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Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty for Man Accused of Murdering 2 Kansas Deputies

Wyandotte County District Attorney Mark Dupree filed notice to seek the death penalty for Antoine Fielder should he be found guilty of killing 44-year-old Theresa King and 35-year-old Patrick Rohrer during an inmate transfer to the Wyandotte County Correction and Court Services Building last year.

February 4, 2019

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Kansas Officer Impaled on Baton During Struggle with Suspect

A Lawrence, KS, police officer was impaled on his own metal baton while struggling with a man suspected of drunken driving.

January 23, 2019

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Kansas Officer Hospitalized after Collision in Vehicle Pursuit

A police officer with the Derby (KS) Police Department was transported to a hospital after a vehicle pursuit in that city on Wednesday afternoon.

October 25, 2018

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Owners of Minor League Hockey Team Hold Fundraiser for Fallen Kansas Deputy

Owners of the Wichita Thunder Hockey Team—Rodney Steven II, Brandon Steven, and Johnny Steven—said that their fundraising effort to raise money for the family of fallen Sedgwick County Sheriff's Deputy Robert Kunze III’s family has exceeded the initial goal of $50,000.

October 11, 2018

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Kansas McDonald's Employee Accused of Putting Cleaner in Deputy's Drink

According to Fox News, 22-year-old Trevor Hockaday has been charged with one count of aggravated battery of a law enforcement officer for the incident on September 12, 2018.

October 1, 2018

Vehicle Ops

Video: Fallen Kansas Officer's Son Given Dad's Motorcycle

Kansas City, KS, police Capt. Dave Melton, who was killed in the line of duty, loved motorcycles. His son, also named David, is carrying on that passion and will have a way to remember his father every time he hits the road after being given his newly customized motorcycle.

September 27, 2018

Patrol

Fallen Kansas Deputy's Partner Posts on Facebook the Harrowing Story of Shooting

The patrol partner of Deputy Robert Kunze—a 12-year veteran of the Sedgwick County (KS) Sheriff's Office who was shot and killed Sunday while responding to a suspicious character call—has broken his silence with a post to a social media page.

September 21, 2018

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Sheriff: Kansas Deputy Saved Lives Before Succumbing to Shooting Wounds

Sheriff Jeff Easter of the of the Sedgwick County (KS) Sheriff’s Office says that at least two other people could have been murdered by a man who shot and killed Deputy Robert Kunze on Sunday.

September 19, 2018

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Kansas Deputy Shot and Killed on Suspicious Person Call

When Kunze arrived at about 1:42 p.m. Sunday, he saw a person who matched the description of the suspicious character, Easter said. Then, at about 1:48 p.m., Kunze “activated the emergency button on his portable radio,” the sheriff’s office said.

September 17, 2018

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Kansas Police Arrest Man for Shooting at 2 Kansas City Police Vehicles

Officers with the Kansas City (KS) Police Department were able to identify and arrest a man who is suspected of shooting at two parked KCKPD squad cars at the department's Traffic Support Unit.

September 11, 2018

Patrol

Kansas Officer who Shot Man Said She Meant to Deploy TASER

An officer with the Lawrence (KS) Police Department charged with aggravated battery for shooting and wounding a man says she thought she was deploying her TASER.

September 7, 2018

Patrol

2 Kansas Deputies Shot, Wounded in County Sheriff's Office

A man reportedly walked into the Jewell County Sheriff's Office in Mankato around on Tuesday morning and opened fire on deputies there—two deputies were struck. One deputy was reportedly hit in the neck and the other in the torso.

August 28, 2018