Friday night starts off with a youngster shot in a Northland Target parking lot.
And then we're seeing various gunfire reports around Midtown going east and JoCo denizens confused by fireworks vs. shooting. Right now, check some of the top recent stories on all things related to local crime, police action, court cases suspected misdeeds and more . . .
Northland Kansas City Youngster Targeted
1 shot in parking lot of Northland Target store Friday night
Police say victim has non-life-threatening injuries {copyShortcut} to copy Link copied! 1 shot in parking lot of Northland Target store Friday night Police say victim has non-life-threatening injuries {copyShortcut} to copy Link copied! A 15-year-old boy was shot in the parking lot of a Northland Target store Friday night, Kansas City police said.The shooting was reported at 8:14 p.m.
Local Assault & H Crackdown
Heroin dealer charged in Lee's Summit woman's death
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Lee's Summit man is facing a second-degree murder charge for the death of a woman from a heroin overdose. Jackson County prosecutors on Friday charged Jared M. Daniels, 28, with one count of second-degree murder and delivery of a controlled substance.
Working-Class Crime Alleged Inside The Loop
Downtown KC hotel employee accused of crashing guest's car in hit-and-run
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Kansas City hotel employee is accused of a hit and run while on the job. According to Kansas City Police, a woman who works for the Hampton Inn by Hilton at 8th and Walnut was valeting cars last weekend.
Help Police Find Creeper
Man wanted after looking into windows outside KCK houses
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Police in Kansas City, Kansas want the public's help to find a man who peeps into homes. Police said the man peeked into windows recently in neighborhoods near 45th Street and Wood and Maggie Lanes. The man tried to get into some of those houses even when residents saw him.
Investigation Into Gangs Of Kansas City After Deadly Tequila Bar Mass Shooting
Tequila KC shooting suspects linked to gangs, records show
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - While authorities have not determined the motive behind a deadly weekend shooting at the Tequila KC Bar, more is coming to light about the two suspects' ties to vast criminal networks. Security video inside the Kansas City, Kansas, bar appearing to look for someone before they began shooting, killing four victims and injuring five others.
Local Murder Case Resolution
KC man sentenced to 25 years in prison for fatal shooting of 18-year-old woman
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Kansas City man will spend more than two decades in prison for shooting and killing an 18-year-old woman in 2017. Anton Hunter, 21, was sentenced to 25 years in prison by a Jackson County judge on Friday.
JoCo Adult Teen Confronts Double Sex Assault Accusations
Olathe man, 18, charged with rape of two women
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - An 18-year-old Olathe man will make his first appearance in Johnson County District Court on Friday afternoon after being charged with raping two women. Johnson County prosecutors charged Elijah Miguel Hernandez with crimes in two separate incidents.
Jackson County Justice Redux
Family hopes for justice after investigation reopens into 2017 fatal shooting by deputy
Family members of a Kansas City man shot and killed by a Jackson County deputy outside a Raytown Walmart are hoping for justice after the prosecutor reopened the case.Two years after Rachel Sneed's husband was killed, she said her family is still hurting."My daughter, we just got to the point
More Deeds On Police Inferno
Attorney says 2018 KCPD warehouse fire ruined half of stored evidence
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- More than a year after a devastating fire at a Kansas City Police Department evidence warehouse, we're starting to learn just how widespread the damage might be. A KCPD warehouse storing evidence of crimes went up in flames August 23, 2018.
Tragic Kansas Crash Tonight
3 killed in crash on US 59 south of Lawrence, Kansas Highway Patrol says
Two-vehicle wreck reported about 6 p.m. -- 3 killed in crash on US 59 south of Lawrence, Kansas Highway Patrol says Two-vehicle wreck reported about 6 p.m. -- Three people were killed in a crash Friday on U.S.
Show-Me Outbreak In Missouri Amid Regulatory Crackdown
22 people diagnosed with vaping-related illnesses in Missouri
KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) -- The number of people getting sick from vaping is on the rise in Missouri. The state's health department is now reporting 22 illnesses connected to vaping. One of those people died. Most of the people getting sick are between the ages of 15 and 24 years old.
Kansas City Weed Reformed Championed By New Mayor
KC mayor wants to take marijuana offenses off the city code
KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) -- There's a lot of confusion when it comes to marijuana policies. City and state governments are trying to balance their decriminalization efforts with federal laws under which pot is still illegal. On Friday, however, Mayor Quinton Lucas suggested an idea that he said would simplify things in KC.
Developing . . .
Used to be Police coverage in the area where the kid was shot last night, then the Police in the Northland moved to KCI and the west edge of Liberty and left the southern pat of the Northland unprotected.
ReplyDeleteGuess their role has changed from crime prevention to trash collection.