Kansas City Crime Scene: Cop Carjacked, Gunfire & Damage From Kia Boyz Endures

A quick roundup as the heat made more news than the current spate of Summer violence and property damage . . . Some of these are repeats but only because newer stories had more info . . .

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'My back window was busted': After security upgrades, Kia and Hyundai owners face new challenge

The aftermath of failed theft attempts is costing vehicle owners thousands of dollars in damage.


Off-duty Kansas City cop carjacked at gunpoint while trying to stop assault: Prosecutors

The Kansas City police officer was in plain clothes when he witnessed an assault near Third Street and Grand Boulevard. The assailant allegedly pointed a gun at him and stole his car.


1 man shot after disturbance with girlfriend in Grandview

A 39-year-old man was shot after being involved in a domestic disturbance with his girlfriend on Thursday evening in Grandview, Mo.


Sheriff's office agrees to destroy evidence obtained from raid on Kansas newspaper - Kansas Reflector

Police secretly copied one or more computers they seized from the Marion County Record and unlawfully failed to hand over the copy when they returned evidence last week, an attorney for the newspaper asserts.


Random act of violence left Liberty 20-year-old dead: court records

FOX4 has new details following a deadly car crash in Liberty, Missouri, where investigators say a driver intentionally hit a 20-year-old woman.


Inmate's death at Missouri prison is the third this month, eighth this year

An investigation continues into the death of a Missouri prison inmate - the third inmate to die at the same lockup this month and the eighth this year.


Midwest Innocence Project argues Missouri death row inmate is innocent

The Midwest Innocence Project says the state of Missouri needs to allow Board of Inquiry to conclude investigation of case against Marcellus Williams, sentenced to death for the 1998 murder of former St. Louis Post Dispatch reporter Felicia Gayle.


Deputy shot during standoff in Missouri; suspect at large

Authorities are scouring Lincoln County, Missouri for a man who initiated a standoff and shot one sheriff's deputy before fleeing.


Kansas judge seals court documents in car chase that ended in officer's shooting death

The gunfire left Officer Jonah Oswald of the Fairway Police Department and car chase suspect Shannon Wayne Marshall dead.


University of Kansas PD warns of scam targeting families of KU students

University of Kansas police warns that scammers are calling students families, claiming students are arrested, demanding money for bail.


Family of Clay County man killed in hit-and-run offering $5K for information on case

The family of a 30-year-old man killed in a hit-and-run in Clay County on July 30 is offering a $5,000 reward for information that can lead to an arrest in his death.

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