CSW BREAKING: Male Civilian Steals Jackson County Sheriff Patrol Car

This is breaking news as of 12:45 am Friday morning:


The KC-MO police are reporting that the Jackson County Sheriff's department (SO) "was chasing one of their (SO) cars- occupied by a white male (named)..."


KC-MO police reported that the JCSO "lost sight" of their stolen patrol car "in the area of Blue Ridge and Bannister" in southeastern KC-MO..


At 1:15 am- KC-MO and Grandview police are on foot looking for "a (named) white male with handcuffs in front of him" in the "12400 block of Blue Ridge- by the Sonic" drive-in there.

That's where the male suspect reportedly "wrecked-out" the stolen patrol car .

CSW BREAKING: One Dead- Three Seriously Hurt in Plaza-area Shooting

KC-MO emergency services report a shooting at 4904 Brookside- near the Country Club Plaza- at 11:38 pm..


Initial police and EMS reports says there are "four" victims- injuries reported "life-threatening."


At 11:47 pm- Metro Zone police officers report one of the victims has died at the scene.

At 11:49 pm- a KC-MO EMS unit was enroute to a med center with a male in his 20's who has been shot in the abdomen.

His condition was critical...



A second victim was reported to be a female- shot in a leg with a through and through wound.

That unknown-age victim's condition was serious.


The third surviving victim is reported by EMS to be a 25-year-old female- with a through and through gunshot wound to an upper arm.

Her condition appeared to be serious to critical.

Police are reporting the shooting was the result of a home invasion- and that there was "a large crime scene" area.


Two black males are being sought by police.


One is 6-foot tall and was armed with a machete.

The other was 5-foot 9-inches tall and armed with a handgun.


Later Friday morning- KC-MO Police report that at least one-half dozen young people lived at the house- most if not all of them being students at nearby University of Missouri-Kansas City.


The killing is Kansas City MO's 22nd homicide of 2013- compared to 24 murders of Human Beings by this date in 2012.. 

CSW BREAKING: Water Main Break Hampers Firefight of KC-MO Building Fire

There is a two-alarm fire burning in a building at Truman Road and Spruce.  

The initial alarm sounded at 10:33 pm Thursday night.  A working fire was declared by the first arriving crews.


During the firefight- FD radio reported "two" hydrants went dry- and "a fairly-large water main break" was reported on Truman "west of the fire."


All interior firefighting crews were ordered outside.

At 10:47 pm- a 2nd-alarm response of four more fire companies was requested.


As aerial water streams with limited water pressure are being used on the fire- two additional pumper companies were requested.


More than a dozen KC-MO fire companies are working at this fire as of this report- with no reports of any injuries thus far.


Heard no "official" declaration- but fire under control by 11:55 pm..

Local TV 'Newscast' in America

Watch the following YouTube clip and ponder- is this the future of local TV news or is it already here?

CSW BREAKING: Two Stabbed in Excelsior Springs MO

At 12:55 am Saturday morning- Excelsior Springs emergency services were called to "a stabbing" at "100 West Broadway- The Atlas Saloon."  

When the first EMS unit arrived- they requested another ambulance for a second victim.


Two males were taken to a Metro Northland medical trauma center:


One was reported to be "in his 20's" and suffering from "multiple stab wounds" to the man's "head- neck and abdomen." 

His condition was critical.


The second patient was "17-years-old with 2 stab wounds to the chest."

He was in serious condition.


As of this report- there are no other details on this incident.

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NOTE: This incident was finally covered by the corporate news media- the ES STANDARD- on Tuesday- March 19- 2013- link here.

CSW BREAKING: Man Badly Hurt in Independence MO ATV Crash

The incident was dispatched to AMR-EMS and the IFD at 11:09 pm Friday night: dispatchers report "a 48-year-old male who crashed an 4-wheeler upside down in a creek" was "in front" of a residence in the 1900 block of South Evanston.

From subsequent reports- the crash occurred in "Rock Creek-" which runs about a half-block south (red dot below orange marker balloon) of where the injured man was taken to meet medical help.


The victim was transported to Independence's medical trauma center in very critical condition.


Police hadn't arrived when FD and EMS left with the victim to the hospital.

American Justice Finally Reaches the Twilight Zone

NEWS ITEM:  Iowa man who works as a rodeo clown gets "minimum" jail sentence of 20 years for growing marijuana.


NEWS ITEM: Eight Los Angeles Police officers who- WITHOUT WARNING- shot more than 100 times at two unarmed newspaper delivery ladies (in addition to Torrance cops who shot at another guy without warning)- are put on full-pay "desk duty."


