Tag: Kansas agencies

Patrol

Kansas Trooper Rescues Kidnapped Child at Traffic Stop

During the stop the trooper discovered that the man in the passenger seat of the SUV was wanted in another state for kidnapping a 6-year-old girl. The driver had a criminal history that included homicide and weapons violations.

March 25, 2025

Command

Nearly All of Kansas Tribal Agency’s Officers Walk Off Job

The police force consisted of a chief, a lieutenant and two regular officers, according to the Tribe’s Attorney General and General Counsel Napoleon Crews.

January 4, 2024

Special Units

Kansas Sheriff’s K-9 Killed in Struggle with Suspect

It’s obvious a struggle took place. We believe the suspect strangled our dog to death,” said Sedgwick County Sheriff Jeff Easter.

November 17, 2023

Command

KS Sheriff’s Warning to Concertgoers Not to Take Farm Road Viewed by Millions on Facebook

“DO NOT LISTEN TO YOUR GPS & TAKE HEADWATERS ROAD TO THE CONCERT, YOUR GPS IS A LYING LIAR THAT LIES!!!,” the agency wrote in a Facebook post that has been viewed more than 4 million times.

June 27, 2023

Command

DEA Official Tapped to Lead Kansas Highway Patrol

The selection of Erik Smith will come as current Supt. Herman Jones leaves the agency.

June 14, 2023

Featured

Suspect Charged with Shooting 3 KS Officers Mistakenly Released from Jail

Until Thursday evening, Mitchell-Locke had been held in Platte County jail on unrelated warrants. Major Erik Holland of the Platte County Sheriff’s Office said officials were still trying to determine exactly how Mitchell-Locke was mistakenly released.

April 25, 2023

Featured

3 Undercover KS Officers Shot, Wounded During Fentanyl Buy

"We were going to execute an arrest. During the execution of the arrest, individuals in the car got into a gun battle with the police officers," Chief Karl Oakman said.

April 6, 2023

Point of Law

Wichita to Pay $5M Over Swatting Death

The swatting call was spurred by a feud between two online gamers over a video game, Shane Gaskill of Wichita and Ohio gamer Casey Viner. Finch was not involved in the feud.

March 15, 2023

Patrol

BWC Shows KS Officers Pull Woman from Under Burning, Overturned Vehicle

Police responded to the accident just after 2 p.m. Monday and found the vehicle on fire with the woman trapped underneath. Her torso was under the vehicle and only the lower portion of her legs were exposed.

November 16, 2022

Patrol

KS Officer Saved by Ballistic Vest in Shootout with Homicide Suspect

Investigators report nine Topeka Police Department officers and one sheriff’s deputy fired shots during the incident.

September 30, 2022

Patrol

WI Agency Asks Gun Owners to Send in Spent Casings for Theft Investigations

“The next time you're at the range, please collect two spent shell casings from your firearm,” says Sgt. Dan Knitter, of the Milwaukee Police Department. “Place the casings into an Operation Save-A-Casing envelope or other container and keep them in a safe place.”

July 8, 2022

Patrol

KS Trooper Honored for Heroics, Dashcam Captured Close Call

As he was helping one motorist who had spun out and was trapped in the middle of the road. Dashcam video shows Koenig having to run down a hill to avoid being hit by a semi-truck traveling on the shoulder.

March 25, 2022