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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15-year-old girl recovering after Sunday evening shooting

Posted: December 24, 2018 - 9:44 a.m.
Updated: December 24, 2018 - 12:39 p.m.

Lenexa police say a shooting victim who was transported to the hospital from an address in their city was reportedly shot in Shawnee.

Around 10:30 p.m. Sunday, Lenexa officers were dispatched to respond with Johnson County Med-Act for a female who had been shot.

Deputy Police Chief Dawn Layman of the Lenexa Police Department says the shooting is believed to have happened in Shawnee.

"We notified Shawnee, and Shawnee PD responded to the Overland Park Regional and contacted the victim," Dep. Chief Layman told Operation 100 News on Monday morning.

Sources have confirmed to Operation 100 News that the shooting victim is a 15-year-old girl who was shot once in the chest. She was transported to Overland Park Regional Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.

Several Shawnee officers were dispatched to check the area of the Cottonwood Park Apartments, near 63rd Street and Widmer Road. It is unclear if those officers located a scene.

The Shawnee Police Department's online activity log includes a case number classified as "assault/battery" in the 6300 block of Cottonwood Drive. The description of the case number only states, "information on a juvenile."

Major Sam Larson of the Shawnee Police Department says they don't have many details about the incident.

"It was reported to us that the incident occurred in the 6300 block of Cottonwood earlier in the evening last night," Maj. Larson said. "We have no suspect information at this time, and we did not have any calls of shots fired in the area."

According to Larson, the victim was treated and released from the hospital.

"Our detectives in our Investigations Bureau continue to investigate the case," Maj. Larson said.

Police are asking anyone with information about this incident to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.

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Delivery driver carjacked in Shawnee apartment complex

Posted: February 15, 2016 - 12:24pm

Shawnee Police say they are investigating after a Pizza Hut delivery driver was robbed by three suspects late Sunday night.

Shawnee Police with the alleged suspects' vehicle in the 6200 block of Rene Street
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In a news release early Monday afternoon, Shawnee Police Major Dan Tennis says the aggravated robbery occurred around 11 p.m. Sunday in the 6300 block of Widmer Road.

The victim told police that three people robbed him while he was delivering pizza in the Cottonwood Park Apartments. One of the suspects was allegedly armed with a silver handgun.

"They took his money and his vehicle," Major Tennis said. "He was not injured."

"Officers located the victim's 2013 Kia Soul and the alleged suspects' 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix in the 6200 block of Rene Street," the release says.

Major Tennis says officers arrested a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old, both have addresses in Kansas City, Kansas. Both of the juveniles were arrested without incident. A third suspect ran from police.

Operation 100 News was in the 6200 block of Rene after 3 a.m. as a police K-9 searched backyards for the suspect. Officers were not able to locate anyone.

Shawnee Police with the alleged suspects' vehicle in the 6200 block of Rene Street
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"Detectives are still working on the case," Tennis says in the release. "They have a good idea who the third person is and are working this morning to locate him."

Police have not released a description or any other information regarding the third suspect.

Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to call the Shawnee Police Department at 913-631-2150 or the TIPS hotline at 816-474-8477.

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