SHAWNEE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a business burglary and have a suspect in custody.

Just after 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, police responded to a report of a burglary at 123 SE 10th Avenue in Topeka, according to Lt. Kelvin Johnson.

The caller advised they saw a subject throw bricks through the front windows. Officers arrived to find the front window to Stephanie’s Salon broken and appeared the business had been burglarized. 

No one was located inside the business. It was determined that several items had been taken by a suspect.

Detectives later received information of potential subjects attempting to sell items taken from the business burglary. Detectives followed up on the information which led them to 1500 SW Van Buren, APT #3. Detectives took two individuals into custody and transported them to Law Enforcement Center.

Officers secured the apartment for the application of search warrant. At the conclusion of the investigation, police arrested James Timmerman, 35 of Topeka, and booked him on requested charges of Burglary, Theft, Criminal Damage, and Possession of Marijuana. They booked Angela Bechstein, 40 of Topeka, on requested charges of Burglary, Theft and Criminal Damage to property. 

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/11/1637322478838.png" alt="immerman has previous convictions for aggravated assault and aggravated escape from custody, according to the Kan. Dept. of Corrections" />
 <figcaption>immerman has previous convictions for aggravated assault and aggravated escape from custody, according to the Kan. Dept. of Corrections</figcaption>
 </figure>SHAWNEE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a business burglary and have a suspect in custody.Just after 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, police responded to a report of a burglary at 123 SE 10th Avenue in Topeka, according to Lt. Kelvin Johnson.The caller advised they saw a subject throw bricks through the front windows. Officers arrived to find the front window to Stephanie’s Salon broken and appeared the business had been burglarized. No one was located inside the business. It was determined that several items had been taken by a suspect.Detectives later received information of potential subjects attempting to sell items taken from the business burglary. Detectives followed up on the information which led them to 1500 SW Van Buren, APT #3. Detectives took two individuals into custody and transported them to Law Enforcement Center.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/11/1637322572517.png" alt="Bechstein-photo Shawnee Co." />
 <figcaption>Bechstein-photo Shawnee Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>Officers secured the apartment for the application of search warrant. At the conclusion of the investigation, police arrested James Timmerman, 35 of Topeka, and booked him on requested charges of Burglary, Theft, Criminal Damage, and Possession of Marijuana. They booked Angela Bechstein, 40 of Topeka, on requested charges of Burglary, Theft and Criminal Damage to property.

Kan. felon jailed for burglary after police find stolen items for sale

SHAWNEE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a fatal shooting and have identified the victim as 31-year-old Adrian Williams of Olathe.

At 12:07 a.m., Saturday, police dispatch received multiple calls of gun shots with a subject down in the 2000 block of SE Pennsylvania in Topeka, Police Lt. Kelvin Johnson.

Officers arrived on scene to a large crowd of people and located&nbsp; Williams with apparent gunshot wounds on the ground. American Medical Response arrived to assist but he did not survive his injuries.

Police have not reported an arrest and released no additional details Saturday afternoon.

SHAWNEE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a fatal shooting.

Officers arrived on scene to a large crowd of people and located a man with apparent gunshot wounds on the ground. American Medical Response arrived to assist but the victim did not survive his injuries.

SHAWNEE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a fatal shooting and have identified the victim as 31-year-old Adrian Williams of Olathe.At 12:07 a.m., Saturday, police dispatch received multiple calls of gun shots with a subject down in the 2000 block of SE Pennsylvania in Topeka, Police Lt. Kelvin Johnson.Officers arrived on scene to a large crowd of people and located&nbsp; Williams with apparent gunshot wounds on the ground. American Medical Response arrived to assist but he did not survive his injuries.Police have not reported an arrest and released no additional details Saturday afternoon.-----------SHAWNEE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a fatal shooting.At 12:07 a.m., Saturday, police dispatch received multiple calls of gun shots with a subject down in the 2000 block of SE Pennsylvania in Topeka, Police Lt. Kelvin Johnson.Officers arrived on scene to a large crowd of people and located a man with apparent gunshot wounds on the ground. American Medical Response arrived to assist but the victim did not survive his injuries.

Police ID Kan. man found in crowd who died from gunshot wounds

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted of all charges Friday after pleading self-defense in the deadly Kenosha shootings that became a flashpoint in the nation’s debate over guns, vigilantism and racial injustice.

Rittenhouse, 18, cried and hugged one of his attorneys upon hearing the verdict.

He had been charged with homicide, attempted homicide and reckless endangering after killing two men and wounding a third with an AR-style semi-automatic rifle during a tumultuous night of protests over police violence against Black people in the summer of 2020. The former police youth cadet is white, as were those he shot.

The jury, which appeared to be overwhelmingly white, deliberated for close to 3 1/2 days.

Rittenhouse could have gotten life in prison if found guilty on the most serious charge, first-degree intentional homicide, or what some other states call first-degree murder.

As the verdict drew near, Gov. Tony Evers pleaded for calm and said 500 National Guard members would be ready for duty in Kenosha if needed.

Rittenhouse was 17 when he went from his home in Antioch, Illinois, to Kenosha after businesses in the city were ransacked and burned over the shooting of a Black man, Jacob Blake, by a white police officer.

Carrying a weapon that authorities said was illegally purchased for the underage Rittenhouse, he joined other armed citizens in what he said was an effort to protect property and provide medical aid.

Bystander and drone video captured most of the frenzied chain of events that followed: Rittenhouse killed Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, then shot to death protester Anthony Huber, 26, and wounded demonstrator Gaige Grosskreutz, now 28.

Prosecutors portrayed Rittenhouse as a “wannabe soldier” who had gone looking for trouble that night and was responsible for creating a dangerous situation in the first place by pointing his rifle at demonstrators.

But Rittenhouse testified: “I didn’t do anything wrong. I defended myself.”

Breaking into sobs at one point, he told the jury he opened fire after Rosenbaum chased him and made a grab for his gun. He said he was afraid his rifle was going to be wrested away and used to kill him.

Huber was then killed after hitting Rittenhouse in the head or neck with a skateboard, and Grosskreutz was shot after pointing a gun of his own at Rittenhouse.

The case was part of an extraordinary confluence of trials that reflected the deep divide over race in the United States: In Georgia, three white men are on trial in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, while in Virginia, a trial is underway in a lawsuit over the deadly white-supremacist rally held in Charlottesville in 2017.

The exact racial makeup of the Rittenhouse jury wasn’t clear because jurors were not asked about their race in court.

The bloodshed in Kenosha took place during a summer of sometimes-violent protests set off across the U.S. by the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and other cases involving the police use of force against Black people.

While some Americans condemned Rittenhouse as a vigilante, some on the right hailed him as a hero who exercised his Second Amendment gun rights and tried to put a stop to lawlessness.

Then-President Donald Trump said it appeared Rittenhouse had been “very violently attacked.” Supporters donated more than $2 million toward his legal defense.

Rittenhouse had also been charged with possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under 18, a misdemeanor that had appeared likely to lead to a conviction. But Judge Bruce Schroeder threw out that charge before jury deliberations after the defense argued that the Wisconsin law did not apply to the long-barreled rifle used by Rittenhouse.

Schroeder’s handling of the trial drew attention at several points, including when he led the applause for military veterans on Veterans Day just before a defense witness who had been in the Army was about to take the stand. The judge also let Rittenhouse himself draw juror numbers from a raffle drum to set the final 12 who deliberated.

Video and testimony from some of the prosecution’s own witnesses seemed to buttress Rittenhouse’s claim of self-defense.

Witnesses described Rosenbaum as “hyperaggressive” and said that he dared others to shoot him and threatened to kill Rittenhouse earlier that night. A videographer testified Rosenbaum lunged for the rifle just before he was shot, and a pathologist said his injuries appeared to indicate his hand was over the barrel.

Also, Rosenbaum’s fiancee disclosed that he was on medication for bipolar disorder and depression. Rittenhouse’s lawyers branded Rosenbaum a “crazy person.”

Some civil rights activists saw a racial double standard in the way the white gunman was treated.

On the night of the shootings, law enforcement officers saw Rittenhouse and other armed people on the streets despite a curfew and gave them bottles of water, with one officer heard saying over a loudspeaker, “We appreciate you guys.”

