Arrests reported Feb. 19 to Feb. 25 Joshua Kyle Spurgeon, 40, 3129 Hawthorne Dr., warrant for failure to appear in court. Joseph Michael Gall, 62, 2102 Seneca St., warrant for failure to appear in court. Jennifer Lynn Mccarthy, 41, 2121 S. Riverside Rd., warrant for failure to appear in court. Tyrone L. Davis, 57, 3601
Continue Reading Arrests reported Feb. 26 to March 4 D’Andre D. Barritt Jones, 44, no address provided, city charge for trespass. Roger Dale Coffman, 31, 2901 Frederick Ave., warrant for failure to appear in court. Baylie N. Christopher, 19, 2301 Goff Ave., warrants for failure to appear in court and obstruction of police. Antoine Dominique Wilkinson, 38,
Continue Reading Arrests reported March 5 to March 11 Cortney Danielle Stewart, 36, 1400 N. 13th St., warrant for failure to appear in court. Stephen Charles Blakely, 42, 2014 Jamesport St., warrant for failure to appear in court. Michael Preston Obanion, 30, 1814 Blackwell Rd., warrant for failure to appear in court. Laura Ann Evans, 37, 2902
Continue Reading Thefts reported from Dec. 31 to Jan. 3 1621 Dewey Ave., vehicle theft at highway/road/alley. 3323 St. Joseph Ave., vehicle theft at highway/road/alley. 3416 Pear St., items stolen at rental storage facility. 1106 N. 22nd St., vehicle theft at residence/home. 5302 N. Belt Highway, items stolen at restaurant. 2517 Olive St., burglary at residence/home. 3022
Continue Reading Thefts reported from Dec. 26 to Jan. 13 3701 N. Village Dr., burglary at construction site. 207 W. Hyde Park Ave., burglary at residence/home. 2602 Jules St., vehicle theft at highway/road/alley. 6010 King Hill Ave., item stolen at bank/savings and loan. 2904 Charles St., vehicle theft at highway/road/alley. Mitchell Ave./S. 10th St., items stolen at
Continue Reading Thefts reported from Jan. 9 to Jan. 20 3218 Messanie St., items stolen at residence/home. S. 27th St./Penn St., items stolen at highway/road/alley. 1024 N. 18th St., vehicle theft at residence/home. 5411 Sawyer St., vehicle theft at residence/home. 617 N. Belt Highway, burglary at restaurant. 4506 S. 169 Highway, burglary at restaurant. 5325 Faraon St.,
Continue Reading Thefts reported from Jan. 16 to Jan. 27 2816 S. 22nd St., items stolen at residence/home. 2710 Meadow Ridge Dr., items stolen at residence/home. 1602 Brookside Dr., items stolen at residence/home. 2102 Village Dr., items stolen at commercial/office building. 216 E. Cherry St., burglary at residence/home. 2533 Francis St., items stolen at residence/home. 3022 S.
Continue Reading Thefts reported from Jan. 27 to Feb. 3 927 Felix St., items stolen at highway/road/alley. 2207 N. Belt Highway, vehicle theft at parking lot/garage. 1720 Dewey Ave., items stolen at residence/home. 154 Countryside Ln., items stolen at residence/home. 820 Richardson St., items stolen at highway/road/alley. 1617 Cross St., vehicle theft at other/unknown. 3702 Frederick Ave.,
Continue Reading Thefts reported from Feb. 3 to Feb. 10 2812 St. Joseph Ave., items stolen at school-elementary. 2318 N. Belt Highway, vehicle theft at other/unknown. 605 Blake St., vehicle theft at residence/home. 1601 Frederick Ave., burglary at residence/home. 3202 Locust St., items stolen at residence/home. 1718 Main St., burglary at residence/home. 513 S. 20th St., burglary
Continue Reading Thefts reported from Feb. 4 to Feb. 16 111 W. Highland Ave., items stolen at residence/home. 201 N. Belt Highway, items stolen at parking lot/garage. 2519 Seneca St., burglary at residence/home. 522 S. 12th St., burglary at residence/home. 1306 S. Noyes Blvd., burglary at residence/home. 3517 E. Hillview Circle, vehicle theft at residence/home. 3009 S.
