Kansas City Crime Scene: Standoff, Mugshots & Consumer Tracking Tactics

Right now we share a roundup of today's crime news, ALLEGED misdeeds and crime coverage from around the metro. 

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Kansas City police standoff on East 59th Terrace ends with 1 in custody

SOURCE: KMBC Kansas City police said a standoff at a home Friday near East 59th Terrace and Norfleet Road has ended peacefully.Police said that just after 7:40 p.m., the suspect came out of the home and was taken into custody.Authorities said officers were in the area of the 12700 block of East 59th Terrace about 3:30 p.m.

Caught stealing! Postal worker admits to lifting $40K worth of sports cards from mail

A former US mailman pleaded guilty to stealing nearly 100 sports trading cards worth tens of thousands of dollars. Paul Robinson, 26, of Richmond, Mo., copped to the crime in federal court Thursday, according to a press release.

Jury convicts man in the murder of the mother of three of his children

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Jackson County jury convicted a man Thursday in the murder of the mother of three of his children. Damon Kerr, 46, was found guilty of second degree murder and armed criminal action in the Nov. 25, 2018, shooting death of Donna McKeown.

Driver sped over 100 mph before deadly DUI crash in Overland Park

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - A 20-year-old man was drinking and driving at speeds above 100 mph shortly before a deadly December crash, according to court documents. Isaiah Sadowski, of Overland Park, is charged with second-degree murder in the death of 75-year-old Barbara Patterson.

Former Lawrence Police Officer arrested for rape, dozens of other counts

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Kansas Bureau of Investigation on Friday arrested a man who was formerly an officer with the Lawrence Police Department. On Nov. 1, of last year the LPD requested KBI assistance after they received a report from a woman alleging that one Officer Jonathan, M.

Dateline NBC to feature high-profile central Missouri murder case on Friday

A high-profile mid-Missouri murder case with ties to Columbia, Jefferson City and New Florence will be profiled Friday night in an all-new "Dateline NBC" episode. The case involves Columbia's Lynlee Renick, who owned Ascensia spa in Cherry Hill. She's now serving a 16-year prison sentence for second degree murder and armed...

The Boy In The Woods: The Story of Frank McGonigle

Frank McGonigle had been dead 12 years, his murdered body identified for three years, when a man most Kansas Citians know as a punchy children's entertainer got on the case. The stage moniker "Mr. Stinky Feet" doesn't naturally align with the violence that killed the free-spirited Frank, who was 26 years old at the time of his death.

What to do if you find a tracking device on you

LENEXA, KS.- Police say the woman shot to death in the Lenexa double-murder suicide Sunday say they believe the victim was being tracked by her ex-boyfriend, 37-year-old Dustin Johnson. Johnson is also the suspected shooter in this case. A deeper investigation into possible motive would lead detectives to finding a 'magnetic style GPS tracker device inside his car.

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