Later, amid the tumult, Rittenhouse managed to get past a police line with his weapon slung over his shoulder and was not arrested that night.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/11/1637347582281.png" alt="Kyle Rittenhouse listens to the verdict Friday afternoon -photo courtesy CSPAN" />
 <figcaption>Kyle Rittenhouse listens to the verdict Friday afternoon -photo courtesy CSPAN</figcaption>
 </figure>KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted of all charges Friday after pleading self-defense in the deadly Kenosha shootings that became a flashpoint in the nation’s debate over guns, vigilantism and racial injustice.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">&quot;We the jury find the defendant Kyle H. Rittenhouse not guilty.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/91TRqhj2ws">pic.twitter.com/91TRqhj2ws</a>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1461766352633569287?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 19, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Rittenhouse, 18, cried and hugged one of his attorneys upon hearing the verdict.He had been charged with homicide, attempted homicide and reckless endangering after killing two men and wounding a third with an AR-style semi-automatic rifle during a tumultuous night of protests over police violence against Black people in the summer of 2020. The former police youth cadet is white, as were those he shot.The jury, which appeared to be overwhelmingly white, deliberated for close to 3 1/2 days.Rittenhouse could have gotten life in prison if found guilty on the most serious charge, first-degree intentional homicide, or what some other states call first-degree murder.As the verdict drew near, Gov. Tony Evers pleaded for calm and said 500 National Guard members would be ready for duty in Kenosha if needed.Rittenhouse was 17 when he went from his home in Antioch, Illinois, to Kenosha after businesses in the city were ransacked and burned over the shooting of a Black man, Jacob Blake, by a white police officer.Carrying a weapon that authorities said was illegally purchased for the underage Rittenhouse, he joined other armed citizens in what he said was an effort to protect property and provide medical aid.Bystander and drone video captured most of the frenzied chain of events that followed: Rittenhouse killed Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, then shot to death protester Anthony Huber, 26, and wounded demonstrator Gaige Grosskreutz, now 28.Prosecutors portrayed Rittenhouse as a “wannabe soldier” who had gone looking for trouble that night and was responsible for creating a dangerous situation in the first place by pointing his rifle at demonstrators.But Rittenhouse testified: “I didn’t do anything wrong. I defended myself.”Breaking into sobs at one point, he told the jury he opened fire after Rosenbaum chased him and made a grab for his gun. He said he was afraid his rifle was going to be wrested away and used to kill him.Huber was then killed after hitting Rittenhouse in the head or neck with a skateboard, and Grosskreutz was shot after pointing a gun of his own at Rittenhouse.The case was part of an extraordinary confluence of trials that reflected the deep divide over race in the United States: In Georgia, three white men are on trial in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, while in Virginia, a trial is underway in a lawsuit over the deadly white-supremacist rally held in Charlottesville in 2017.The exact racial makeup of the Rittenhouse jury wasn’t clear because jurors were not asked about their race in court.The bloodshed in Kenosha took place during a summer of sometimes-violent protests set off across the U.S. by the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and other cases involving the police use of force against Black people.While some Americans condemned Rittenhouse as a vigilante, some on the right hailed him as a hero who exercised his Second Amendment gun rights and tried to put a stop to lawlessness.Then-President Donald Trump said it appeared Rittenhouse had been “very violently attacked.” Supporters donated more than $2 million toward his legal defense.Rittenhouse had also been charged with possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under 18, a misdemeanor that had appeared likely to lead to a conviction. But Judge Bruce Schroeder threw out that charge before jury deliberations after the defense argued that the Wisconsin law did not apply to the long-barreled rifle used by Rittenhouse.Schroeder’s handling of the trial drew attention at several points, including when he led the applause for military veterans on Veterans Day just before a defense witness who had been in the Army was about to take the stand. The judge also let Rittenhouse himself draw juror numbers from a raffle drum to set the final 12 who deliberated.Video and testimony from some of the prosecution’s own witnesses seemed to buttress Rittenhouse’s claim of self-defense.Witnesses described Rosenbaum as “hyperaggressive” and said that he dared others to shoot him and threatened to kill Rittenhouse earlier that night. A videographer testified Rosenbaum lunged for the rifle just before he was shot, and a pathologist said his injuries appeared to indicate his hand was over the barrel.Also, Rosenbaum’s fiancee disclosed that he was on medication for bipolar disorder and depression. Rittenhouse’s lawyers branded Rosenbaum a “crazy person.”Some civil rights activists saw a racial double standard in the way the white gunman was treated.On the night of the shootings, law enforcement officers saw Rittenhouse and other armed people on the streets despite a curfew and gave them bottles of water, with one officer heard saying over a loudspeaker, “We appreciate you guys.”Later, amid the tumult, Rittenhouse managed to get past a police line with his weapon slung over his shoulder and was not arrested that night.

 🎥 Not guilty: Kyle Rittenhouse cleared of all charges in Kenosha shootings

By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY SALINA POST

SALINE COUNTY— A Kansas man crash his recently purchased Chevrolet Camaro after a short, high-speed chase through central Salina Thursday evening.

A deputy sheriff was eastbound and stopped at the light at the intersection of S. Santa Fe Avenue and Crawford Street when he heard a vehicle accelerating and tires squealing, and a westbound silver 2000 Chevrolet Camaro shot by him, according to Sheriff Roger Soldan.

The deputy turned around to pursue the Camaro, which turned south on Highland Avenue and continued south at a high rate of speed.

The driver of the Camaro ran a stop sign and failed to negotiate a turn at the intersection of Highland Avenue and W. Republic Avenue and the car crashed through two fences on the southeast corner before coming to a stop when it hit a tree.

The driver, identified as Camrin Bowdin, 25, of Salina, was arrested on the following requested charges of Reckless driving, Racing on highways, Vehicle registration violation, No proof of insurance, Improper turn, Failure to yield at a stop sign, Driving at unsafe speeds and Obstruction, according to Soldan.

The Camaro sustained damage to the front end and all down the driver's side. Preliminary damage estimates to the property include $20,000 to the fences, $500 to the yard, $500 to landscaping, and $500 to a shrub, Soldan said.

Soldan said Bowden had recently purchased the Camaro and had not yet registered it.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/11/1637340001118.jpeg" alt="The high-speed chase ended when the Camaro struck a tree. Photos courtesy Saline County Sheriff's Office" />
 <figcaption>The high-speed chase ended when the Camaro struck a tree. Photos courtesy Saline County Sheriff's Office</figcaption>
 </figure>By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY SALINA POSTSALINE COUNTY— A Kansas man crash his recently purchased Chevrolet Camaro after a short, high-speed chase through central Salina Thursday evening.A deputy sheriff was eastbound and stopped at the light at the intersection of S. Santa Fe Avenue and Crawford Street when he heard a vehicle accelerating and tires squealing, and a westbound silver 2000 Chevrolet Camaro shot by him, according to Sheriff Roger Soldan.The deputy turned around to pursue the Camaro, which turned south on Highland Avenue and continued south at a high rate of speed.The driver of the Camaro ran a stop sign and failed to negotiate a turn at the intersection of Highland Avenue and W. Republic Avenue and the car crashed through two fences on the southeast corner before coming to a stop when it hit a tree.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/11/1637340320820.jpeg" alt="Camrin Bowdin photo Saline County" />
 <figcaption>Camrin Bowdin photo Saline County</figcaption>
 </figure>The driver, identified as Camrin Bowdin, 25, of Salina, was arrested on the following requested charges of Reckless driving, Racing on highways, Vehicle registration violation, No proof of insurance, Improper turn, Failure to yield at a stop sign, Driving at unsafe speeds and Obstruction, according to Soldan.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/11/1637340469165.jpeg" alt="The Camaro was towed from the scene." />
 <figcaption>The Camaro was towed from the scene.</figcaption>
 </figure>The Camaro sustained damage to the front end and all down the driver's side. Preliminary damage estimates to the property include $20,000 to the fences, $500 to the yard, $500 to landscaping, and $500 to a shrub, Soldan said.Soldan said Bowden had recently purchased the Camaro and had not yet registered it.

Kan. man crashes recently purchased Camaro during police chase

HARVEY COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a teen suspect from another state after a chase through&nbsp;Harvey and Sedgwick counties.

Just before 10:30 a.m. Thursday, police were dispatched to the Chisholm Trail Shopping Center,&nbsp; 601 SE 36th Street in Newton, after a report of a person in a car acting suspicious around the businesses, according to a media release.

 When the first officer arrived, the driver of the car immediately fled, intentionally striking the officer’s car on the way out of the parking lot.

Police pursued the suspect north on Kansas Avenue, onto U.S. 50 and then back south on Kansas Avenue. As the car entered Sedgwick County, assistance from Sedgwick County law enforcement was requested. At 85th Street North, the driver intentionally swerved and tried to strike a Valley Center Police car. 

The chase continued for a short time on residential streets in Valley Center, where the suspect again struck the same Newton Police car, disabling it, before entering Interstate 135 southbound. 

The suspect’s car had slowed considerably because of a flat tire but continued to flee. North of the 61st Street North exit, the Kansas Highway Patrol was able to successfully stop the car with a Tactical Vehicle Intervention, using the patrol car to force the suspect’s vehicle sideways.

The suspect was taken into custody without further incident and transported back to Newton.  

The 17-year-old male suspect was wanted in Minnesota, and the car was determined to be stolen from South Dakota. The suspect is being held on requested charges including two counts of aggravated battery on law enforcement, four counts of aggravated assault on law enforcement, felony flee and elude while engaging in reckless driving, felony flee and elude in a stolen vehicle, felony flee and elude by avoiding tire deflation device, felony flee and elude while committing five or more moving violations, felony possession of stolen property, possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, minor in possession of alcohol, and numerous traffic violations.  

Two Newton Police officers had minor injuries and were evaluated by EMS at the scene. The suspect was not injured. 

Police continue to investigate what other crimes the suspect may have committed between the time the car was stolen and when he was arrested. The case will be presented to the Harvey County Attorney’s Office for review of charges

HARVEY COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a teen suspect from another state after a chase through&nbsp;Harvey and Sedgwick counties.Just before 10:30 a.m. Thursday, police were dispatched to the Chisholm Trail Shopping Center,&nbsp; 601 SE 36th Street in Newton, after a report of a person in a car acting suspicious around the businesses, according to a media release. When the first officer arrived, the driver of the car immediately fled, intentionally striking the officer’s car on the way out of the parking lot.Police pursued the suspect north on Kansas Avenue, onto U.S. 50 and then back south on Kansas Avenue. As the car entered Sedgwick County, assistance from Sedgwick County law enforcement was requested. At 85th Street North, the driver intentionally swerved and tried to strike a Valley Center Police car. The chase continued for a short time on residential streets in Valley Center, where the suspect again struck the same Newton Police car, disabling it, before entering Interstate 135 southbound. The suspect’s car had slowed considerably because of a flat tire but continued to flee. North of the 61st Street North exit, the Kansas Highway Patrol was able to successfully stop the car with a Tactical Vehicle Intervention, using the patrol car to force the suspect’s vehicle sideways.The suspect was taken into custody without further incident and transported back to Newton. The 17-year-old male suspect was wanted in Minnesota, and the car was determined to be stolen from South Dakota. The suspect is being held on requested charges including two counts of aggravated battery on law enforcement, four counts of aggravated assault on law enforcement, felony flee and elude while engaging in reckless driving, felony flee and elude in a stolen vehicle, felony flee and elude by avoiding tire deflation device, felony flee and elude while committing five or more moving violations, felony possession of stolen property, possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, minor in possession of alcohol, and numerous traffic violations. Two Newton Police officers had minor injuries and were evaluated by EMS at the scene. The suspect was not injured. Police continue to investigate what other crimes the suspect may have committed between the time the car was stolen and when he was arrested. The case will be presented to the Harvey County Attorney’s Office for review of charges

Wanted teen jailed after chase, crash into Kansas police vehicles

By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY Salina Post

SALINE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities arrested two suspects after&nbsp; traffic stop in Salina.

Just before 9p.m. Wednesday, an officer observed Ethan Cole, 30, of Salina, driving a Honda Civic in the 1200 block of University Place in Salina, according to Police Captain Paul Forrester.

The officer knew that Cole had a suspended driver's license and made a traffic stop as the vehicle was pulling into a driveway in the 100 block of N. West Place.

Cole and a passenger, Christy Piercy, 29, of Salina, exited the Civic and began walking toward a residence when the officer made Cole get back in the vehicle. While talking with Cole, the officer smelled the odor of marijuana and made Cole get out of the vehicle, Forrester said. As Cole was exiting the vehicle, he allegedly pushed the officer with his left shoulder and elbow and attempted to shut the door. That interaction caused the officer's flashlight to break. The flashlight was valued at $15.

Another officer arrived at the scene and the two officers attempted to handcuff Cole, but a physical altercation ensued, Forrester said. During the altercation, one of the officers was struck in the face, causing his lip to bleed. Additionally, Piercy attempted to pull one of the officers away from Cole, Forrester said. Both Cole and Piercy were then arrested, he said.

Inside the vehicle, officers found a plastic bag with black tar heroin, several baggies of methamphetamine and baggies of marijuana, Forrester said.

Cole is being held o requested charges of Possession of an opiate with intent to distribute, Possession of heroin with intent to distribute, Possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, Possession of drug paraphernalia, Criminal damage to property, Interference with law enforcement officers, Two counts of battery of a law enforcement officer, Three counts of no drug tax stamp

Piercy is jailed on requested charges of Battery of a law enforcement officer and Interference with a law enforcement officer, according to Forrester.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/11/1637246163670.jpeg" alt="Ethan Cole -photo Saline County&nbsp;" />
 <figcaption>Ethan Cole -photo Saline County&nbsp;</figcaption>
 </figure>By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY Salina PostSALINE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities arrested two suspects after&nbsp; traffic stop in Salina.Just before 9p.m. Wednesday, an officer observed Ethan Cole, 30, of Salina, driving a Honda Civic in the 1200 block of University Place in Salina, according to Police Captain Paul Forrester.The officer knew that Cole had a suspended driver's license and made a traffic stop as the vehicle was pulling into a driveway in the 100 block of N. West Place.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/11/1637247801108.jpeg" alt="Christy Piercy-photo Saline Co." />
 <figcaption>Christy Piercy-photo Saline Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>Cole and a passenger, Christy Piercy, 29, of Salina, exited the Civic and began walking toward a residence when the officer made Cole get back in the vehicle. While talking with Cole, the officer smelled the odor of marijuana and made Cole get out of the vehicle, Forrester said. As Cole was exiting the vehicle, he allegedly pushed the officer with his left shoulder and elbow and attempted to shut the door. That interaction caused the officer's flashlight to break. The flashlight was valued at $15.Another officer arrived at the scene and the two officers attempted to handcuff Cole, but a physical altercation ensued, Forrester said. During the altercation, one of the officers was struck in the face, causing his lip to bleed. Additionally, Piercy attempted to pull one of the officers away from Cole, Forrester said. Both Cole and Piercy were then arrested, he said.Inside the vehicle, officers found a plastic bag with black tar heroin, several baggies of methamphetamine and baggies of marijuana, Forrester said.Cole is being held o requested charges of Possession of an opiate with intent to distribute, Possession of heroin with intent to distribute, Possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, Possession of drug paraphernalia, Criminal damage to property, Interference with law enforcement officers, Two counts of battery of a law enforcement officer, Three counts of no drug tax stampPiercy is jailed on requested charges of Battery of a law enforcement officer and Interference with a law enforcement officer, according to Forrester.

Couple jailed after Kan. officer struck in the face during traffic stop

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Officers responding to reports of a shooting in northeast Kansas City, Kansas, found one person critically wounded and later found another person dead from gunshot wounds, police there said.

The shooting happened around 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, and officers called to the scene found a wounded man outside of a home. He was rushed to a hospital in critical condition.

Officers later found a second victim already dead inside a vehicle about a mile away from the shooting scene. Police have not released the identity of the person killed, and no arrests were immediately announced.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Officers responding to reports of a shooting in northeast Kansas City, Kansas, found one person critically wounded and later found another person dead from gunshot wounds, police there said.The shooting happened around 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, and officers called to the scene found a wounded man outside of a home. He was rushed to a hospital in critical condition.Officers later found a second victim already dead inside a vehicle about a mile away from the shooting scene. Police have not released the identity of the person killed, and no arrests were immediately announced.

Police: 1 killed, another wounded outside Kansas home

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A 59-year-old man is charged with threatening Topeka police officers with a knife and hand saw at a hotel. 

Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay said Wednesday that Norman Kelly, of Topeka, was arrested after a confrontation at the Hotel Topeka at City Center. 

Police say Kelly was banned from the property last week after he was fired. Police were called to the hotel, formerly known as the Capital Plaza, on Saturday after reports that Kelly was armed with a large kitchen knife and a hand saw. Police say he swung the weapons at officers in the parking lot. Police were able to subdue Kelly with Tasers and impact munitions such as bean bags.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/11/1636827495920.png" alt="Kelly-photo Shawnee Co." />
 <figcaption>Kelly-photo Shawnee Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A 59-year-old man is charged with threatening Topeka police officers with a knife and hand saw at a hotel. Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay said Wednesday that Norman Kelly, of Topeka, was arrested after a confrontation at the Hotel Topeka at City Center. Police say Kelly was banned from the property last week after he was fired. Police were called to the hotel, formerly known as the Capital Plaza, on Saturday after reports that Kelly was armed with a large kitchen knife and a hand saw. Police say he swung the weapons at officers in the parking lot. Police were able to subdue Kelly with Tasers and impact munitions such as bean bags.

Man charged with threatening Kan. officers with knife, saw

BARTON COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities investigating a multi-state crime spree that included a stop in Great Bend have made an arrest.

Just before 3a.m. Oct. 14, police discovered broken glass from the front door of as Mind Sculpt Games, 4908 10th Street in Great Bend, according to a media release.

The investigation yielded several security videos which showed that on Oct. 13, at 11:33 p.m., a man broke the glass front door and entered the store. The suspect also broke several glass cases inside of the store and removed items from the cases and shelves. He entered and exited the store several times with merchandise before finally leaving the area at approximately 12:22 a.m, according to police.

The owners of Mind Sculpt Games had been in contact with other business owners since this incident occurred and investigators later learned that similar stores, not only in Kansas, but also throughout Missouri, Illinois, Oklahoma and Texas had been victims of similar incidents. Through further investigation, the additional cases also yielded information that connected the suspect to these surrounding incidents between&nbsp; Sept. 21 and Oct. 14.&nbsp;

With assistance from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, the Tulsa, Oklahoma PD, and the Van Alstyen, Texas PD, the suspect was identified as Nicholas Garrison, age 23.&nbsp; It was determined that he was driving a Chevy Cruze.

This information led to Garrison being stopped in the red Chevy Cruze in Bedford, TX and placed under arrest for the multi-jurisdictional crime spree. Upon further investigation, numerous stolen property items of sports trading cards, rare merchandise and gaming items were located and recovered as evidence. All stolen property items were connected back to the multi-state investigation, with the total loss in damages and property stolen exceeding $200,000 combined among all of the stores involved.

The investigation is still ongoing. Anyone with any information in reference to this case is urged to contact the Great Bend Police Department at 620-793-4120 or Crime Stoppers at 620-792-1300.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/11/1637160664427.png" alt="Garrison was held in Tarrant County, Texas and is being extradited to Illinois, according to online jail records." />
 <figcaption>Garrison was held in Tarrant County, Texas and is being extradited to Illinois, according to online jail records.</figcaption>
 </figure>BARTON COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities investigating a multi-state crime spree that included a stop in Great Bend have made an arrest.Just before 3a.m. Oct. 14, police discovered broken glass from the front door of as Mind Sculpt Games, 4908 10th Street in Great Bend, according to a media release.The investigation yielded several security videos which showed that on Oct. 13, at 11:33 p.m., a man broke the glass front door and entered the store. The suspect also broke several glass cases inside of the store and removed items from the cases and shelves. He entered and exited the store several times with merchandise before finally leaving the area at approximately 12:22 a.m, according to police.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/10/1634217259761.jpeg" alt="Security camera image from Mind Sculpt in Great Bend" />
 <figcaption>Security camera image from Mind Sculpt in Great Bend</figcaption>
 </figure>The owners of Mind Sculpt Games had been in contact with other business owners since this incident occurred and investigators later learned that similar stores, not only in Kansas, but also throughout Missouri, Illinois, Oklahoma and Texas had been victims of similar incidents. Through further investigation, the additional cases also yielded information that connected the suspect to these surrounding incidents between&nbsp; Sept. 21 and Oct. 14.&nbsp;With assistance from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, the Tulsa, Oklahoma PD, and the Van Alstyen, Texas PD, the suspect was identified as Nicholas Garrison, age 23.&nbsp; It was determined that he was driving a Chevy Cruze.This information led to Garrison being stopped in the red Chevy Cruze in Bedford, TX and placed under arrest for the multi-jurisdictional crime spree. Upon further investigation, numerous stolen property items of sports trading cards, rare merchandise and gaming items were located and recovered as evidence. All stolen property items were connected back to the multi-state investigation, with the total loss in damages and property stolen exceeding $200,000 combined among all of the stores involved.The investigation is still ongoing. Anyone with any information in reference to this case is urged to contact the Great Bend Police Department at 620-793-4120 or Crime Stoppers at 620-792-1300.

Suspect in 5-state crime spree including Kansas arrested in Texas

KANSAS CITY (AP) — A man who threatened two Democratic U.S. congressmen was sentenced Tuesday to 2.5 years in federal prison.

Kenneth R. Hubert, 63, of Marionville, Missouri was sentenced for threatening Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II of Kansas City and Rep. Steven Cohen of Tennessee. He pleaded guilty in June to two counts of threatening to injure federal officials.

Hubert called Cleaver's office in January. He called Cleaver, who is Black, a racial slur and suggested putting a noose around his neck, federal officials said.

Hubert called Cohen's office in Washington D.C. in May 2019 and threatened to put a noose around his neck and drag him behind a pickup truck. He said he was offended by a comment Cohen made about former President Donald Trump.

Federal prosecutors have said Hubert made similar threats starting in 2014 to minorities, groups advocating for minorities and certain religious beliefs and to members of the Democratic party. His targets included former President Barack Obama, the Missouri Democratic Party and the Council of American-Islamic Relations.

Before he was arrested, Hubert ignored several directions from law enforcement agencies to stop the threats, prosecutors said.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/3/1614858198513.png" alt="Hubert is being held in the Greene Co. Jail" />
 <figcaption>Hubert is being held in the Greene Co. Jail</figcaption>
 </figure>KANSAS CITY (AP) — A man who threatened two Democratic U.S. congressmen was sentenced Tuesday to 2.5 years in federal prison.Kenneth R. Hubert, 63, of Marionville, Missouri was sentenced for threatening Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II of Kansas City and Rep. Steven Cohen of Tennessee. He pleaded guilty in June to two counts of threatening to injure federal officials.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/7/1564430219299.png" alt="Rep. Emanuel Cleaver-courtesy photo" />
 <figcaption>Rep. Emanuel Cleaver-courtesy photo</figcaption>
 </figure>Hubert called Cleaver's office in January. He called Cleaver, who is Black, a racial slur and suggested putting a noose around his neck, federal officials said.Hubert called Cohen's office in Washington D.C. in May 2019 and threatened to put a noose around his neck and drag him behind a pickup truck. He said he was offended by a comment Cohen made about former President Donald Trump.Federal prosecutors have said Hubert made similar threats starting in 2014 to minorities, groups advocating for minorities and certain religious beliefs and to members of the Democratic party. His targets included former President Barack Obama, the Missouri Democratic Party and the Council of American-Islamic Relations.Before he was arrested, Hubert ignored several directions from law enforcement agencies to stop the threats, prosecutors said.

Man sentenced for threatening Kansas City-area congressman

SEDGWICK COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a fatal shooting and have made an arrest. Just before 1 a.m. Tuesday, police responded to a shooting call at a home in the 2800 block of West Maple in Wichita, according to Officer Charley Davidson.

 Upon arrival, officers located 27-year-old Matthew Rodriguez  who had been shot multiple times. He was pronounced deceased on the scene.

Police contacted 28-year-old Charles Burnham and another 30-year-old man who were at the home, according to Davidson.

The investigation revealed that all three men live at the home together and that Rodriguez  had made statements of ending his life.&nbsp; Rodriguez &nbsp;shot himself one time and Burnham then immediately obtained the handgun and fired multiple shots striking him, according to Davidson.

Burnham is being held on requested charges of&nbsp;<a href="https://ssc.sedgwickcounty.org/sheriffinmates/SheriffInmateDetail.aspx?nameId=20073367">first-degree murder.</a>&nbsp;Investigators will present the case to the Sedgwick County District Attorney.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/11/1637084856781.png" alt="Burnham -photo Sedgwick Co." />
 <figcaption>Burnham -photo Sedgwick Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a fatal shooting and have made an arrest. Just before 1 a.m. Tuesday, police responded to a shooting call at a home in the 2800 block of West Maple in Wichita, according to Officer Charley Davidson. Upon arrival, officers located 27-year-old Matthew Rodriguez who had been shot multiple times. He was pronounced deceased on the scene.Police contacted 28-year-old Charles Burnham and another 30-year-old man who were at the home, according to Davidson.The investigation revealed that all three men live at the home together and that Rodriguez had made statements of ending his life.&nbsp; Rodriguez &nbsp;shot himself one time and Burnham then immediately obtained the handgun and fired multiple shots striking him, according to Davidson.Burnham is being held on requested charges of&nbsp;<a href="https://ssc.sedgwickcounty.org/sheriffinmates/SheriffInmateDetail.aspx?nameId=20073367">first-degree murder.</a>&nbsp;Investigators will present the case to the Sedgwick County District Attorney.

Police: Kan. man shot, killed roommate who had shot himself

By STEPHEN KORANDA <a href="https://www.kcur.org/news/2021-11-10/heres-what-it-would-take-to-remove-a-kansas-lawmaker-charged-with-domestic-battery">Kansas News Service</a>

Kansas state Rep. Aaron Coleman could face a second complaint from his fellow Democratic lawmakers following his <a href="https://www.kcur.org/news/2021-10-31/kansas-rep-aaron-coleman-arrested-on-domestic-violence-charge" target="_blank">arrest last month</a> for an alleged domestic battery. And it appears less likely he’d emerge with a simple reprimand like he did last time.

Coleman,
 from Kansas City, Kansas, was the subject of a legislative complaint 
earlier this year based on allegations that he abused and threatened 
women before taking office. An investigative committee ultimately 
dismissed the charge and issued an informal letter of reprimand.

Coleman
 has a history of allegations of abuse and harassment. The 21-year-old 
narrowly defeated an incumbent in last year’s election. That prompted 
calls to remove him when the allegations came to light. He was also <a href="https://apnews.com/article/business-lifestyle-legislature-kansas-city-kansas-263a71a057314255fdf024b3acb34782" target="_blank">recently banned</a> from a state Department of Labor facility.

Democrats on the committee earlier this year initially wanted harsher
 punishment — like a formal censure or expulsion from the Legislature.

“There
 has to be something done, because otherwise this is a slap in the face 
to all those people who are his victims,” Democratic Rep. Cindy Neighbor
 said at the January hearing.

But those efforts couldn’t advance 
because Republicans didn’t want to take more severe action over fear of 
setting a precedent. They said there was no previous instance of a 
lawmaker facing discipline for actions before they took office.

