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
Johnson County Sheriff's Office booking photo

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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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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Accident scene marked in red. Road closures in yellow.
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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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PHOTOS: Police vehicle involved in injury accident

Posted: September 30, 2014 - 4:38am
Updated: September 30, 2014 - 8:54am

A Lenexa Police vehicle collided with a Honda Civic
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A Lenexa Police Department Chevrolet Tahoe was involved in an accident early Tuesday.

The accident occurred shortly after 1 a.m. at the intersection of Santa Fe Trail Drive and 101st Terrace.

Lenexa Police say the officer was driving south on Santa Fe Trail Drive when the driver of the Honda Civic ran the stop sign, in front of the officer, and was struck by the patrol vehicle. The officer was on routine patrol and was not on the way to a call, according to a police officer at the crash scene.

Master Police Officer Dan Friesen says the driver of the Honda Civic was transported to an area hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. The officer was not treated for injuries.

The police vehicle ended up partially down a small embankment, just short of the railroad tracks. The Civic came to a stop a short distance south of the intersection and was heavily damaged on the driver's side. Both vehicles had airbags deploy in the crash.

The Shawnee Police Department is assisting with the accident investigation, due to a Lenexa officer being involved.

Lenexa Fire on the scene of the crash
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Lenexa Police on the scene of the crash
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The wrecked Lenexa Police Tahoe
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The wrecked Lenexa Police Tahoe after being pulled up the embankment
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Lenexa Police on the scene of the crash
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The vehicle that was struck by the Police Tahoe
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Lenexa Police and Fire on the scene with the tow truck
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Early morning fire at popular JoCo watering hole

Posted: August 21, 2012 - 3:01am
Updated: August 21, 2012 - 4:46am

Lenexa firefighters were called to Jerry's Bait Shop, 13412 Santa Fe Trail Drive, shortly before 2:40 a.m., after employees reported an odor of smoke in the bar area on the first floor. One fire unit was dispatched to investigate the source of the odor. By 2:45 a.m., that fire crew ordered a full alarm response for a building fire, after locating heavy smoke on the second floor.

Several other Lenexa Fire units along with one from the Overland Park Fire Department, responded to assist on the call. Units on scene reported fire visible from the exterior sides of the building.

The fire was reportedly knocked down within about 15 minutes. Interior crews also reported several soft spots in the floor and advised all units to use caution in the fire room. The fire was confirmed to be under control at 3:25 a.m..

No injuries have been reported. Johnson County Med-Act is standing by at the scene and assisting in keeping firefighters hydrated.

Lenexa Police say the upstairs of the address is a single apartment and an office area. The resident of the apartment was asleep inside when she was contacted by bar employees who told her to evacuate.

Lenexa Firefighters say they believe the fire started in the upstairs office. Smoke from that fire alerted bar employees to the fire. Those employees contacted the upstairs resident. Firefighters say the apartment and the bar both sustained minor damage.

Crews report smoke and water damage to the first floor of the building and have requested a response from Johnson County Health officials.

The Shawnee Fire Department had one unit assigned to fill-in at Lenexa Fire station one, until off-duty personnel was able to staff the reserve apparatus and standby at that station. The Shawnee crew was allowed to return to Shawnee around 4 a.m..

The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Officials have not released a damage estimate at this time.

Operation 100 News was first to report this story at 2:45 a.m.. No details from any other media until after 4:40 a.m..

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