Amazing how the American "justice" system works... no wonder this country is going downhill like a snowball heading for Hell.

City of Raytown MO to Lose Their YMCA

The faltering inner-ring suburb of Raytown MO is about to lose another business/amenity: the YMCA.


The Richard C. Green Sr. YMCA facility is located just west of the taxpayer-subsidized Walmart at M-350 and Hardy and is one of the newer YMCAs in the Metro.


According to the story on the KSHB-41 website- declining enrollments and renews of memberships led to the closing- along with two other YMCA locations in Independence and Kansas City KS..


Meanwhile- there's talk of yet ANOTHER Walmart going into Raytown- reportedly a Walmart grocery to possibly be built in the former church location around 62nd Street and Blue Ridge Boulevard.


This after another grocery store in a strip shopping center about four blocks away recently shut it's doors.

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CSW BREAKING: Apartment Building Fire Near Westport in KC_MO

Around ten companies of the KC-MO  Fire department were involved in a firefight at an apartment building at 40th Terrace and Clark- just north of the Westport district.


Center Zone police officers also responded to the address on a reported "disturbance."

The initial fire alarm was disaptched at 1:40 am CDT Tuesday morning.


At 1:44 am- the battalion chief (Car 106) arrived and reported "smoke and fire showing from a 2-story brick apartment building" that was actually at 909-11 West 40th Terrace (buildings on the left side of the image).


The FD response was eventually upgraded to "a 1st-alarm."


At least three handlines were used- fire crews stayed on "an offensive attack" meaning they went inside to fight the fire.


Interior searches of the building didn't reveal any victims and no civilian injuries were reported.


As of 2 am- the fire is declared under control- and the Red Cross was requested for "nine adults- some with special needs" who were displaced by the fire.


A fire investigation was underway.
No word on the "disturbance" aspect of this incident.  


At 2:04 am- a fire truck had reportedly "hit a parked car" in front of the fire building.

Rolling Gunbattle in Grandview Leaves Victims in KC-MO

On top of the overnight multiple-victim shooting west of Kansas City's Loma Vista neighborhood- another shooting- this one described by police reports as "a rolling gunbattle" occurred in Grandview virtually on it's northern KC-MO border.


At 3:04 am Central DAYLIGHT Time Sunday morning- Grandview police responded on a reported shooting at the Shell gas station at 11901 Blue Ridge.


Reportedly- shots were fired between several people- possibly including a "security guard" with a "suspect vehicle" described only as "a black (Chevy) Monte Carlo" that went northbound on I-49/U.S. 71.


The gunfire reportedly "damaged the (gas station) building" GPD officers later said.

KC-MO citizens in several locations north of the original shooting reported "shots fired in the area."

At 3:11 am- one of the participants- "a black male who's been shot-" walked into a convenience store on Hickman Mills Drive.


That "24-year-old" had been shot in his side with the bullet still lodged in his body.


He was taken to a hospital in serious condition.


At 3:21 am- police report one- and possibly a second gunshot victim was "dropped off" at a hospital.


The initial victim reported at the hospital was "a black male- shot in the back."


His condition wasn't available.


Police from Grandview and KC_MO were still trying to sort everything out regarding this incident.

CSW BREAKING: AT LEAST FIVE (5) YOUNG VICTIMS IN SOUTH KC-MO SHOOTING

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IT HAPPENED AT A MEETING HALL ON 87TH STREET WEST OF I-435 IN SOUTH KC-MO...


THERE WAS APPARENTLY "A LARGE GATHERING- AROUND 100" YOUTHS AT A CONCERT THERE POLICE SAY...


ABOUT 11:45 PM LATE SAT. NIGHT- SHOTS WERE FIRED "BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE (HALL)-" AND "A FEMALE WAS SHOT IN THE FACE" THERE ACCORDING TO PD REPORTS.


THERE WERE FIVE PEOPLE SHOT- TWO WERE IMMEDIATELY DRIVEN TO A HOSPITAL WITH THE OTHER THREE TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCES.


THOSE RIDING IN AN AMBULANCE WERE "A 15-YEAR-OLD MALE-" A 17-YEAR-OLD MALE-" AND AN UNKNOWN-AGE FEMALE.


NONE OF THE EMS-TRANSPORTED SOUNDED TO HAVE IMMEDIATELY LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES.


POLICE WERE SEEKING TWO SUSPECT VEHICLES- WITH A TOTAL OF FIVE BLACK MALE OCCUPANTS.


WHY DID IT HAPPEN? POLICE AND CONCERNED CITIZENS WANT ANSWERS (AND THE SUSPECTS).