“I
 don’t want to set a precedent that has never been done before in Kansas
 history,” Republican Rep. John Barker said when opposing any formal 
action against Coleman.

If lawmakers file a new complaint against 
Coleman, committee members wouldn’t have the same concerns about setting
 a new precedent. In this case, Coleman would face discipline for 
actions he took while he was a sitting lawmaker.

Few details have so far been released on Coleman’s arrest last month, but <a href="https://www.kcur.org/news/2021-11-01/kansas-state-rep-aaron-coleman-of-kansas-city-kansas-pleads-not-guilty-to-domestic-violence-charge" target="_blank">court documents</a>
 appear to show the battery charge stems from an alleged altercation 
with a family member. It appears that the family member may be Coleman’s
 brother.

A group of women Democratic legislators say they will 
file a new complaint seeking expulsion if Coleman doesn't step down 
following the battery charge.

“We are alarmed that an individual 
remains in a position of power after continued documented accounts of 
violence,” the lawmakers said in a statement. “The message must be sent 
that violence and dangerous conduct won’t be tolerated.”

One of 
those lawmakers, Democratic Rep. Jo Ella Hoye, said the women had not 
set a deadline for Coleman to resign or face a new complaint.

If a
 new complaint is filed, a committee would be created to investigate. 
That panel would then decide whether to dismiss the complaint or 
recommend some disciplinary action to the full House, which could 
admonish him or kick him out of the Legislature.

With the 2022 
session slated to start Jan. 10, it’s unlikely a special investigative 
committee would be formed and consider a complaint before the next 
session starts.

Coleman did not respond to requests for comment.

Stephen Koranda is the news editor for the Kansas News Service. You can follow him on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/Stephen_Koranda" target="_blank">@Stephen_Koranda</a> or email him at stephenkoranda@kcur.org.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/11/1637093014616.png" alt="Coleman at a protest earlier this year opposing calls to remove him from office. Stephen Koranda / Kansas News Service" />
 <figcaption>Coleman at a protest earlier this year opposing calls to remove him from office. Stephen Koranda / Kansas News Service</figcaption>
 </figure>By STEPHEN KORANDA <a href="https://www.kcur.org/news/2021-11-10/heres-what-it-would-take-to-remove-a-kansas-lawmaker-charged-with-domestic-battery">Kansas News Service</a>Kansas state Rep. Aaron Coleman could face a second complaint from his fellow Democratic lawmakers following his <a href="https://www.kcur.org/news/2021-10-31/kansas-rep-aaron-coleman-arrested-on-domestic-violence-charge" target="_blank">arrest last month</a> for an alleged domestic battery. And it appears less likely he’d emerge with a simple reprimand like he did last time.Coleman,
 from Kansas City, Kansas, was the subject of a legislative complaint 
earlier this year based on allegations that he abused and threatened 
women before taking office. An investigative committee ultimately 
dismissed the charge and issued an informal letter of reprimand.Coleman
 has a history of allegations of abuse and harassment. The 21-year-old 
narrowly defeated an incumbent in last year’s election. That prompted 
calls to remove him when the allegations came to light. He was also <a href="https://apnews.com/article/business-lifestyle-legislature-kansas-city-kansas-263a71a057314255fdf024b3acb34782" target="_blank">recently banned</a> from a state Department of Labor facility.Democrats on the committee earlier this year initially wanted harsher
 punishment — like a formal censure or expulsion from the Legislature.“There
 has to be something done, because otherwise this is a slap in the face 
to all those people who are his victims,” Democratic Rep. Cindy Neighbor
 said at the January hearing.But those efforts couldn’t advance 
because Republicans didn’t want to take more severe action over fear of 
setting a precedent. They said there was no previous instance of a 
lawmaker facing discipline for actions before they took office.“I
 don’t want to set a precedent that has never been done before in Kansas
 history,” Republican Rep. John Barker said when opposing any formal 
action against Coleman.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/11/1635804497310.png" alt="Coleman in his Johnson Co. booking photo" />
 <figcaption>Coleman in his Johnson Co. booking photo</figcaption>
 </figure>If lawmakers file a new complaint against 
Coleman, committee members wouldn’t have the same concerns about setting
 a new precedent. In this case, Coleman would face discipline for 
actions he took while he was a sitting lawmaker.Few details have so far been released on Coleman’s arrest last month, but <a href="https://www.kcur.org/news/2021-11-01/kansas-state-rep-aaron-coleman-of-kansas-city-kansas-pleads-not-guilty-to-domestic-violence-charge" target="_blank">court documents</a>
 appear to show the battery charge stems from an alleged altercation 
with a family member. It appears that the family member may be Coleman’s
 brother.A group of women Democratic legislators say they will 
file a new complaint seeking expulsion if Coleman doesn't step down 
following the battery charge.“We are alarmed that an individual 
remains in a position of power after continued documented accounts of 
violence,” the lawmakers said in a statement. “The message must be sent 
that violence and dangerous conduct won’t be tolerated.”One of 
those lawmakers, Democratic Rep. Jo Ella Hoye, said the women had not 
set a deadline for Coleman to resign or face a new complaint.If a
 new complaint is filed, a committee would be created to investigate. 
That panel would then decide whether to dismiss the complaint or 
recommend some disciplinary action to the full House, which could 
admonish him or kick him out of the Legislature.With the 2022 
session slated to start Jan. 10, it’s unlikely a special investigative 
committee would be formed and consider a complaint before the next 
session starts.Coleman did not respond to requests for comment.Stephen Koranda is the news editor for the Kansas News Service. You can follow him on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/Stephen_Koranda" target="_blank">@Stephen_Koranda</a> or email him at stephenkoranda@kcur.org.

Kansas rep. allegedly hit brother, threatened grandfather on night of arrest

KANSAS CITY (AP) — No one was reported injured after a police officer shot at a fleeing suspect’s car in Kansas City, police said.

The shooting happened around 11 p.m. Monday, police said in a news release. The shooting happened after a patrol officer spotted a vehicle speeding eastbound on East 31st Street toward U.S. Highway 40 and Interstate 435. An officer shot at the vehicle as it drove toward a second officer’s vehicle, police said.

The vehicle fled the scene, with no injuries from the shooting reported and no arrests made.

Police have not detailed why the officer shot at the speeding vehicle, but are investigating.

KANSAS CITY (AP) — No one was reported injured after a police officer shot at a fleeing suspect’s car in Kansas City, police said.The shooting happened around 11 p.m. Monday, police said in a news release. The shooting happened after a patrol officer spotted a vehicle speeding eastbound on East 31st Street toward U.S. Highway 40 and Interstate 435. An officer shot at the vehicle as it drove toward a second officer’s vehicle, police said.The vehicle fled the scene, with no injuries from the shooting reported and no arrests made.Police have not detailed why the officer shot at the speeding vehicle, but are investigating.

Report: Kansas City officer fired gun at speeding vehicle

WASHINGTON
 — Over 2,500 criminal investigations, the identification of more than 
$10 billion from tax fraud and financial crimes, and a nearly 90% 
conviction rate are just a few highlights from the <a href="https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p3583.pdf">IRS-Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) Fiscal Year 2021 Annual Report</a>&nbsp;PDF.
 The report, released Thursday, details statistics, important 
partnerships and significant criminal enforcement actions from IRS-CI, 
the criminal investigative arm of the IRS, for the past fiscal year, 
which began October 1, 2020 and ended September 30, 2021.

"IRS-CI agents are the only federal law enforcement officers with the
 authority to investigate criminal violations of the U.S. tax code. 
Their work reinforces the backbone of our voluntary compliance tax 
system – a system that funds services and benefits for our nation, 
including defense, infrastructure and education," said IRS Commissioner 
Chuck Rettig.

In fiscal year 2021, IRS-CI built upon its existing network of U.S. 
field offices and international attachés to combat financial crimes 
across the globe. The agency's alliance with the <a href="https://www.irs.gov/compliance/joint-chiefs-of-global-tax-enforcement">Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement (J5)</a>
 helped strengthen public-private partnerships with financial 
institutions and the Fin-Tech industry to deter and identify criminal 
activity. Additionally, IRS-CI established its first cyber attaché in 
The Hague, Netherlands, to proactively support cyber investigative needs
 in coordination with Europol.

"IRS-CI continues to lead tax and financial investigations here in 
the U.S. and across the globe," said IRS-CI Chief Jim Lee. "In fiscal 
year 2021, as we faced the second year of a global pandemic, our team of
 agents continued to overcome personal and professional challenges to 
target criminals who exploited the U.S. tax and financial systems for 
personal gain."

While IRS-CI agents spent most of their investigative man-hours, 
about 72%, investigating tax-related crimes like tax evasion and tax 
fraud during fiscal year 2021, they also made significant contributions 
to money laundering, narcotics trafficking, public corruption, terrorism
 and COVID-19 fraud investigations.

