Kansas City Weekend Crime Scene

Quick collection of local police action, mugshots and all manner of ALLEGED misdeeds:


Kansas City Christmas Past Murder Aftermath

Charges filed in Christmas Eve homicide

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Charges in the Christmas Eve murder of a Kansas City man were filed Thursday, according to Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker. Joseph A. Kane, 36, was charged with second degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon and two counts of armed criminal action in the fatal shooting of Carter McCollum.

Tribute In The Dotte

Family upset after acquittal, questions Wyandotte County District Attorney's Office

KANSAS CITY, Kan. - A man charged with double murder of a Wyandotte County woman and her unborn baby was acquitted Wednesday by a jury, but the family of the victims is now raising questions about how the case of Jocelyn Ibarra's murder was handled. https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/family-upset-after-acquittal-questions-wyandotte-county-district-attorneys-office

Up In Flames

Landlord, neighbors worried after suspicious fire occurs at Kansas City home where man was just killed

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Police are investigating a suspicious fire that happened Friday at the same house where someone shot and killed a teen on Wednesday. This is the latest incident near 69th Street and Monroe Avenue in what appears to be a series of connected crimes.

Northland Creeper Sentenced

Platte County man receives 30-year sentence for child abuse

PLATTE CITY, MO (KCTV) - A Platte County judge sentenced a Platte City man to 30 years in prison after he was convicted of sexually molesting a girl when she was just two years old. Prosecutors said 31-year-old Brandon S.

Witness To Tragedy

KC woman says she tried to save 21-year-old man shot to death near 23rd and Wheeling

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Kansas City woman is sharing her story after attempting to save the life of a man shot and killed Wednesday afternoon. The shooting happened at Blue Valley Court Townhomes near 23rd and Wheeling Avenue. A child under the age of one was also injured, but is expected to be OK.

Domestic Case Reported

Former JoCo deputy pleads guilty in domestic violence case

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A former Johnson County Sheriff's Office deputy pleaded guilty on Wednesday in a domestic violence case. Eric Walker, 38, pleaded guilty to aggravated battery causing bodily harm, a felony. As part of a plea deal, prosecutors dropped the other two original charges of aggravated domestic battery and criminal restraint.

NextGen JoCo Tragedy

Olathe teen sentenced in drug deal that led to 17-year-old's shooting death

OLATHE, Kan. - A Kansas teenager has been sentenced to more than four years in juvenile corrections for his part in an $8 Xanax deal that led to another teen's shooting death. Seventeen-year-old Rolland Kobelo was sentenced Thursday. He faces 10 years in adult prison if he doesn't successfully complete his time in the juvenile system.

Fighting Web Of Lies

Hacking of Ring systems leads Stueve Siegel to file suit - Kansas City Business Journal

Kansas City-based Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP teamed up with Washington-based Tycko & Zavareei LLP to file a class-action lawsuit against Ring LLC, a home security provider with products targeted by hackers who spied on and harassed its customers.

And this is the OPEN THREAD for tonight . . .