Man pleads guilty to Craigslist robberies
A Kansas City man pleaded guilty in federal court today for his role in robbing people related to Craigslist items.
Debvon Buckner, 24, pleaded guilty to one count of robbery conspiracy, five counts of aiding and abetting the robberies and ...
Police seek armed robber of Subway shops
The reward for a suspect or suspects who keep robbing Subway restaurants is increased to up to $2,500.
Since January 25, more than eight of the restaurants have been robbed in cities that include both Kansas Cities, Lee’s Summit and Olathe, ...
Bank on Troost robbed
Police and the FBI are looking for this man who robbed the Commerce Bank this afternoon.
The robbery was at 12:35 p.m. at the bank at 6100 Troost Ave.
A black man produced a demand note and left on foot, going north with an undisclosed sum ...
Man killed KC mother and 3-year-old daughter, police say
A federal judge in Kansas City has sentenced a Kansas City man to 30 years on drug and weapon charges after he was linked to five murders, including those of a mother and her 3-year-old daughter.
Law enforcement officers testified that Rashawn ...
Sad return to “normal” last year for KC homicide numbers, police chief says, but could have been even worse
A big increase in Kansas City homicides last year was bad but would likely have been much worse without the Kansas City No Violence Alliance, the police chief said yesterday in his blog.
In 2014, NoVA is credited with reducing homicides to ...
Prison inmate, 61, charged for rape committed when he was 32
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announces last cold case funded by federal grants.
Jackson County prosecutors on Thursday used DNA evidence to charge a man for a 1986 rape in Kansas City.
It is among more than 50 charged cases funded ...
Most crime is too common, but …
By Joe Lambe
One morning last year, a 67-year-old south Kansas City man put his lunchbox into his truck and started to go to work.
So began his trip into the annals of strange crime.
A man pleaded guilty today to kidnapping that plucky victim, ...
KC businessman cheats on taxes, will pay with prison time
A Kansas City businessman who collected taxes from employees and used the money to gamble and buy cars and a lake house will have time to reflect on the error of his ways.
A federal judge in Kansas City on Tuesday sentenced Joseph Patrick Balano, ...
Bus service announces new security measures
In a move aimed at making buses safer, the Kansas City Police Department is adding two full-time officers to the bus system for the first time. Those officers will be an addition to the off-duty officers. In addition, the Kansas City Area Transit ...
Fight blight to reduce homicides, police chief says
Police Chief Darryl Forte last week doubled down on his call to combat violent crime by demolishing vacant buildings, eliminating strewn trash and more.
In his blog last week, he expanded on earlier comments to the Board of Police Commissioners.
It ...
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