In April 2021, a dual Russian-Swedish national was arrested in Los 
Angeles on criminal charges related to his alleged operation of the 
longest-running bitcoin money laundering service on the darknet dubbed 
Bitcoin Fog. The bulk of cryptocurrency laundered through Bitcoin Fog 
came from darknet marketplaces and was tied to illegal narcotics, 
computer fraud and identity theft. This case marked the second U.S. 
prosecution of a cryptocurrency mixing service; both were investigated 
by IRS-CI.

The ringleader of a transnational criminal organization, with ties to
 the Sinaloa Cartel, operating in California and along the East Coast 
was sentenced to 33 years in prison in July 2021 for narcotics 
trafficking-related charges. The sentencing followed a multiagency 
operation dubbed Operation Cookout that netted 65 kilograms of illegal 
drugs, 24 firearms, more than $700,000 in cash and guilty pleas from 45 
defendants.

Numerous IRS-CI investigations resulted in individuals being 
sentenced for fraudulently obtaining small business relief loans under 
the CARES Act. One of those cases involved a Texas businessman who was 
sentenced in September 2021 to 31 months confinement and 36 months of 
supervised release after he created a scheme to fraudulently obtain more
 than $3.3 million in Paycheck Protection Program loans for personal 
use.

The report includes additional case examples for each U.S. field 
office, an overview of IRS-CI's international footprint, details about 
the specialized services provided by IRS-CI and investigative 
statistics, broken down by discipline, for fiscal year 2021.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/9/1599869632873.png" alt="" />
 <figcaption></figcaption>
 </figure>IRSWASHINGTON
 — Over 2,500 criminal investigations, the identification of more than 
$10 billion from tax fraud and financial crimes, and a nearly 90% 
conviction rate are just a few highlights from the <a href="https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p3583.pdf">IRS-Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) Fiscal Year 2021 Annual Report</a>&nbsp;PDF.
 The report, released Thursday, details statistics, important 
partnerships and significant criminal enforcement actions from IRS-CI, 
the criminal investigative arm of the IRS, for the past fiscal year, 
which began October 1, 2020 and ended September 30, 2021."IRS-CI agents are the only federal law enforcement officers with the
 authority to investigate criminal violations of the U.S. tax code. 
Their work reinforces the backbone of our voluntary compliance tax 
system – a system that funds services and benefits for our nation, 
including defense, infrastructure and education," said IRS Commissioner 
Chuck Rettig.In fiscal year 2021, IRS-CI built upon its existing network of U.S. 
field offices and international attachés to combat financial crimes 
across the globe. The agency's alliance with the <a href="https://www.irs.gov/compliance/joint-chiefs-of-global-tax-enforcement">Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement (J5)</a>
 helped strengthen public-private partnerships with financial 
institutions and the Fin-Tech industry to deter and identify criminal 
activity. Additionally, IRS-CI established its first cyber attaché in 
The Hague, Netherlands, to proactively support cyber investigative needs
 in coordination with Europol."IRS-CI continues to lead tax and financial investigations here in 
the U.S. and across the globe," said IRS-CI Chief Jim Lee. "In fiscal 
year 2021, as we faced the second year of a global pandemic, our team of
 agents continued to overcome personal and professional challenges to 
target criminals who exploited the U.S. tax and financial systems for 
personal gain."While IRS-CI agents spent most of their investigative man-hours, 
about 72%, investigating tax-related crimes like tax evasion and tax 
fraud during fiscal year 2021, they also made significant contributions 
to money laundering, narcotics trafficking, public corruption, terrorism
 and COVID-19 fraud investigations.<h2>Case examples include:</h2>In April 2021, a dual Russian-Swedish national was arrested in Los 
Angeles on criminal charges related to his alleged operation of the 
longest-running bitcoin money laundering service on the darknet dubbed 
Bitcoin Fog. The bulk of cryptocurrency laundered through Bitcoin Fog 
came from darknet marketplaces and was tied to illegal narcotics, 
computer fraud and identity theft. This case marked the second U.S. 
prosecution of a cryptocurrency mixing service; both were investigated 
by IRS-CI.The ringleader of a transnational criminal organization, with ties to
 the Sinaloa Cartel, operating in California and along the East Coast 
was sentenced to 33 years in prison in July 2021 for narcotics 
trafficking-related charges. The sentencing followed a multiagency 
operation dubbed Operation Cookout that netted 65 kilograms of illegal 
drugs, 24 firearms, more than $700,000 in cash and guilty pleas from 45 
defendants.Numerous IRS-CI investigations resulted in individuals being 
sentenced for fraudulently obtaining small business relief loans under 
the CARES Act. One of those cases involved a Texas businessman who was 
sentenced in September 2021 to 31 months confinement and 36 months of 
supervised release after he created a scheme to fraudulently obtain more
 than $3.3 million in Paycheck Protection Program loans for personal 
use.The report includes additional case examples for each U.S. field 
office, an overview of IRS-CI's international footprint, details about 
the specialized services provided by IRS-CI and investigative 
statistics, broken down by discipline, for fiscal year 2021.

IRS: 90% conviction rate on $10B in tax and COVID frauds, cybercrime

JACKSON COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on drug charges after a traffic stop.

Just before 4a.m. Sunday, a sheriff’s deputy stopped a Dodge SUV for a traffic infraction near 150th and Q. Road, according to Sheriff Tim Morse.

 Further investigation led to the arrest of Jesse Leroy Davis, 32, of Topeka.  Davis was booked into the Jackson County Jail on requested charges of possession of methamphetamine, no ignition interlock device and transporting an open container, according to Morse.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/11/1637008278948.png" alt="Davis-photo Jackson Co." />
 <figcaption>Davis-photo Jackson Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>JACKSON COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on drug charges after a traffic stop.Just before 4a.m. Sunday, a sheriff’s deputy stopped a Dodge SUV for a traffic infraction near 150th and Q. Road, according to Sheriff Tim Morse. Further investigation led to the arrest of Jesse Leroy Davis, 32, of Topeka. Davis was booked into the Jackson County Jail on requested charges of possession of methamphetamine, no ignition interlock device and transporting an open container, according to Morse.

Sheriff: Kan. man drove with open container, not required interlock device

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas City, Kansas, woman was charged Monday with first-degree murder in the death of a woman who died after she was caught in a crossfire as she drove home from her church.

Melanie Perry, 29, was charged in the death of Lillian Jackson, 62, on Sept. 18. She has been held in the Wyandotte County Jail on other charges since Oct. 20.

Authorities said Jackson, of Kansas City, Kansas, was driving home from Mount Zion Baptist Church when she was caught in the crossfire of a rolling gun battle. Her car was hit several times and she died instantly, police said.

Police Chief Karl Oakman said a tip from a member of the public led to Perry’s arrest. No other suspects in Jackson’s death have been named.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/11/1637014128359.png" alt="Perry-photo Wyandotte Co." />
 <figcaption>Perry-photo Wyandotte Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas City, Kansas, woman was charged Monday with first-degree murder in the death of a woman who died after she was caught in a crossfire as she drove home from her church.Melanie Perry, 29, was charged in the death of Lillian Jackson, 62, on Sept. 18. She has been held in the Wyandotte County Jail on other charges since Oct. 20.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/10/1633207338009.png" alt="The victim Lillian Jackson-photo KCK PD" />
 <figcaption>The victim Lillian Jackson-photo KCK PD</figcaption>
 </figure>Authorities said Jackson, of Kansas City, Kansas, was driving home from Mount Zion Baptist Church when she was caught in the crossfire of a rolling gun battle. Her car was hit several times and she died instantly, police said.Police Chief Karl Oakman said a tip from a member of the public led to Perry’s arrest. No other suspects in Jackson’s death have been named.

Woman charged in death of Kan. woman driving home from church

JACKSON COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating two suspects&nbsp;following a weekend pursuit

Just before 2a.m. Nov. 13, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office was notified that the PBPN Police were in pursuit with a vehicle near 174th and L. Road, according to Sheriff Tim Morse.

The black Saturn approached K-16 Highway, headed east into Holton and east on K-116 Highway. A Jackson County Deputy deployed a tire deflation device which eventually disabled the Saturn in the 14000 block of K-116 Highway.

Deputies placed two of the four occupants under arrest. The driver, Dustin Dean Benton, 45, of Meriden was arrested on requested charges that include possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, felony flee and eluding and traffic charges.

 A passenger, Kristina Marie Arb, 56, Olathe is jailed on requested charges that include possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.  The Holton Police Department assisted with the capture of these suspects.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/11/1636907829369.png" alt="Benton photo Jackson Co." />
 <figcaption>Benton photo Jackson Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>JACKSON COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating two suspects&nbsp;following a weekend pursuitJust before 2a.m. Nov. 13, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office was notified that the PBPN Police were in pursuit with a vehicle near 174th and L. Road, according to Sheriff Tim Morse.The black Saturn approached K-16 Highway, headed east into Holton and east on K-116 Highway. A Jackson County Deputy deployed a tire deflation device which eventually disabled the Saturn in the 14000 block of K-116 Highway.Deputies placed two of the four occupants under arrest. The driver, Dustin Dean Benton, 45, of Meriden was arrested on requested charges that include possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, felony flee and eluding and traffic charges.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/11/1636907804055.png" alt="Arb-photo Jackson Co." />
 <figcaption>Arb-photo Jackson Co.</figcaption>
 </figure> A passenger, Kristina Marie Arb, 56, Olathe is jailed on requested charges that include possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. The Holton Police Department assisted with the capture of these suspects.

