Jury Convicts Lee’s Summit Man of $1 Million Extortion Scheme

Jury Convicts Lee’s Summit Man of $1 Million Extortion Scheme

admin November 10, 2022

November 10, 2022 Leon L. Dudley III, 24, was found guilty on Wednesday, Nov. 9, of one count of extortion. Evidence introduced during the trial indicated that Dudley delivered an extortion note to a Kansas City, Mo., residence on Aug. 24, 2018.…

Independence man who shot last night at police officer charged with felonies

admin November 3, 2022

An Independence man, 30, faces felony charges after he fired a shot at an Independence Police Officer, whose gun belt stopped the round and prevented injury to the officer, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today. Ryland E. Polson, dob: 7/28/1992,…

Independence man charged in fatal shooting of woman found along Raytown roadway

admin November 1, 2022

November 1, 2022 11:15 p.m. An Independence, MO, man, 35, has been charged in the fatal shooting of a woman who was found by passers-by along a Raytown roadway Monday evening, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced tonight. Aaron C. Alexander,…

Jackson County judge sentences former Chiefs coach to 3 years in prison

admin November 1, 2022

For Immediate ReleaseNov. 1, 2022 A Jackson County judge on Tuesday sentenced former Kansas City Chiefs coach Britt Reid to three years in prison, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today. In September, Reid pleaded guilty to the Class D felony…

Evening Homicide In Raytown

admin October 31, 2022

Release Date: 11/1/2022 Released by: Communication Technician Mallory Harrison Raytown, MO – On October 31st at 8:05 PM Raytown Police were dispatched to the area of 87th and Ash Ave for a report of a female in the roadway possibly hit by…

Lee’s Summit Police Blotter October 17 to October 24, 2022

staff2 October 28, 2022

October 29, 2022 The following list contains the information of actual police reports or investigations initiated by a police officer. Additional call’s for police service or assistance may have been dispatched, but determined to be unfounded, or not requiring a police report by…

Lee’s Summit Police Blotter October 3 to October 10, 2022

staff2 October 15, 2022

October 15, 2022 The following list contains the information of actual police reports or investigations initiated by a police officer. Additional call’s for police service or assistance may have been dispatched, but determined to be unfounded, or not requiring a police report by…

Kitchen Fire Causes Significant Damage

admin October 4, 2022

By Assistant Chief Jim EdenLee’s Summit Fire Department LEE’S SUMMIT, MO– On Tuesday, October 4, 2022, at 4:56 p.m., the Lee’s Summit Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire in the 2600 Block of NW Bent Tree Circle. The occupant called…

Sunday Morning Townhome Fire

admin September 18, 2022

By Assistant Chief Jim Eden, Lee’s Summit Fire Department LEE’S SUMMIT, MO— On Sunday, September 18, 2022, at 10:26 a.m., the Lee’s Summit Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire in the 1900 Block of NE Knollbrook Street. A passerby reported…

Wisconsin woman charged in hit-and-run collision that killed father of 10

admin September 13, 2022

For Immediate ReleaseSept. 13, 2022 A 27-year-old Wisconsin woman has been charged with two felonies in connection with the crash Aug. 27, 2022, that killed a bicyclist, a father of 10, near Longview Lake and View High Drive, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean…