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Newsby Staff WriterApril 13, 2018

No Charges Filed Against Kansas Officer in Fatal Swatting Incident

"The officer believed Mr. Finch was the suspect who had shot his own father and had been holding his younger brother and mother hostage," Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett said Thursday.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 12, 2018

Video: Kansas Motor Officer Seriously Injured in Crash

Police Chief Gordon Ramsay says the officer suffered broken ribs, an injured leg, and a dislocated shoulder, but she has kept her sense of humor.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 19, 2018

Kansas Billboards Call for Charges Against Officer Who Killed Man After Swatting Call

In December, a Wichita police officer fatally shot Andy Finch after a fake emergency call directed law enforcement to the 28-year-old victim’s home. A man in California has since been charged with involuntary manslaughter, but the family of the man who was killed and community activists have repeatedly called for the officer who killed Finch to come under greater scrutiny.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 23, 2018

KS Officers Sued Over Fatal Shooting Caused by “Swatting” Call

The man who allegedly placed the call, Tyler Barris, 25, is not named in the lawsuit. He is facing criminal charges of involuntary manslaughter, giving a false alarm and interference with a law enforcement officer.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 15, 2018

Seriously Burned KS Officer Cleared for Return to Light Duty

Hamilton was one of three Baxter Springs officers injured while responding to a disturbance call on Sept. 30. The police said they found Harvey Raymond Ortberg, 49, of Baxter Springs, at the scene after he allegedly entered the home of Sharon Horn, assaulted her, doused her with gasoline and lit a fire.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 30, 2017

Swatting Incident Leads to Fatal Police Shooting, Suspect in Custody

The incident took place late Thursday when police were called about a supposed domestic incident at a Kansas man's home, where he had shot his father and was holding his other family members at gunpoint, police said in a press conference Friday. When police arrived, the man who opened the door was told to raise his hands -- a command he obeyed until he moved his hands down to his waist, police said.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 18, 2017

Video: KS Captain Talks About Stopping Gunman in Costco Store

When the gunman, later identified as Ronald O. Hunt, announced, “I’m an off-duty U.S. Marshal, I’m here to kill people,” Howell realized that he had only one option.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 27, 2017

Video: Off-Duty Officer Fatally Shoots Armed Man at KS Costco

Police got a call about 11 a.m. about a man who was brandishing a firearm at the store. Witnesses said that the man was yelling and pointing a gun.

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Videosby Staff WriterNovember 27, 2017

Off-Duty Officer Fatally Shoots Armed Man at KS Costco

An off-duty Kansas police officer fatally shot a man who was reportedly pointing a gun at shoppers inside a Costco Wholesale store on Sunday. More Here.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 13, 2017

Video: KS Sergeant Hailed as Hero by Suspect's Attorney

Bradley Don Poland was placed on probation for an April incident in which he drove drunk and an Overland Park, KS, police sergeant wrested a gun from his hand. The man's attorney praised the sergeant for not shooting.

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