Kan. deputies capture drug suspects after high-speed chase

SALINE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansa felon on new charges after a Sunday incident in Salina.

 man was arrested on requested charges of arson and obstruction in connection to an incident late Sunday night involving a police patrol vehicle and ornamental grass.

Just after 11:30p.m. Sunday, a police officer was sitting in the parking lot of the Saline County Sheriff's Mounted Patrol and Rescue Squad facility, 1020 W. North Street, near the 400 block of N. Broadway Boulevard in Salina, according to&nbsp;Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester .

The officer heard several loud explosions and something hit the patrol vehicle. The officer determined that the explosions were from mortar-type fireworks. After the third explosion, ornamental grass on the property caught on fire, Forrester said.

The officer pulled out of the parking lot and saw a person, identified as Christopher Mostue, 40, of Salina, walking away from the location. A witness also reported seeing Mostue walking away from the location.

When the officer made contact with the suspect,&nbsp; Mostue allegedly attempted to walk away, but was taken into custody and later arrested him on requested charges of arson and obstruction, according to Forrester. The ornamental grass was valued at $50.&nbsp;

Mosture was on community corrections and has previous convictions for criminal trespass, aggravated battery, giving a worthless check, no proof of vehicle insurance, and three for drugs, according to the Kansas Dept. of Corrections.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/11/1636987127933.jpeg" alt="Christopher Mostue has previous convictions for criminal trespass, aggravated battery, giving a worthless check, no proof of vehicle insurance, and three for drugs, according to the Kansas Dept. of Corrections-Photo Saline County" />
 <figcaption>Christopher Mostue has previous convictions for criminal trespass, aggravated battery, giving a worthless check, no proof of vehicle insurance, and three for drugs, according to the Kansas Dept. of Corrections-Photo Saline County</figcaption>
 </figure>By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY Salina PostSALINE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansa felon on new charges after a Sunday incident in Salina. man was arrested on requested charges of arson and obstruction in connection to an incident late Sunday night involving a police patrol vehicle and ornamental grass.Just after 11:30p.m. Sunday, a police officer was sitting in the parking lot of the Saline County Sheriff's Mounted Patrol and Rescue Squad facility, 1020 W. North Street, near the 400 block of N. Broadway Boulevard in Salina, according to&nbsp;Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester .The officer heard several loud explosions and something hit the patrol vehicle. The officer determined that the explosions were from mortar-type fireworks. After the third explosion, ornamental grass on the property caught on fire, Forrester said.The officer pulled out of the parking lot and saw a person, identified as Christopher Mostue, 40, of Salina, walking away from the location. A witness also reported seeing Mostue walking away from the location.When the officer made contact with the suspect,&nbsp; Mostue allegedly attempted to walk away, but was taken into custody and later arrested him on requested charges of arson and obstruction, according to Forrester. The ornamental grass was valued at $50.&nbsp;Mosture was on community corrections and has previous convictions for criminal trespass, aggravated battery, giving a worthless check, no proof of vehicle insurance, and three for drugs, according to the Kansas Dept. of Corrections.

Fireworks hitting police vehicle put Kan. felon back in jail

SEDGWICK COUNTY—A Kansas man jailed after a fatal head-on crash made his first court appearance in the case Friday.

Jose Rios-Cruz Jr, 40 of Wichita, is charged with involuntary manslaughter, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving and manslaughter after a head-on collision that killed a 19-year-old from Caldwell.

Just before 3a.m. Nov. 6, a GMC Sierra pickup driven by 39-year-old Jose Rios-Cruz was westbound in the eastbound lanes of Kansas Highway 254 in northeast Sedgwick County, according to Sheriff's Lt.&nbsp;Benjamin Blick.

The pickup collided with a Chrysler PT Cruiser driven by 19-year-old Clayton Patterson of Caldwell. Patterson died after the collision. 

&nbsp;Rios-Cruz, 39, is being on a $500,000 bond and is due back in court on November 22, according to the district attorney's office.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/9/1632692731413.png" alt="Rios-Cruz-photo Sedgwick Co." />
 <figcaption>Rios-Cruz-photo Sedgwick Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY—A Kansas man jailed after a fatal head-on crash made his first court appearance in the case Friday.Jose Rios-Cruz Jr, 40 of Wichita, is charged with involuntary manslaughter, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving and manslaughter after a head-on collision that killed a 19-year-old from Caldwell.Just before 3a.m. Nov. 6, a GMC Sierra pickup driven by 39-year-old Jose Rios-Cruz was westbound in the eastbound lanes of Kansas Highway 254 in northeast Sedgwick County, according to Sheriff's Lt.&nbsp;Benjamin Blick.The pickup collided with a Chrysler PT Cruiser driven by 19-year-old Clayton Patterson of Caldwell. Patterson died after the collision. &nbsp;Rios-Cruz, 39, is being on a $500,000 bond and is due back in court on November 22, according to the district attorney's office.

Kansas man charged in fatal wrong-way, head-on crash

TOPEKA —Law enforcement authorities continue investigating the death of a one-year old boy and have not made an arrest in the case, according to Topeka Police Department spokesperson Gretchen Spiker.

Just after 11 a.m. Tuesday, police responded to a medical call involving an unresponsive child the 2400 block of SW 10th Avenue in Topeka, according to Spiker.

The Topeka Fire Department and American Medical Response also responded to the scene. Life-saving measures were attempted at the scene. AMR transported the child to a local hospital, where the child was later pronounced deceased by medical personnel.

Authorities are awaiting the Coroner’s Report which will determine cause of death, according to Spiker.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/11/1636496999939.png" alt="Police on the scene of the death investigation -photo courtesy WIBW TV" />
 <figcaption>Police on the scene of the death investigation -photo courtesy WIBW TV</figcaption>
 </figure>TOPEKA —Law enforcement authorities continue investigating the death of a one-year old boy and have not made an arrest in the case, according to Topeka Police Department spokesperson Gretchen Spiker.Just after 11 a.m. Tuesday, police responded to a medical call involving an unresponsive child the 2400 block of SW 10th Avenue in Topeka, according to Spiker.The Topeka Fire Department and American Medical Response also responded to the scene. Life-saving measures were attempted at the scene. AMR transported the child to a local hospital, where the child was later pronounced deceased by medical personnel.Authorities are awaiting the Coroner’s Report which will determine cause of death, according to Spiker.

Police await coroner's report in death of 1-year-old Kansas boy

SEDGWICK COUNTY—A judge sentenced a Kansas man to almost ten years in prison this week for sex crimes involving a 9-year-old girl.

In June, 33-year-old Andrion Ashley plead no contest to lewd and lascivious behavior, aggravated battery and criminal threat, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office. The judge also ordered&nbsp; Ashley to register as a sex offender.

In January of 2018, police arrested Ashley for rape, aggravated indecent liberties with a child, criminal threat, child abuse, aggravated battery and kidnapping, according to online jail records.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/11/1636737282850.png" alt="Ashley-photo KBI offender registry" />
 <figcaption>Ashley-photo KBI offender registry</figcaption>
 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY—A judge sentenced a Kansas man to almost ten years in prison this week for sex crimes involving a 9-year-old girl.In June, 33-year-old Andrion Ashley plead no contest to lewd and lascivious behavior, aggravated battery and criminal threat, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office. The judge also ordered&nbsp; Ashley to register as a sex offender.In January of 2018, police arrested Ashley for rape, aggravated indecent liberties with a child, criminal threat, child abuse, aggravated battery and kidnapping, according to online jail records.

Kansas man sentenced for sex crimes involving 9-year-old

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The mayor of a Wichita suburb was arrested Saturday on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. A report released by the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office Sunday shows that Goddard Mayor Hunter Larkin was arrested by the Kansas Highway Patrol Saturday near the intersection of Tyler Road and Kellogg Drive in Wichita.&nbsp; 

No other details about the 22-year-old’s arrest were immediately available Sunday. 

Larkin did not immediately respond to phone and email messages from the newspaper. Larkin was appointed Goddard mayor in August 2020. He had previously served as president of the Goddard City Council.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/11/1636933203245.png" alt="Larkin-photo Sedgwick County" />
 <figcaption>Larkin-photo Sedgwick County</figcaption>
 </figure>WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The mayor of a Wichita suburb was arrested Saturday on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. A report released by the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office Sunday shows that Goddard Mayor Hunter Larkin was arrested by the Kansas Highway Patrol Saturday near the intersection of Tyler Road and Kellogg Drive in Wichita.&nbsp; No other details about the 22-year-old’s arrest were immediately available Sunday. Larkin did not immediately respond to phone and email messages from the newspaper. Larkin was appointed Goddard mayor in August 2020. He had previously served as president of the Goddard City Council.