Continue Reading Thefts reported from Feb. 14 to Feb. 24 2636 Lafayette St., items stolen at highway/road/alley. 2515 Jones St., vehicle theft at highway/road/alley. 1613 N. 36th St., vehicle theft at residence/home. 3401 Abersold Ln., items stolen at residence/home. 3022 S. Belt Highway, items stolen at department/discount store. 46 Northridge Dr., items stolen at residence/home. E. 36
Continue Reading Thefts reported from Feb. 23 to March 3 2317 Penn St., burglary at residence/home. 225 W. Florence Rd., vehicle theft at parking lot/garage. 205 N. Belt Highway, items stolen at grocery/super market. 3022 S. Belt Highway, items stolen at grocery/super market. 1710 Dewey Ave., items stolen at residence/home. 321 Harrington Ave., burglary at residence/home. 2420
Continue Reading Thefts reported from March 3 to March 11 410 S. Belt Highway, vehicle theft at parking lot/garage. 810 S. 24th St., items stolen at highway/road/alley. 1602 N. Woodbine Rd., items stolen at parking lot/garage. 1601 Commerce Ave., items stolen at grocery/super market. 6500 King Hill Ave., items stolen at grocery/super market. 627 S. 8th St.,
Continue Reading Thefts reported from March 6 to March 17 2610 Blackwell Rd., burglary at school-elementary/secondary. 3723 Beck Rd., items stolen at commercial/office building. 2405 Berkshire Dr., items stolen at commercial/office building. 3412 Mitchell Ave., items stolen at residence/home. 4215 S. 169 Highway, items stolen at convenience store. 2412 S. Belt Highway, burglary at rental storage facility. 4320
Continue Reading Arrests reported March 12 to March 18 Stephanie L. Scott, 36, 5524 S. 4th St., warrant for failure to appear in court. Tammy Lynn Brown, 63, 6625 Sherman St., warrant for failure to appear in court. Robert Orlyn Cullnan, 65, 924 Sylvanie St., city charge for trespass. Yessenia Espinosa Batista, 34, 1315 N. 15th St., warrant
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A local clothing and accessory resale store is back in business after a Saturday morning break-in shut it down for the weekend. A video posted on Plato’s Closet’s Facebook page showed three hooded suspects exiting the store with items after breaking in. Owner Jill Martin was out of town at the time of the break-in.
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A Buchanan County jury returned a guilty verdict for a St. Joseph man on Friday for second-degree trafficking of methamphetamine. In the case State of Missouri v. Paul David Chaney, the Buchanan County jury was selected on Thursday, Feb. 27, and on Friday, Feb. 28, the jury found Chaney guilty of possessing over 450 grams
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The Platte County, Missouri, Sheriff’s Office, alongside the Riverside, Missouri, Police Department, are investigating a double homicide and child abduction from late Thursday evening. According to a media release sent to News-Press NOW from the Platte County Sheriff’s Office’s Captain Jeffrey Shanks at 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 28: The first murder was around 11:15
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Media outlets are reporting that the suspect allegedly involved in the Friday morning a double homicide and child abduction from Riverside, Missouri, was killed by police. The Platte County, Missouri Sheriff’s Office originally issued an Amber Alert at 5:10 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 28, for a five-year-old child. Guiliana Manning was abducted after the suspect
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A person of interest in a weekend shooting is in custody following an afternoon of heavy police activity north of Downtown St. Joseph. The person arrested is connected to a Feb. 9 shooting at the North Belt Walmart, Sgt. Richard McGregory of the St. Joseph Police Department said. The arrest comes as two police incidents
Continue Reading Police are engaged in a standoff in the 800 block of N. 10th Street Wednesday afternoon.
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Police have a person of interest in connection to a shooting at the North Belt Walmart in St. Joseph Sunday morning.
Investigators with the St. Joseph Police Department have determined that the suspect and the victim, both juveniles, are known to each other and this is an isolated incident. A motive for the shooting has not been determined but a person of interest, who is a juvenile, has been identified and is wanted for questioning.
The investigation remains ongoing and police urge anyone with information regarding the incident to call 816-271-4777 or submit an anonymous tip through Crime Stoppers or relevant tip line at 816-238-8477.
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The St. Joseph Animal Control and Rescue is investigating the suitcase of dead puppies found last week at a local convenience store. Senior Animal Control Officer Steve Norman confirmed that three dead puppies were found in a suitcase behind Speedy’s convenience store, located at 2728 Messanie St. on Friday, Feb. 7. “We’re unsure how long
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The Platte County Prosecuting Attorney released information related to the homicide case in the 4100 block of Northwest 65th Street on Sunday, Feb. 2. According to a media release sent to News-Press NOW from the Platte County Prosecutor Eric Zahnd on Monday, Feb. 3: “A man has been charged with three counts of first degree
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Multiple shots were fired at an Atchison Police vehicle during a 9-hour armed standoff Friday evening that came to an end early Saturday.
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It has been less than a month since Missouri’s Hands-Free Law went into effect and law enforcement are continuing to see distracted driving. The grace period is over for the Missouri law banning cellphone use while driving. The Siddens-Bening Hands-Free Law went into effect in August 2024 and was enforced in January this year, meaning
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The St. Joseph police department is the latest agency to utilize flock cameras around the city, in effort to combat crime.
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A Savannah, Missouri, man is charged with a felony count of unlawful use of a weapon in connection with a road rage incident Wednesday morning on Interstate 29. At just before 8 a.m. on Jan. 15, the St. Joseph Police Department received a 911 call reporting a road rage incident on northbound I-29 near the
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Law enforcement agencies across the area are warning individuals about “Brushing Scams” this holiday. The “brushing scam” begins when a person receives an unexpected package in the mail disguised as a gift, according to officials with St. Joseph, Missouri, Police Department. “And when you open the package, it’s quite possible you’ll be confused,” said SJPD
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A St. Joseph woman charged in an incident where she took two children from a stroller and walked away with them pleaded guilty to a charge of first-degree harassment on Thursday.
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