Kansas City Crime Scene: Scout Sacrilege, Suspect Creeper Security & Mom In Crisis

There's a lot to cover in this even update as we take a peek a crime reporting, legal updates and ongoing and worthwhile community outreach . . .

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Kansas City's Scout statue vandalized at Penn Valley Park

Vandals targeted Kansas City's Scout statue at Penn Valley Park on Monday, spray painting the popular figure with red and blue paint.

Kansas City security guard charged for alleged sexual attacks on 2 women

A security guard faces kidnapping and sex crimes charges in attacks on two women he found in the same Northeast Kansas City, Missouri, neighborhood.

Jury convicts two men for drug trafficking, connection to KC murders

A Kansas City, Missouri man and a Mississippi, man were convicted by a federal jury Monday for their roles in a drug-trafficking scheme that included two murders

KCPD seeks public's assistance in identifying suspects of 2022 homicide

The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department is attempting to identify the suspects of a homicide that took place in November 2022.

Mother charged after 6-month-old found dead in Kansas City field

A woman is now facing charges after a baby was found dead in the woods near 41st Street and Pittman Road earlier this summer.

Police identify man shot, killed by Gladstone officers in Northland

Authorities have identified the man shot and killed by a Gladstone police officer during a confrontation Friday morning.

Man cited for using phone to take pictures under bathroom stall at Merriam QuikTrip

This all happened just before 9 a.m. Saturday at a Merriam, Kansas QuikTrip. The employees stepped up to stop this man from getting away before police arrived.

'Distracted driving is a big problem': What to know about Missouri's new hands-free driving law

Missouri's hands-free driving law went into effect Monday, making the Show-Me state the 49th with such a law.

Human remains found by mushroom hunters identified as missing KC man

Human remains found by mushroom hunters earlier this year have been identified as a man who was first reported missing in 2020.

Kansas City police looking for missing 60-year-old man, possibly in area of Red Bridge and Blue River

Mark E. Mitchell was last seen at 9:45 a.m. on Aug. 27 at the 10900 block of Lydia Ave.

Scooter crash in KCMO critically injures driver

A scooter driver in KCMO suffered critical injuries in a crash Monday evening.

Detectives seeking potential witnesses to fatal pedestrian hit-and-run on 71 Highway and 18th Street

The deadly collision occurred just after 11 p.m. on Saturday Aug. 27, 2023

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