Decomposing body identified as missing Roeland Park woman

Posted: February 3, 2014 - 12:52am
Updated: February 5, 2014 - 2:17pm

Sandra Herron-Burns

Roeland Park Police and the Johnson County Sheriff's Office are investigating after a decomposing body was discovered in a wooded area Sunday evening in the 4800 block of Roe Avenue.

Police have identified the person as 43-year-old, Sandra Herron-Burns, who was reported missing in December.

Authorities say she was identified using fingerprint records. An autopsy is scheduled to determine a cause of death.

Her body was found just a short distance from where she was last seen on December 9th. Surveillance video captured Herron-Burns leaving the Price Chopper store at 4950 Roe Boulevard and she had not been seen since. Operation 100 News report on Sandra Herron-Burns disappearance.

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Police searching for missing woman

Posted: December 11, 2013 - 4:14am

Roeland Park Police are asking for the public's assistance in locating a missing woman.

Sandra K. Herron-Burns, 43
Missing from Roeland Park, Kansas
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Police say Sandra K. Herron-Burns, 43, was last seen on Monday at the Price Chopper, 4950 Roe Boulevard. Her cell phone and other belongings were found inside her apartment. Police were called to her apartment at The Boulevard Apartments after she did not show up for an appointment with Johnson County Mental Health.

She is described as a white female, 5ft 4in tall, 150lbs, with long black hair. She is schizophrenic with paranoid tendencies and PTSD. She does not have access to a vehicle and is believed to be on foot.

The Kansas Highway Patrol brought in a helicopter with FLIR, or Forward Looking Infared, to assist in searching nearby wooded areas for any signs of body heat. The helicopter search, early Wednesday morning, did not turn up any new leads for police.

Foul play is not suspected in her disappearance.

Anyone with information on here whereabouts is asked to contact Roeland Park Police 913-677-3363 or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.

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One person killed in a single vehicle accident

Posted: February 25, 2013 - 2:38am
Updated: February 25, 2013 - 5:48am

Prairie Village Police are investigating what caused a single vehicle accident this morning.

Police and fire crews were called to the 6700 block of Roe Avenue around 2:10 a.m.. Mission Police had been checking the area following reports of a suspicious vehicle in their city and were first to arrive at the crash scene. Officers reported that the driver appeared to be unresponsive.

Johnson County Med-Act and Consolidated Fire District No. 2 arrived on the scene to report the accident involved one vehicle which was heavily damaged in a front yard. Crews pronounced the male driver dead at the scene a short time later.

Police say the vehicle, a white Suzuki Forenza, was traveling southbound on Roe Avenue when the driver lost control, left the roadway and struck a tree.

Officers are also investigating the possibility that the crashed vehicle is the same one that Roeland Park and Mission officers were looking for following a report of a suspicious vehicle near 51st Street and Roe Boulevard. There are also reports that the vehicle may be stolen.

The Shawnee Police Department's Traffic Safety Unit is assisting with the crash investigation.

Prairie Village Police dispatchers say that Roe Avenue remains closed as the investigation continues.

No other details were immediately available.

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Hit & Run crash seriously injures man in Roeland Park

Posted: July 28, 2012 - 2:19am
Updated: July 28, 2012 - 3:21am

Roeland Park Police are investigating after a vehicle struck a pedestrian, and fled from the scene. Police say the accident occurred around 1:50 a.m., near the intersection of 48th Street and Roe Boulevard.

Johnson County Med-Act reported the victim to be a male in his "mid 30's" with serious injuries. Witnesses to the accident tell Investigators that the collision threw the man about 20-30 feet.

The suspect vehicle, only described as a yellow or orange hatchback, was last seen southbound on Roe Boulevard. Police say the vehicle will have "significant damage to the front end and likely a damaged windshield."

Anyone with information regarding the accident, the location of the suspect vehicle or the driver of the vehicle is urged to call Roeland Park Police 913-677-3363 or the TIPS Hotline 816-474-TIPS (8477). Callers to the TIPS Hotline can remain anonymous.

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