Mother charged with Murder 1st Degree in death of her own child

Mother charged with Murder 1st Degree in death of her own child

admin February 16, 2022

Feb. 16, 2021 A 35-year-old Kansas City woman has been charged in the homicide of her 6-year-old son and is being held in Jackson County on no bond, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today. Tasha Haefs, dob: 1/7/1987, faces Murder…

“It takes our breath away”

admin February 16, 2022

Feb. 16, 2022 Statement from Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker The community now knows some of the terrible details of the death of this 6-year-old child. It takes our breath away. My office, as it always has, pledges to do everything…

Chicken Coop Fire Spreads to House

admin February 16, 2022

By Assistant Chief Jim Eden LEE’S SUMMIT, MO– On Tuesday, February 15, 2022, at 9:25 p.m., the Lee’s Summit Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire in the 1500 Block of NE Whitestone Drive. The occupant reported a fire on the back of…

Man who took vehicle from Lee’s Summit with two young children inside charged in kidnapping

admin February 14, 2022

February 14, 2022 A man who took a running vehicle from a Lee’s Summit driveway with two young children inside the vehicle has been charged with felonies, including kidnapping, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today. Mitchell S. Green, dob: 7/15/1980,…

California Man Subdued by Passengers, Flight Crew Aboard American Airlines Flight to Washington, D.C.

admin February 14, 2022

Federal Criminal Complaint Filed After Plane Forced to Land at KC Airport KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A California man was subdued by several passengers and flight attendants when he tried to open the exit door on an American Airlines flight en route…

Independence man charged in fatal shooting of Riley Youngblood

admin February 11, 2022

February 11, 2022 Jackson County Prosecutors filed charges this evening in the fatal shooting of Riley Youngblood, 23, who was found wounded in his vehicle in Independence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced this evening. Joshua A. Mongold, dob: 6/30/1987, faces…

Independence Man Indicted for Multi-million Dollar Conspiracy to Sell Stolen Catalytic Converters

admin February 10, 2022

February 10, 2022 An Independence, Missouri, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for selling millions of dollars in stolen catalytic converters to companies in Missouri, Texas, and Louisiana. James Spick, 56, was charged in a 26-count indictment returned under…

Raytown Sex Offender Pleads Guilty to Sending Obscene Material to Minors

admin February 7, 2022

February 7, 2022 Faces 10 Years in Prison Following Two Federal Investigations A Raytown, Missouri, man who is a registered sex offender was identified in two separate investigations and pleaded guilty in federal court today to sending obscene materials to minors. Brent…

KC man charged in fatal January shooting on Amtrak in Lee’s Summit

admin February 1, 2022

February 1, 2022 A 21-year-old Kansas City man, who surrendered after a police standoff Monday night, has been charged in a fatal shooting on an Amtrak train while it was in Lee’s Summit on January 14, 2022,, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters…

Suspect Taken Into Custody In Homicide Investigation

admin February 1, 2022

February 1, 2022 Photo from Lee’s Summit Police Department A 21-year-old Kansas City man, who surrendered after a police standoff Monday night, has been charged in a fatal shooting on an Amtrak train while it was in Lee’s Summit on January 14,…