CSW BREAKING: Armed Business Robbery in South KC-MO

Police say two males robbed the Dollar General at 6827 Longview Monday afternoon.

Police reported the suspects as two black males who left the scene in an older white Nissan.


No injuries were reported.

CSW BREAKING: "Small Explosion-" Fire at Business in East KC-MO

Six KC-MO fire companies are wrapping up an incident in the middle Big Blue River Valley...

At 3:25 pm- an explosion and fire was reported at Paulo Products at 4827 Chelsea.


Fire command reported it was "a small explosion-" and the accompanying fire was under control by 3:40 pm..


There's been no word yet on any injuries or the cause of the explosion.

Two Overnight KC-MO Police Pursuits- One Critically Injured

A male driver who was being pursued by KC-MO Police crashed early Sunday morning in Midtown.


The crash occurred about 1:15 am Sunday morning at 29th Street and Troost.


The male driver was critically injured- according to an EMS crew who was enroute to a nearby hospital.


There was no word on why police were chasing the driver.



About 11:48 pm- KC-MO Police engaged in another vehicle pursuit at reported speeds of up to "90" mph.

That chase started in the Crown Center area- went south through Midtown and ended up on the East side.


That driver was finally stopped and arrested on 35th Street near Norton at midnight Sunday morning.

Shooting Homicide in Overland Park KS

A male- who OPPD identified as "Raymond Thomas- in his 30's-" is dead after being shot in what is reported as a "drive-by shooting" near the intersection of 94th Terrace and Lamar in central Overland Park Sunday afternoon.

The OPPD was seeking two males in a darker red late-model  Ford product- possibly a Taurus- that was last seen westbound on 95th Street.

Eleven Drunks Nailed at DUI Checkpoint While KC-MO Police Run Out of Cars to Run Calls

Firstly- I am totally against drunk drivers.


Secondly however- I'm also totally against random police checkpoints in our so-called "free" country.


The KANSAS CITY STAR reports this Saturday that "11" intoxicated drivers out of nearly 360 citizen-drivers that were stopped at a DUI checkpoint in KC"s Old Northeast area overnight.


Meanwhile- at least two KC-MO Police patrol zones- East and Center- were "blacked out" for more than thirty minutes early Saturday morning.


"Blacked out" means there are no patrol cars in that zone to run ordinary police calls.


This blogger wonders in print how the dozen or so cops at the DUI checkpoint- if dispersed throughout the city if even in 'roving' drunk patrols- could have alleviated backlogged citizen's requests for police attention early this morning.

Bogus Asiana Pilot Names Read on Bay Area TV Newscast

To get the reader appropriately sobered- the plane that crashed onto the runway at San Francisco International airport (SFO) contributed to the deaths of three people and injured dozens of others.


To get the reader further prepared- I'm of Polish descent  but love a funny Polish joke.


Okay.

Refer to the scrap (screen capture) image and the embedded YouTube clip of a KTVU-TV2 newscast where these names were read on the air.

TRY to maintain your composure while I profusely apologize to all victims of this terrible- but avoidable crash last Saturday.



An NTSB (National Transportation and Safety Board) "intern" probably isn't interning at the NTSB  anymore after providing those bogus pilot names to Bay area news media.

Airliner Loses Engine Enroute to KCI Airport- Declares Emergency

At 12:43 am Saturday morning- the Kansas City MO Fire department's ARFF (Aircraft Rescue and FireFighting) station at KCI airport reported to FD dispatch that an incoming aircraft of unreported type was "on final" approach with "the number two engine out."


The airline wasn't reported either- but there were "56" people on board the plane.


Five outside- or "structural" fire companies plus EMS were sent to assist the ARFF station's crew of 3 crash trucks.


At 12:49 am- the plane had landed safely and was taxiing to a terminal- according to ARFF radio reports.

Another Man Shot in Midtown KC-MO

Shortly after the Saturday morning homicide on Garfield was initially reported to police- officers were also sent to investigate shots fired in the area of 37th Street and Montgall.


At 1:34 am- police arrive at that location and find (according to EMS reports) a "32-year-old male who was shot once in his lower back side."


He was taken emergency and in serious condition by ambulance to a medical trauma center.


There wasn't any suspect information available as of this report.

CSW BREAKING: Security Guard Shot Near Crown Center in KC_MO

Just after 3 am- a security guard was reportedly shot in a parking lot of Hallmark Cards at 27th Street and McGee in the Crown Center area of Kansas City MO..


The guard- and a female he was helping- was both shot in the leg.


She was taken to a nearby hospital by private vehicle.


Police report shots had been fired in the area from an unknown vehicle- a 'drive-by.'

KC-MO Records Latest 2013 Homicide

It happened around 1:15 pm near the intersection of 41st Street and Garfield in midtown Kansas City MO..


Police reported finding a male there- shot in the head by unknown suspects or suspects.


EMS declared the victim dead at the scene.

CSW BREAKING: Six EMS Units Sent to I-435 Crash in South Kansas City MO

The wreck is westbound I-435 west of (I-49) Grandview Road- on top of the big hill into the Big Blue River valley.

Radio reports say it's a "rollover" crash "with multiple patients-" obvious by the six EMS units sent to the scene.


The crash occurred around 5:45 pm late Wednesday afternoon.

As of 6;07 pm- there are "6" children injured- ranging up to age 14.


One of the children reportedly has critical injuries- but the others are said to have minor injuries.


All were being transported to Children's Mercy Hospital.


A "23-year-old female" who EMS believes "was ejected" during the crash was taken to Overland Park regional Medical Center.

Her condition was serious to critical.


Two others with non life-threatening injuries were taken to Truman Med Center near downtown.

Westbound I-435 was down to one lane at the crash scene until around 7 pm when a second lane was opened.

By 7:45 pm- three of the 5 westbound lanes were open- with all lanes expected to open by 8:15 pm..