Non-Custodial Parents Abduct Boy, Try To Throw Police off Their Trail by Switching Cars
AMBER Alert
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol tracked them down by the active GPS in the rental car they were driving.
Murder
May 19, 2022
Kansas Soccer Goalie Killed, Husband Charged With Murder
A former University of Kansas soccer goalie’s husband called police Monday night to say that God had told him to kill his wife. Lawrence police found Regan Gibb-Marek, 25, dead in the apartment she shared with husband Chad Marek, 26. The couple married last fall, WDAF reported. “He told us that God told him to …
Murder
March 27, 2022
Domestic Incident, Police Stand-Off End With Toddler, 2 Adults Dead
Three people are dead, including a 2-year-old girl, after a Kansas man held police off in a 3 1/2 hour standoff Saturday evening. The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office said Baxter Springs Police were dispatched after a woman made a 911 call requesting help. When they arrived, a woman — later identified as Taylor Dawn Shutte, …
School Crimes
March 5, 2022
Accused Kansas School Shooter Identified As Senior Football Player
Assistant Principal Kaleb Stoppel and School Resource Officer Erik Clark were wounded in Friday’s shooting.
School Crimes
March 4, 2022
High School Student Opens Fire on School Administrator, Resource Officer Before Officer Shoots Him
A Kansas high school student opened fire in an office of Olathe East High School Friday morning, wounding an administrator and a school resource officer, who in turn shot the suspect. Olanthe Police Sgt Joel Yendell said the incident began with a confrontation between the administrator and the student, according to the Kansas City Star …
Murder
March 4, 2022
Serenity McKinney: Mom Charged With Murdering Daughter Is 7 Months Pregnant
A Kentucky woman accused of murdering her 4-year-old daughter — who was found dead weeks after her reported disappearance — is seven months pregnant, her attorney said during Wednesday’s arraignment. Catherine McKinney and her boyfriend, Dakota Hill, pleaded not guilty to killing Serenity McKinney and abusing her corpse. A public defender disclosed Catherine McKinney’s pregnancy …
Missing
February 1, 2022
16-Year-Old Kansas Girl Hasn’t Been Seen Since January 22
Authorities in northeast Kansas are looking for a missing 16-year-old girl and say they have concerns for her safety. Marissa Weber was last seen on January 22 in Olathe, near Kansas City, KAKE reported. At that time, the station said, her hair was dyed brown with blonde highlights but could have been dyed another color …
Homicide
December 28, 2021
Teen in Mental Distress Dies After Being Cuffed for 45 Minutes in Prone Position: Reports
The death of a 17-year-old boy who died in late September, days after an incident at a juvenile facility, was a homicide, Kansas officials announced on Monday. A completed autopsy report stated that Cedric Lofton experienced “complications of cardiopulmonary arrest sustained after physical struggle restrained in the prone position.” The teen suffered cardiopulmonary arrest after …
Murder
December 22, 2021
Kansas Couple Shot to Death; Son Arrested
A 23-year-old Kansas man has been arrested after his parents were found shot to death Tuesday in their home. Dawson J. Mitchell was named a person of interest in the deaths of Melissa Mitchell, 48, and Leonard Zimmerman, 53, but he has not yet been charged in relation to the murders. He has been charged …
Child Abuse
June 20, 2021
Kansas daycare worker abuses children in her care dozens of times: Cops
A former Kansas daycare employee has been charged with four counts of child abuse after video reportedly showed her abusing children in her care more than 170 times 24 days. Rachel Beth Schrader, 24, was fired after her employer, Shawnee Mission Christian Wee Care in Westwood, reviewed security footage and saw her physically abusing the …
Sex Crimes
May 27, 2021
High school resource officer gets life sentence for sexually abusing child for years
A former school resource officer in Kansas was sentenced on Tuesday to life in prison for sexually assaulting a child. Attorney General Derk Schmidt announced in a statement that Mark Scheetz, 32, was sentenced in Norton County, where his crimes occurred between 2012 and 2015. KCTV reported that Scheetz was employed for approximately a year …
Missing
May 3, 2021
UPDATE: 10-year-old Kansas boy found safe
UPDATE: Police said Monday that Trenton had been located and is home safe with his family. Original Story: Police in Lawrence, Kansas, are seeking helping finding a 10-year-old boy who walked away from his home Monday afternoon. Trenton Lee Logan is described as 4 feet tall, 50 pounds, with blond hair and hazel eyes, the …