Here's a collection of metro Kansas City crime links and a quick highlight of the constant Summer discourse regarding rising crime . . .
Watch: Local mom Rosilyn Temple gives heartfelt cry for help to stop the violence in KC
There is no doubt to Ms. Temple's commitment to stop violence but it's also worth noting that a great deal of her advocacy is against gun rights and her position is funded in part and widely promoted by local law enforcement agencies.
Like it or not, Kansas City metro police officials and consultants and are increasingly joining the argument against 2nd Amendment rights as local violence escalates.
Accordingly, here's the rundown of today's important violence news links . . .
Deadly KCMO Rundown
'It's just been a tragedy of a week'
Kansas City police are investigating three separate homicides the happened within a 12-hour span Sunday. Police found 36-year-old Gabriel J. Edgar on I-435 near Eastwood Trafficway around 3:45 a.m. About an hour later, police say a man was shot and killed at 9th Street and Harrison. Then, around 3 p.m.
Inner-Suburban Crime Spree
Second man charged in deadly Grandview shooting that began as argument
GRANDVIEW, Mo. -- Prosecutors filed charges Monday against a second person in connection with a deadly shooting in Grandview. Steven Samson, 29, faces one count of second-degree murder and one count of armed criminal action in the death of 41-year-old Dennis Maurice Gordon Jr. Police found Gordon dead in the street near White Ave.
Police Want To Talk To This Golden Ghetto Hottie About Her Finances
Overland Park police seeks help identifying theft suspect
The Overland Park Police Department is seeking assistance identifying a female suspect in an auto theft and criminal use of a financial card. Police said they took an auto theft report in the 9600 block of Perry on Aug. 7. The victim said she left her purse and wallet inside the vehicle.
Hottie Suburban Dude Wanted
Lenexa police asking for help to identify burglar caught on camera
The Lenexa Police Department is asking for help to identify a burglar caught on camera last week. Police said this individual was caught on camera stealing from a trailer parked behind a business in the 12200 block of West 88th Street. The back of his shirt says "Hot Rod Express" which is a business in Blue Springs, Missouri.
Raytown Road Rage Pops Off
Road rage argument leads to gunfire in Raytown, two arrested
Raytown, MO - A road rage argument led to gunfire outside a store on 63rd Street during the noon hour today, according to police.They say people in two cars had been arguing, and one of the people pulled out a gun and shot at the other car.
JoCo Bike Bandit Confronts Hard Time
Overland Park bank robber on bike sentenced to prison | The Kansas City Star
An Overland Park bank robber who used a bicycle to make his getaway was sentenced to three years and one month in federal prison for the November 2017 robbery of a Capital Federal bank branch.
Desperately Seeking Info
Reward increased to $5,000 for tips leading to arrest, charges in KCK homicide cases
An organization working to solve criminal cases throughout the Kansas City area is increasing the reward money for tips given in one metro city. The Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers TIPS Hotline, a program of the Metropolitan Crime Commission, has been receiving anonymous tips from the community since 1982.
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She can cry all she wants, it hasn’t stopped her people from murdering anybody, maybe she’s crying because she see’s her fat check disappearing?
ReplyDeleteMs. Temple is probably just another bullhorn for Slie and is pushing his failed agenda. Sadly they do not want to admit that bad people in the crime ridden areas is the real cause of the crime is.
ReplyDeleteEliminate the bad people and the majority of the crime disappears.
Mothers in Charge is just one of the many many ineffective and totally unaccountable fake anti-crime nonprofits who make millions of dollars from government, foundations, and corporations disappear into thin air year after year.
ReplyDeleteA complete sham.
Hard to overstate the offensive uselessness of these advocacy groups. Imagine all those dollars that might be useful just flushed down the drain.
ReplyDeleteIf KC took all the money that was doled out to all of these ineffective groups and “advocates,” they could hire more cops. While I’m sure Temple and all the others are well-intentioned, the current programs are obviously not working.
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