Man charged in KC sex attacks, one in Westport
A Johnson County man is charged with two sexual attacks in Kansas City.
Damonte L. Likins-Osbey, 20, faces two counts of sodomy or attempted sodomy, rape or attempted rape, first-degree robbery and stealing, Jackson County prosecutors announced ...
Missouri gets big increase in federal grant to help victims
At a time when Kansas City and many other cites are dealing with more homicides, Missouri is getting a big increase in federal grant money for crime victims.
Kansas City police say at least 16 of the city’s 73 homicides this year are related ...
Charges filed in murder of a woman, her infant son and boyfriend
A Kansas City man has been charged with a triple murder after witnesses came forward.
Joseph L. Nelson, 22, is charged with three counts each of first-degree murder and armed criminal action and one count of first-degree burglary.
From court ...
Garage burglars hit Midtown
Andrew Hamil and Mike Foster of Central Patrol reported to the city council on the last crime trends.
Chain down your lawnmowers, weed choppers and brush trimmers.
Thieves are burglarizing garages throughout Midtown, police reported Wednesday.
Andrew ...
Forensic computer expert charged with crime
Byron G. Gorman failed forensic computer training with a basic wrong approach, according to federal prosecutors.
The now former federal employee who was training at a computer forensics lab in Kansas City was indicted last week for fraud.
Gorman, ...
NoVA gets praise, and expert predicts better results
Kansas City is a leading force in a national violence reduction effort that works, an expert told the city council on Thursday.
Mayor Sly James described Professor David Kennedy as “the godfather, the man so to speak” on the focused deterrence ...
Police deal with more murder – locally and nationally
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker. Courtesy Jackson County Prosecutor’s office.
Kansas City police continue to refine efforts to reduce the city homicide rate, they reported Thursday to the city council.
The Kansas City No Violence ...
Retiree wanted to help poor, man charged with helping himself to her money
A federal grand jury this week indicted a Kansas City man on charges he fleeced a retiree who first gave him money to help the poor.
Gregory T. Evans, 59, co-owner of Regal Homes LLC, is charged for a wire fraud scheme.
From a media release ...
Tattoo parlor owner charged with digital peeping
The owner of a tattoo parlor on Troost Avenue faces multiple counts of spying on people in an apartment in his building.
Rodney S. Sanell, 48, is charged with 42 counts of invasion of privacy for using cameras that recorded five victims partially ...
KC man, 63 years old, robs with nitro threats, gets prison until about age 80
So much for James T. Smith’s golden years.
A federal judge in Kansas City today sentenced the Kansas City man to 16 years and seven months for robbing a bank and trying to rob a casino.
The prison term for Smith, 63, also included two consecutive ...
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