Kansas City Crime Scene: Hit & Run Hurts Youngster, Gun Crime & Search For Justice

Again . . . It's worth mentioning that it might be counterintuitive but, typically, crime in Kansas City tends to spike in the last part of the year given that cowtown crooks don't have much Christmas spirit.

Accordingly . . . We take a minute to catch up on crime reporting, court cases and all manner of alleged misdeeds.

Check TKC news gathering . . .

9-year-old critical after struck by fleeing car

A nine-year-old boy is in critical condition after being struck by a car that fled the scene on North Hardesty Avenue.


ATF now offering $5,000 reward after nine guns stolen from Kansas City, Kansas gun shop

An individual rammed a stolen Kia Soul through the front doors of the shop, located at 10000 France Family Drive in Kansas City, Kansas.


Worker has truck stolen within hours of arriving in Kansas City

A railroad worker had been in Kansas City for only a couple hours when his truck was stolen overnight, early Monday morning.


Man sentenced for illegal firearms following public disturbance

A Kansas City, Kansas, man was sentenced in federal court Wednesday for illegally possessing a gun after causing a disturbance in the Swope Parkway neighborhood.


Convicted former KCPD officer Eric DeValkenaere files to transfer case to Missouri Supreme Court

Eric DeValkenaere's attorneys filed a Motion for Rehearing and applied to have his criminal case transferred to the Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday afternoon.


Missing Independence woman's body found as person of interest has 'disappeared,' police say

The search for a missing Independence woman is over as police believe they have found the remains of 44-year-old Ebony Duncan.


Johnson County employees get a 'simulated look' into the lives of the formerly incarcerated

Johnson County hosted a "re-entry" simulation on Wednesday to give its employees an understanding of the challenges a person faces returning to the community after being incarcerated.


Woman charged in Kansas City, Lee's Summit crime spree that triggered Amber alert, standoff

A Kansas City, Missouri, woman faces four felony charges associated with an Oct. 26 crime spree in KCMO and Lee's Summit that triggered an Amber alert and police standoff.


Family devastated after 2 brothers killed in Independence double shooting

Now, not only is the family upset. So, is the Independence Police Department, forced to release the man they arrested for the shooting.


Family of Ebony Duncan seeks justice following mother's death

The family of Ebony Duncan is remembering her as fun, loving, and an all-around good person.

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