PHOTOS: Overland Park Police investigating apparent murder-suicide

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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Driver critically injured in rollover accident; vehicle also struck a tree

Posted: January 16, 2013 - 6:12am
Updated: January 16, 2013 - 8:27am

Overland Park Police say they are investigating after a vehicle rolled and collided with a tree shortly at approximately 5:35 this morning.

The accident occurred in the 11500 block of Mastin Street. Police arrived on the scene to report that it appeared the vehicle had rolled and came to rest upright.

In a statement, Police Public Information Officer Gary Mason says "preliminary investigation indicates the driver was traveling at a high speed and lost control. The vehicle rolled over and struck a tree."

Officer Mason also confirms that the male driver suffered critical injuries. The man is said to be in his late 20's.

The department's Traffic Safety Unit continues to investigate.

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Possible explosive found in Overland Park apartment complex

Posted: October 30, 2012 - 11:25am
Updated: October 30, 2012 - 12:05pm

The Overland Park Fire Department was called to the Wycliff West Apartments in the 10500 block of Mastin Street shortly before 11 this morning.

Fire officials say they were called after someone found what they believed to be a stick of dynamite near a dumpster. The person transported the possible explosive to the apartment clubhouse, where an employee called 911.

The Overland Park Police Department's Bomb Squad was called to the scene to investigate the item. An area around the clubhouse was secured according to a news release.

The item was determined to be a road flare. Officials say there is no danger of an explosion and the road flare has been removed from the premises. All roads have been reopened around the complex.

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