Kansas City Crime Scene: School Threats, Bus Chases & Creepers

To start the week there's a bevy of news which reveals that rising local criminality is confronting the NEXTGEN.

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Travelers pack heat amid not-so-friendly skies . . .

Gun seizures at Kansas City International could tie record set in 2017

The Transportation Security Administration says it has seized 4,496 guns at airports so far this year, setting a new record with more than two months left in the year. At KCI, gun seizures are on pace to tie a record set in 2017.

Meth Town runaround this morning . . .

Man who stole school bus in Independence, led police on chase in custody

by: Mike Coutee Posted: / Updated: INDEPENDENCE, Mo. - A man has been arrested after police say he stole a school bus in Independence and led police on a chase. At 2:20 a.m., Monday, officers noticed a school bus was driving around in a neighborhood. Given the suspicion, police began to follow the bus.

School scare today . . .

Two Park Hill South students arrested on suspicion of making threat toward school

Two Park Hill South students suspected of making a threat involving the school have been taken into custody.In a letter to parents Sunday night, the school's principal, Kerrie Herren, said the Platte County Sheriff's Office arrested the students after a report of "a specific, credible threat."School officials did not elaborate

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Police investigate after gun found on grounds at Raytown South High School

Raytown School District raytown south high school SOURCE: Raytown School District Raytown police are investigating after a gun was found on the grounds at Raytown South High School Friday evening.School district officials said resource officers found the weapon near the baseball/softball field. The Raytown School District said it is cooperating as the police department investigates.

Golden Ghetto secrets endure . . .

Johnson County judge seals court document in case against high school choir director

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Johnson County, Kansas, judge sealed a court record Monday morning in connection to a sex crimes case involving the choir director at Saint Thomas Aquinas High School. Earlier this month , the Johnson County District Attorney's office charged Joseph Heidesch with two counts sex exploitation of a child and two counts of breach of privacy.

Scary suburban charges . . .

Multi-agency human trafficking sting rescues 2 women, busts Lee's Summit man

PLATTE COUNTY, MO (KCTV) -- A multi-agency human trafficking sting out of Platte County resulted in the arrest of a Lee's Summit man and the rescue of two women authorities say were victims of trafficking. Sean D.

Plagued by crime . . .

Feds seize property of KC-area companies accused of COVID relief fraud * Missouri Independent

The federal government has seized two vehicles, and is threatening to seize a lake house, allegedly purchased illegally with COVID-19 relief money by a Kansas City-area businessman. The property was seized from several real estate companies incorporated in Kansas by Joseph Campbell, with most operating under a version of the name Titan Fish.

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Funding prisons is a higher priority than funding education in most states. Why? | Opinion

In America, the land of the free, there are more prisons and more prisoners than any other country in the world. This is not a new phenomenon. For decades, the rate of imprisonment in the United States has been more than twice that of its nearest developmental counterpart.

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