The Riley County Police Department and the Emergency Management has upgraded their radio system. Josh Kyle, RCPD Captain, says that the new system was much needed. He talks about the dangers of the old radio system that the police department was using. “In fact it was an officer safety issue. There was a number of places in the county where you just couldn’t communicate. There was a lot of static on the radio. You couldn’t hear if somebody was up in the northern part of the county, you just simply couldn’t hear them. There was a number of areas where…
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Federal authorities are investigating possible civil rights violations in the January 2018 shooting death of a Kansas teenager by an Overland Park police officer. An FBI spokeswoman said Thursday the agency, its Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney in Kansas are investigating the death of 17-year-old John Albers. Albers was shot to death by officer Clayton Jenison as he backed out of the driveway of his Overland Park home. Officers went to the home when friends reported Albers was threatening to hurt himself. Jenison was later cleared of any wrongdoing but left the department. Albers’…
WICHITA, Kan. — A Kansas man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing a man during a drug deal, and authorities say the Tinder dating app played a key role in tracking him down. The Wichita Eagle reports that 27-year-old Tanner Mora of Wichita was sentenced Wednesday for the killing in a health club parking lot. Lorenzo Wade’s body was found by a plastic bag of marijuana on Feb. 6, 2019. Prosecutors say Wade was killed during a drug deal that went wrong and turned into a robbery. A cellphone found with Wade included information from a Tinder…
LONGTON, Kan. –Authorities are investigating a homicide in southeast Kansas. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation said in a news release that a relative of 34-year-old Amy Lammon called 911 Thursday morning to report that she was dead. Deputies with the Elk County Sherriff’s Office responded and found her body inside a home. No details were released about how she died or whether a suspect had been identified.
TOPEKA, Kan. — Police say a man riding a motorcycle was killed in a traffic accident in southeast Topeka. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports officers responded about 7:30 p.m. Thursday to the scene of a crash involving the motorcycle and another vehicle. The motorcyclist died at the scene. The names and ages of weren’t disclosed Friday morning. No further details were immediately available.
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 as well as 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 theft in the 1700 block of Fair Ln in Manhattan on September 24, 2020, at approximately 6:53 am. Officers listed a 35-year-old male as the victim when it was…
On Friday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Riley County Police Department Capt. Josh Kyle.
A Kansas man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing a man during a drug deal, and authorities say the Tinder dating app played a key role in tracking him down. The Wichita Eagle reports that 27-year-old Tanner Mora of Wichita was sentenced Wednesday for the killing in a health club parking lot. Lorenzo Wade’s body was found by a plastic bag of marijuana on Feb. 6, 2019. Prosecutors say Wade was killed during a drug deal that went wrong and turned into a robbery. A cellphone found with Wade included information from a Tinder account that helped…
SALINA, Kan. — Police in central Kansas say a 91-year-old man was hit and killed this week as he stood in the middle of a street in Salina. Police say the crash happened Monday afternoon, when a sport utility vehicle hit another vehicle, pushing it into 91-year-old James Price. Salina police say the 82-year-old driver of the SUV may have lost consciousness before hitting the vehicle. Police say Price was in the street standing next to the vehicle that was hit. He died from his injuries.
WICHITA, Kan. — Police have announced an arrest in the shooting death of a man earlier this week on Wichita’s east side. Television station KAKE reports that the shooting happened just before 3:30 a.m. Tuesday. Arriving officers found 42-year-old Jeremy Hutchens in a car with a gunshot wound. Hutchens died at the scene. Police said an investigation revealed that Hutchens had met another man, 22-year-old Christian Wohlford, for a property transaction when an argument ensued. Police say Wohlford shot Hutchens. A woman in the car was not injured. Police arrested Wohlford several hours after the shooting during a traffic stop.