Police say Ashley Harlan, located and safe

Posted: December 11, 2011 - 1:46pm 
Updated: December 23, 2011 - 11:50am


Updated: Olathe Police say that Ashley has been located and is safe. Police will not be releasing any further information regarding the case and no charges are expected. She was confirmed located December 22nd. Harlan had not been seen since she ran away from a foster home on December 6, 2011.

Active Missing Persons:

Ryan A. Bradley - Olathe, Kansas - Last seen October 9, 2011

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Olathe Police say, 16-year-old Ashley K. Harlan ran away from a foster home on December 6, 2011. She has not been seen since.

Ashley is described as a white female with blonde hair and hazel eyes. She is 5'2" tall and 160lbs. Ashley is known to have friends in Johnson County and Miami County as well as at the University of Kansas in Lawrence.

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Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call Olathe Police Detective Kenton Thompson at (913) 971-7790 or (913) 971-6950. Information may also be submitted anonymously to the Greater Kansas City Crimestoppers TIPS Hotline at (816) 474-TIPS (8477)

All information provided by the Olathe Police Department.

Ashley K. Harlan
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Rollover accident on Interstate 35, December 11th

Posted: December 11, 2011 - 8:12am
Updated: December 11, 2011 - 1:08pm

Kansas City Scout Traffic camera 7:59 a.m.

At 7:55 a.m., Olathe Fire, Police and the Kansas Highway Patrol were dispatched to a rollover traffic accident on Interstate 35 in Olathe. Police were first to arrive on the scene and reported two vehicles were involved. Both vehicles came to rest on the outside shoulder of the Interstate, just north of 127th Street.

Olathe Fire arrived and confirmed that there were two vehicles involved, one of which sustained "heavy damage" when it rolled over and the other with "moderate damage."

Kansas City Scout Traffic camera 8:05 a.m.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 24-year-old, Daniel Guevara-Hernandez, of Olathe, was driving a 1997 Nissan passenger car northbound on Interstate 35. Guevara-Hernandez allegedly lost control in the wet conditions and struck the second vehicle causing it to roll.


The second vehicle was a 2000 Isuzu SUV occupied by 42-year-old, Fernando Kuripet and 40-year-old, Josefina Diaz, both of Olathe.

The Kansas Highway Patrol says that Diaz suffered serious injuries, when the vehicle rolled, and had to be extricated from the SUV by the Olathe Fire Department. Guevara-Hernandez and Kuripet both suffered minor injuries. All three people were properly restrained at the time of the accident and were transported to an area hospital by Johnson County Med-Act.

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John Mattox announced as Shawnee Fire's new Chief

Posted: December 10, 2011 - 3:30pm

Shawnee City Manager Carol Gonzales announced recently that effective Monday, December 12th, Deputy Fire Chief John Mattox will be the department's new Fire Chief. John Mattox has been the Acting Fire Chief since September, when Jeff Hudson retired after 36 years with the Shawnee Fire Department. Hudson's last 10 years with the department were as Chief.

"John's extensive experience in the fire service, the roles he has played regionally and nationally in professional associations, and his formal and continuing education have prepared him well for this leadership role. The fire service is a changing industry, and I believe John Mattox is the best person to lead our outstanding department into the future," says City Manager Carol Gonzales.

Chief John Mattox began his fire service career as a volunteer in 1979, with the Edwardsville, Kansas Fire Department. He became a full time firefighter in 1986, was promoted to the rank of Captain in 1987 and another promotion to the rank of Assistant Fire Chief in 2000. Mattox joined the Shawnee Fire Department in 2001 as the city's Fire Marshal. In 2009, Shawnee reclassified the Fire Marshal position to Deputy Fire Chief and John was promoted to that position.

Mattox graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor's Degree in Management and Human Relations from Mid America Nazarene University. He is also a graduate of the Certified Public Manager (CPM) program through the University of Kansas. Chief Mattox is very active and has served in leadership positions in a variety of professional organizations. He currently serves as the President of the Kansas Chapter of the International Association of Arson Investigators and is the past Chairman of the Eastern Kansas Multi-County Arson Task Force, as well as a long time member of the Fire Marshals Association of Kansas.

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Leawood Officer needs assistance call

Posted: December 10, 2011 - 6:38am
Updated: December 10, 2011 - 7:14am

At 6:20 a.m., Saturday Morning, Leawood Police were called to an address in the 12600 block of Fairway Street. The caller reported a juvenile male subject who was "out of control" and refusing to leave the address.

Leawood Police arrived and were confronted by an "extremely intoxicated male." That male became combative with the officers who requested emergency assistance at that time. The call for assistance was relayed to Police Officers throughout Johnson County. Officers from Olathe, Lenexa, Prairie Village and the Johnson County Sheriff's Office all sent Officers to assist. All of those officers were allowed to disregard the call a few minutes later and the situation was reported to be stable.

Leawood Officers reported that they tazed the juvenile three times. Reports indicate that the male is a "17-year-old" who had reportedly consumed numerous illegal narcotics with alcohol. He was transported by Med-Act, to an area hospital for further evaluation. One Police Officer was reportedly "popped in the eye" while on the scene. The officers injuries were considered minor and he refused any treatment on scene.

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Single vehicle rollover accident

Posted: December 10, 2011 - 2:57am
Updated: December 10, 2011 - 4:59am

The Miami County Sheriff's Office is investigating this morning after a vehicle rolled over in southern Miami County.

Miami County EMS, the Louisburg Fire Department along with the Drexel, Missouri Fire Department were dispatched just before 2:25 a.m. to 367th Street approximately one-quarter of a mile west of New Lancaster Road. Drexel Fire reported one vehicle rolled onto its side with one person trapped.

The patient, described as a 25-year-old male, was transported to a Kansas City area trauma center with head and multiple other injuries. The man was in critical condition at the time he was transported.

There have been no updates made available as to his current condition. The cause of the accident remains under investigation.

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