The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police. Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law and in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
MANHATTAN, KAN. –
Officers filed a report for criminal damage to property in the 8200 block of Positano Dr. in Manhattan on June 14, 2022, around 7:33 a.m. Officers listed Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center as the victim when it was reported a 29-year-old male suspect drove his truck through the business’s grass causing damage to the sprinkler system. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $600.
Officers filed a report for aggravated assault and domestic battery in Manhattan on June 14, 2022, around 12:25 p.m. Officers listed a 20-year-old female as the victim when it was reported a 20-year-old male suspect strangled her and pulled a gun on her.
Officers responded to the report of an injury crash near the intersection of Tuttle Creek Blvd. (Hwy 24) and Blue River Hills Rd. on June 14, 2022, around 2:20 p.m. When officers arrived on scene, they found a 2009 Buick Lucerne driven by Marilyn Johnson, 81, of Riley was traveling north on Tuttle Creek Blvd. when she entered into the opposite land and hit a 2004 Ford dump truck driven by Garrett Huerter, 27, of Manhattan that was traveling southbound. Johnson was seen and released by EMS on scene, but was not transported.
