not have shoes. Again, he was apprehended just after 12:10 p.m. a short distance from the scene.

Anyone with information is asked to call Mission Police at 913-676-8300 or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.

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Fourth JoCo convenience store robbed in eight days

Posted: February 20, 2013 - 3:09am
Updated: February 20, 2013 - 1:24pm

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Shawnee Police are investigating the armed robbery of another area convenience store, the fourth such robbery in eight day's time. Links to earlier stories can be found below.

Officers were dispatched to the QuikTrip, 11915 Johnson Drive, at 2:36 a.m. Tuesday. The store is located on the southwest corner of Johnson Drive and Quivira Road.

Police say a male suspect entered the store and displayed a handgun. The suspect ordered the clerk to give him the money out of the cash register, the clerk complied and the suspect left in an unknown direction.

The suspect is described as a black male, approximately 6'2" tall and 200 lbs. He was last seen wearing dark pants, a dark hooded sweatshirt, ski mask or bandanna and sunglasses.

Officers searched the area with a K-9 but, were unable to locate a suspect.

No injuries were reported.

This morning's robbery is the fourth armed robbery of a Johnson County convenience store in the last eight days. The first was reported February 12th in Shawnee [link]. The next two both occurred in Overland Park on February 16th [link] and 17th [link]. Shawnee Police say they continue to investigate the possibility that this robbery is related to other robberies that have occurred recently in the Johnson County area.

Anyone with information on this morning's incident is asked to call Shawnee Police at 913-631-2155 or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.

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