Structure Fire/Lightning Strike, 400 Blk of SW Wintergarden Drive

Structure Fire/Lightning Strike, 400 Blk of SW Wintergarden Drive

admin July 16, 2023

By Assistant Chief Jim EdenLee’s Summit Fire Department On Sunday, July 16, 2023, at 11:48 a.m., the Lee’s Summit Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the 400 Block of SW Wintergarden Drive. A neighbor reported lighting hitting the house and…

Charcoal Grill Starts House Fire

admin July 4, 2023

By Assistant Chief Jim EdenLee’s Summit Fire Department LEE’S SUMMIT, MO— On Tuesday, July 4, at 2:02 p.m., the Lee’s Summit Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire in the 4300 Block of SE Seattle Slew Drive. Multiple callers reported the covered…

Discarded Fireworks Debris Starts Garage Fire

admin July 4, 2023

By Assistant Chief Jim EdenLee’s Summit Fire Department LEE’S SUMMIT, MO—On Monday, July 3, at 10:57 p.m., the Lee’s Summit Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire in the 300 Block of NW Thoreau Circle. The call initially came in as…

Blue Springs woman charged in fatal vehicular crash that killed motorcycle driver in Lee’s Summit

admin June 26, 2023

For Immediate ReleaseJune 26, 2023 A 22-year-old Blue Springs woman faces felony charges for the fatal vehicular crash that killed a motorcyle driver on Saturday evening in Lee’s Summit, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today. Carly A. Rudolph dob: 1/1/2001,…

Lee’s Summit Police Investigating Fatal Vehicle Crash

admin June 25, 2023

June 26, 2023 UPDATED 6/26/2023 @ 10:00 A.M.The deceased party has been identified as 57-year-old Christopher M. Silvers of Lee’s Summit,MO. June 25, 2023 Public Information Officer, Sgt. Chris Depue Lee’s Summit, MO — On 6/24/2023 at approximately 6:00 p.m., officers and…

Police Blotter June 6 to June 11, 2023

staff2 June 17, 2023

June 17, 2023 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…

Jackson County Detention Center Employee Indicted For Smuggling K2-Laced Papers To Jail Inmates

staff2 June 10, 2023

June 10, 2023 An employee of the Jackson County Detention Center, along with three associates of an inmate detained at the center, have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a conspiracy to smuggle papers laced with K2…

Small Chemical Spill Closes Summit Waves

admin June 10, 2023

June 10, 2023 10:52 CDT Assistant Chief Jim Eden, Lee’s Summit Fire Department On Saturday, June 10, 2023, at 8:57 a.m., Lee’s Summit Fire Department responded to Summit Waves, 120 SW Blue Parkway, for a reported chemical spill. Pool staff reported a…

Lee’s Summit 18-year-old charged in fatal shooting on May 13 in Lee’s Summit

admin June 8, 2023

For Immediate ReleaseJune 8, 2023 An 18-year-old Lee’s Summit resident faces Involuntary Manslaughter for recklessly causing the death of Dakota Wrightsman by shooting him, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today. Cooper D. Ashley, dob: 2/20/2005, faces Involuntary Manslaughter 1st Degree.*…

Lee’s Summit Police Investigating Death at Local Landfill

admin June 8, 2023

By Sgt. Chris Depue Lee’s Summit, MO — On 6/8/2023 at approximately 10:00 a.m. officers and emergency crews responded to the Lee’s Summit Resource Recovery Park in the 2100 block of SE Hamblen Road on the report of an injured person. The…