Overbrook standoff ends with felon capture and raid
A seven hour Overbrook stand off ended with Thomas Kent, 39, of Topeka, surrendering at 7:52 PM after law enforcement sealed the neighborhood. Linda Woods, 32, Topeka, fled the apartment and was arrested on Shawnee County felony warrants. Police recovered weapons and ammunition in Kent’s unit.
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Dunn
Linda Woods
Topeka
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Shawnee
U.S. Marshal’s Office
U.S. Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms
Overbrook Police Department
Kansas Highway Patrol
Kent
Ottawa police start downtown foot patrols for new officers
Ottawa police have begun downtown foot patrols by officers in the Field Training Officer Program. The one week pilot runs during business hours with extra patrols in areas with higher crime reports. Police say the move helps new officers engage with businesses and residents and assess extending the phase.
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Police Department
Adam Weingartner
Weingartner
Supreme Court upholds death penalty for Kansas sheriff killer
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously vacated a Kansas ruling overturning Scott Cheever’s death sentence for the January 2005 killing of Greenwood County Sheriff Matt Samuels. The court ruled no Fifth Amendment violation and allowed the prosecution to rebut a defense mental state claim using a court-ordered psych exam.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Kansas
Scott Cheever
Derek Schmidt
High Court
Cheever
Greenwood County
Matt Samuels
Kansas Supreme Court
Sonia Sotomayor
Kansas firefighters train in Garnett regional KSFFA school
Firefighters from across Kansas trained in Garnett as the Garnett and Anderson County fire departments hosted the Kansas State Firefighters Association regional school. Over 30 personnel learned building construction engine company operations live fire training and incident safety topics in a controlled setting with instructors from across the state.
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Anderson County Fire Department
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Anderson County Emergency Management Department
Mersman
Anderson County Fire and Emergency Management
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Daily Report Admissions and Dismissals Summary
Daily report lists admissions for Monday and Tuesday including Rachel Rhodes of Ottawa and Warner Gifford. dismissals include Rachel Rhodes. births note Rachel Rhodes a baby boy in Ottawa. Fire department notes Williamsburg firefighters assisted at a building fire with no fire reported, alarm at 7:56 a.m. Tuesday on 720 S Tremont St. Seven medical calls over Monday and Tuesday. Centropolis and Franklin County departments report gas smell, two medical calls Monday.
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Ottawa
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Georgia Terrace
Centropolis
Police Arrest Reports Move Through Ottawa Area Streets
Police logs list Melissa Naumann 23 Shawnee held on opiate and prescription drug suspicions plus traffic violations on East Logan. At 3:58 p.m. Monday Jason West 40 Ottawa and a 15-year-old Ottawa boy arrested for aggravated battery against each other. At 6:55 p.m. Tuesday Christopher Scherer 28 Ottawa suspected of battering a Quenemo woman. Lyon County warrant also. At 12:05 a.m. Wednesday Nathan Scott 19 Ottawa suspected of DUI and reckless alcohol offenses. Thomas Kelley 19 Ottawa also cited for minor in consumption.
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Melissa Naumann
Shawnee
East Fourth Street
Jason West
Ottawa
East Ninth Street
Christopher Scherer
Scherer
Lyon County
15Th
Ash Streets
Nathan Scott
Thomas Kelley
Thefts at Ottawa Middle School Reported by Police
Police report a 38 year old Ottawa woman had her daughter's locker broken into at Ottawa Middle School on 1230 S Ash St and property stolen. In accidents, Linda Younkin 59 Ottawa reports an unknown vehicle struck hers on South Maple St, an unattended vehicle rolled into a home on South Oak St injuring no person, and Mary Bacon 64 Ottawa struck Jason Berve 25 Ottawa at South Walnut St, with Bacon cited for failing to stop.
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S. Ash St
Ottawa
South Maple Street
Linda Younkin
South Oak Street
Russell Anderson
Kathleen Martin
Anderson
South Walnut Street
Mary Bacon
Jason Berve
Bacon
Wellsville Police Briefs Highlight Local Civil and Animal Calls
Tuesday records show civil matter on East Fourth Street, two animal complaints on Walnut Street, and a public assist around North Elm Street. Authorities note routine responses and no injuries reported.
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Walnut Street
North Elm Street
Ottawa Fire Calls Reported Gas Leak and Sprinkler Activation
Fire department logs show at 4 41 p m Monday responders to a natural gas leak at 424 S Maple St no fire reported at 5 13 p m Monday sprinkler activation at 415 E Dundee St with no fire, and at 4 49 a m Tuesday firefighters were at 103 John Brown Road with no further details.
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S. Maple St
E. Dundee St
John Brown Road
Bench trial delayed in wandering child case
Justin Vogeler, 28, of Ottawa faces one misdemeanor count of endangering a child after his two year old son wandered to the East Fifth and South Mulberry streets intersection. The bench trial before Judge Kevin Kimball was reset to 2 p.m. January 30 due to a witness absence. The child had apparently walked from a nearby home on South Sycamore Street while a roommate slept.
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Herald
Ottawa
Justin Vogeler
Franklin County District Court
S. Main St
Vogeler
Kevin Kimball
Kimball
East Fifth
South Mulberry
Sycamore Street
Adam Weingartner
Ottawa Police Department
Weingartner
Franklin County Attorney’s Office
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