Officers with the Riley County Police Department arrested Derek Shepard, 31, of Ogden, Kansas for the offense of aggravated battery. He was arrested in the 400 block of 15th Street in Ogden on October 6, 2015 at approximately 10:00 AM. Police made this arrest after responding to an incident that is domestic in nature and involved significant injury to a victim which was believed to be caused by striking with a closed fist. Shepard was given a bond of $10,000.00 and at the time of this report was confined at the Riley County Jail. Due to the nature of this crime no further information has been released.
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James Trahey, 33, of Olathe, Kansas was arrested while in Topeka, Kansas on October 6, 2015 at approximately 5:10 PM for crimes committed in Riley County. The offenses listed on this arrest report were burglary, identity theft, making false information, criminal use of a financial card, and theft which in total carried a bond of $14,000.00. Police made this arrest after receiving a report of stolen items from a 35-year-old female in the north eastern portion of Manhattan. Officers continue to investigate this crime and at the time of this report no further information was available.
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While at the Riley County Police Department on October 6, 2015 at approximately 4:45 PM Jolette Palmer, 41, of Salina, Kansas was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear. Palmer was given a bond of $23,000.00 by the Riley County District Court. At the time of this report Palmer was no longer confined at the Riley County Jail.
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The Riley County Police Department is reminding community members about a scam that has resurfaced in the area which involves a scammer posing as a member of RCPD. This or these scammers use technology to mirror the department’s phone number on call identification (Caller ID) and state that “there are warrants (or a warrant) out for your arrest.” RCPD’s outgoing phone number should not appear as “785-537-2112” and calls with this number on Caller ID should raise suspicion. RCPD does not accept bond or payments over the phone, via gift card, wired payment, or mailed check. If you receive this phone call do not provide personal or banking information. To confirm whether or not you have an active warrant through Riley County contact RCPD directly at “785-537-2112” or visit the online warrants page.
