Kansas City Crime Scene: Suspect Creepers & Local Hammer Time

For local denizens of the discourse on this cold & rainy night at the conclusion of winter we take one more look at police action, suspected misdeeds, court cases and community outreach.

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Residents express concerns after double homicide in Hyde Park neighborhood

An investigation is underway after two men were found shot in the street.


Missouri Highway Patrol searching for missing boater at Truman Lake

The Missouri Highway Patrol is searching for a missing boater in Benton County, Missouri.


Wyandotte County man charged in 2 rape cases could spend life behind bars

A Wyandotte County man accused of raping a woman in September 2020 is charged four-and-a-half years later in Jackson County Court. If convicted, he could receive a life sentence.


Leavenworth man posed as Walmart employee, raped woman in back of store, court documents say

Prosecutors charged a Leavenworth, Kansas, man with multiple felonies after he was accused of raping a woman.


Underage Girl's Dad Allegedly Gave Condoms to Man, 31, Who Moved into Teen's Bedroom After Meeting on Discord: Police

Fredrick Clay Copping and Travis Kalchbrenner are facing several sex crime charges after Copping's daughter was allegedly sexually abused by Kalchbrenner, police say.


Social Services visited home multiple times before Independence mother, baby shot by police

Records obtained exclusively by KSHB 41 News show police visited the Independence apartment of Maria Pike 13 times in the two years before she and her daughter Destinii were shot and killed by police.


Mom killed by KC-area police was shot in the back holding her baby, unedited video shows

The Star received a recording of a meeting between Jackson County prosecutors and loved ones of a mother and baby killed by Independence police in November. Mother had moved toward officers with a previously-concealed butcher knife.


Grandview man sentenced to 20 years in prison for 2023 hammer attack

A Grandview man has entered a guilty plea and been sentenced to prison after he attacked three people with a hammer and injured a teenager in May 2023


Mexican national previously deported 7 times and living in KC sentenced for firearm possession

Mario Alberto Hernandez-Lugo was sentenced to six years in federal prison without parole.


ICE: Individuals arrested in Liberty Mexican restaurant raid placed into deportation proceedings

After the raid, twelve people were taken into custody.


Police ask for information after Prairie Village grocery store, pharmacy burglarized

Anyone with information has been asked to contact the Prairie Village Police Department at (913) 642-5151 or the TIPS Hotline at (816) 474-8477.


Missing teen with autism found safe after volunteers, homeless woman help

Since Monday, 14-year-old son Christian Newton, who has autism, had been missing. He was found with the help of volunteers and a homeless woman.

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