VIDEO: Vehicle crashes through JoCo storefront, injuring employee inside

Posted: January 9, 2014 - 10:24am
Updated: January 10, 2014 - 12:42am

Olathe Police are investigating after a vehicle crashed through the front of a payday loans and check cashing business this morning.

The incident was reported around 10:15 Thursday morning at Ameribest Payday Loans & Check Cashing, located at 12705 S. Mur-Len Road. The business is on the southeast corner of 127th Street and S. Mur-Len Road.

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Olathe Fire crews arrived to report the vehicle was completely inside the business and had pinned a female employee's legs against a file cabinet.

Firefighters worked for just under 10 minutes to free the woman's legs. Her injuries are said to be minor and she has been transported to an area hospital for further treatment.

Olathe Police say the driver of the vehicle was a 65-year-old female that was attempting to park her vehicle when the accident occurred. The vehicle crashed through the front of the business where a female employee in her 50's was working.

The driver of the vehicle was not injured and was released at the scene.

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Shawnee QuikTrip held up by armed man

Posted: January 5, 2014 - 2:09am
Updated: January 5, 2014 - 11:21am

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Shawnee Police are investigating an early morning robbery at a local convenience store.

Officers were called to the QuikTrip, 11915 Johnson Drive, at 1:12 a.m.. The store is located on the southwest corner of Johnson Drive and Quivira Road. The clerk reported that an unknown man had robbed the store and then fled on foot.



The suspect is described as a white male around 50-years old, with short gray hair. He was last seen wearing a gray sweatshirt, blue jeans and boots.

Police say the man entered the store and asked the clerk for a pack of cigarettes. As the cigarettes and suspect's cash were exchanged, the suspect displayed a "rusty, silver revolver" and demanded cash from the drawer. The clerk handed over the cash, estimated to only be about $20, and was not harmed in the incident.

The suspect was last seen walking west and then south from the store.

Lenexa Police brought in a K-9 unit and conducted an area search. No one was located during the search.

Police continue to investigate.

Anyone with information is asked to call Shawnee Police at 913-631-2155 or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.

The same QuikTrip location was robbed in February 2013. Previous report.

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15-year-old driver critically injured in collision with tree

Posted: January 2, 2014 - 1:48am
Updated: January 2, 2014 - 2:02am

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Johnson County Sheriff's Deputies are investigating after a 15-year-old crashed a car into a tree this morning just outside of Olathe.

The accident was initially dispatched as a car fire, on 167th Street east of U.S. 169 Highway in Olathe Township. Olathe Police arrived on the scene at 1:12 a.m. to find the vehicle fully engulfed. Officers discovered that the driver had been thrown from the vehicle and immediately requested an ambulance.


Johnson County Med-Act and Johnson County Fire District No. 2 reported the driver's injuries to be critical. His injuries are said to include a broken leg.

The vehicle was very heavily damaged in the collision. One source tells Operation 100 News that the vehicle's front bumper was nearly touching the firewall. The tree is said to be 20-25 feet off of the roadway.

The driver has only been identified as a 15-year-old male and Olathe resident. The vehicle involved belongs to his parents and he is believed to have taken off in the car without their permission or knowledge.

Sheriff's Deputies continue to investigate and no other details were immediately available.

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PHOTO: Man critical after more than 30-foot fall from bridge

Posted: January 1, 2014 - 3:47am
Updated: January 3, 2014 - 9:29am

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Shawnee Police are investigating after an 18-year-old man reportedly fell 25-35 feet from a bridge to the creek below early on New Year's Day.

The incident was reported around 3:30 a.m. in the 6200 block of Woodland Drive. A friend of the victim told police that the man was walking on the bridge's concrete guardrail when he slipped on ice and fell off the bridge to the ground below.


Johnson County Med-Act reported the man's injuries to be critical.

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Shawnee firefighters worked for about seven minutes to secure the man and bring him back up to the roadway.

Med-Act transported the man to Overland Park Regional Medical Center.

Officers believe the incident may have been alcohol related.

Police remained on the scene investigating the incident until about 4:45 a.m..

In the days since the incident, Shawnee Police spokesperson Major Bill Hisle says the man has been upgraded to stable condition.

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Two people are critical after a rollover accident

Posted: January 1, 2014 - 3:29am
Updated: January 1, 2014 - 4:01am

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Two people were critically injured when their vehicle left the roadway and rolled over. The vehicle came to rest on its roof in a creek.

The accident was reported shortly before 3:15 a.m. in the 25800 block of Hospital Drive in Hillsdale Township.

Fire crews from Johnson County Fire District No. 2 reported two people were injured and both were in critical condition.

A LifeFlight Eagle helicopter responded to the scene and transporting one of the injured from the scene to a Kansas City trauma center. The second person was transported by Miami County EMS to Overland Park Regional Medical Center.

No other information was immediately available.

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