Mayor of Kansas community arrested on suspicion of DUI

By STEVE VOCKRODT and PEGGY LOWE <a href="https://www.kcur.org/news/2021-11-09/fbi-has-investigated-kansas-city-kansas-police-for-decades-but-prosecution-of-bad-cops-is-rare">Kansas News Service</a>

The FBI agent was unsparing — and pessimistic — in an assessment of the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department.

KCKPD
 officers routinely violated the civil rights of those they were sworn 
to protect. They severely beat people in the city jail. They were 
alleged to have been dealing illegal drugs and committing robberies. And
 they ignored the crack cocaine epidemic in Wyandotte County.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/11/1636562531712.png" alt="Former KCKPD detective Roger Golubski is accused in a civil case of systematically preying on Black women to satisfy his sexual proclivities or to fabricate evidence to clear cases. He is also accused of protecting drug dealers. Photo Illustration-Carlos Moreno and Peggy Lowe / KCUR 89.3" />
 <figcaption>Former KCKPD detective Roger Golubski is accused in a civil case of systematically preying on Black women to satisfy his sexual proclivities or to fabricate evidence to clear cases. He is also accused of protecting drug dealers. Photo Illustration-Carlos Moreno and Peggy Lowe / KCUR 89.3</figcaption>
 </figure>By STEVE VOCKRODT and PEGGY LOWE <a href="https://www.kcur.org/news/2021-11-09/fbi-has-investigated-kansas-city-kansas-police-for-decades-but-prosecution-of-bad-cops-is-rare">Kansas News Service</a>The FBI agent was unsparing — and pessimistic — in an assessment of the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department.KCKPD
 officers routinely violated the civil rights of those they were sworn 
to protect. They severely beat people in the city jail. They were 
alleged to have been dealing illegal drugs and committing robberies. And
 they ignored the crack cocaine epidemic in Wyandotte County.“The
 problem is as bad as it is because of corruption within the police 
department and general investigative incompetence,” the FBI agent wrote.Those
 findings were memorialized in a memo dated Dec. 18, 1992, by a special 
agent of the FBI, whose name was redacted, as part of an investigation 
into corruption within KCKPD that went under the code name “Operation 
Street Smart.”The memo was obtained through a Freedom of 
Information Act request to the FBI for records of its past 
investigations into the KCKPD.Nearly 30 years later, <a href="https://www.kcur.org/news/2021-10-14/kansas-city-kansas-police-open-museum-even-as-news-surfaces-of-federal-probe-into-former-detective" target="_blank">the department is making headlines</a>
 with reports of a federal investigation into alleged corruption. Former
 KCKPD detective Roger Golubski is accused in a civil case of 
systematically preying on Black women to satisfy his sexual proclivities
 or to fabricate evidence to clear cases. He is also accused of 
protecting drug dealers.The news reports marked a rare public disclosure of a federal probe into some aspect of the KCKPD.But
 as records obtained from the FOIA request show, the FBI has known 
corruption within KCKPD “has existed for decades.” And the agency 
appeared to have been frustrated at times by a lack of resources and 
inertia from the U.S. Attorney’s office in Kansas in responding to FBI 
discoveries about the department.“The situation did not develop 
overnight, and it will not be solved overnight,” the memo reads. “The 
FBI has never convicted any KCKPD officer of any crime. Until this 
office does convict several police officers and hopefully gain the 
cooperation of some of these police officers, the situation in Kansas 
City, Kansas, will only deteriorate.”Shown the documents, KCKPD 
spokesperson Nancy Chartrand said there are only 12 officers currently 
at the department who were employed there in 1992, half of them new 
recruits that year. The others had been working for the department for 
fewer than four years by 1992.“That being said, it is impossible to validate nor negate the findings of that period in 1992,” Chartrand said in an email.Asked
 if the depiction of the KCKPD in the FBI records reflects the 
department as it exists today, Chartrand said it does not. She cited 
several national developments that have triggered long-term police 
reforms, such as the beating of Rodney King in 1991, the use of DNA in 
forensic investigations and the growing use of dashboard and body-worn 
cameras.“Simply stated, policing in our country has changed significantly over the past 29 years,” she said.<h2>200 officers accused of misconduct</h2>The
 FBI’s investigation of the KCKPD during the early 1990s turned up 
several incidents of alleged excessive force and brutality by police 
officers.One memo from 1993 to FBI headquarters said there were 
200 officers accused of misconduct. Some had one complaint of excessive 
force against them. Others had between eight and 17 excessive force 
complaints over a three-year period.The Kansas City FBI office 
and the U.S. Attorney identified 18 officers who made up the “core 
group” due to the numerous amounts of excessive force and conduct 
complaints against them. All the names were redacted from the records. 
In order to investigate the allegations, the FBI estimated it would take
 at least four agents working full time for the “next 6 to 12 months or 
longer.”“The KCKPD does not investigate civil rights violations 
against its officers anymore than it investigates allegations of drug 
dealing or robberies committed by officers,” the report said. “It should
 be emphasized that the formal complaints made by citizens concerning 
violations of their civil rights is only the tip of the iceberg.”Chester
 Owens, the first African American city councilman in Kansas City, 
Kansas, when he was elected in 1983, said he’s been fighting police 
brutality for decades. He believes the majority of officers are good, 
but there are still bullies who often pick up racist behavior as part of
 officer training.“I think the difference of then and now (is) 
back then, some of them just took it on their own to do stuff,” Owens 
said. “But now they’ve put it in form and trained them.”One 
incident from a memo dated April 22, 1993, described a disturbance near 
7th and Troup streets in northeast Kansas City, Kansas. (The date it 
occurred is unclear; the FBI records redacted names, dates and other 
details of the incidents it recounted.)The memo said several 
young people accused an officer of stepping on the back of an unnamed 
person, kicking a person in the ribs, using profanity and epithets 
including the n-word and striking a person on the head with a gun. The 
summary of the incident said no significant injury resulted.“The 
police officer is white, and remarks were made which could indicate a 
lack of sensitivity on the officer’s part to the black children,” the 
memo stated. “If it is determined that this matter should be 
investigated, at least 25 interviews will be required.”A 
description of a similar incident was detailed in a written complaint by
 the NAACP legal department. The letter, according to FBI records, said 
that a group of 16 Black children between the ages of 7 and 16 were 
walking to a relative’s house on a rainy day when six white officers 
stopped them.The officers searched the children and ordered them to the ground; some of them were lying in mud.“When
 one of the older cousins questioned why the police were doing this and 
asked what they had done wrong, one of the officers proceeded to hit him
 with his gun and repeatedly kick him with his shoes,” the FBI summary 
of the NAACP’s complaint said. “Another cousin was then thrown over the 
fence by another officer, and the officer proceeded to beat him.”One
 of the officers whose name is redacted from the report admitted to 
being at the scene but denied hitting or kicking any of the kids. The 
incident resulted in the officer receiving a “counseling form” that said
 the officer could have allowed the children to get out of the rain 
sooner once he found out there were no weapons.“Officer [name 
redacted] was told that in the near future, in inclement weather such as
 this, he should use a little more tact in handling this type of a 
call,” the FBI record said.A 1993 FBI memo said many people who 
filed complaints against the KCKPD did not follow up, which the FBI 
concluded was probably because they didn't believe anything would be 
done and they feared they may not be seen as credible witnesses. The 
memo also said there was strong cohesiveness among police officers and 
it would be difficult to find an officer who would testify against 
another officer. The FBI also thought many of the complaints reflected 
proper police protocol.In an interview with KCUR nearly two years
 ago, FBI agent Al Jennerich, who investigated the KCKPD during the 
1990s, backed up the FBI records.To investigate that many 
officers in a small department was unusual, Jennerich said, adding that 
he was shocked at some of the KCKPD procedures, including the 
destruction of internal affairs reports after just three years.“Now
 why would you do that? The only reason you do that would be to protect 
dirty cops or cops that are behaving improperly,” he said.Jennerich recalled that a couple of officers were indicted. An
 officer who faced charges was Edward Dryden. He was among several 
defendants charged in 1993 with a conspiracy to distribute crack 
cocaine.Dryden, then a 25-year veteran of the police department, 
was accused of being involved in the drug operation and of tipping off 
other defendants of impending arrests against them.Dryden, a Black man who died in 2019, was convicted and sentenced to 30 years in prison.In
 another case, in 1994, a KCKPD officer was indicted by a federal grand 
jury less than a month after FBI agents arrested him for possessing and 
intending to distribute illegal steroids, according to an article in the
 Kansas City Kansan newspaper.But the U.S. Attorney’s office in 
Kansas wasn’t interested in pursuing such cases after then assistant 
U.S. Attorney Julie Robinson, who had championed the FBI’s work, left 
the office, he said. Robinson was appointed a federal bankruptcy judge 
in 1996 and is now a U.S. District judge in Kansas City, Kansas. A
 standing monthly subpoena for KCKPD’s internal affairs reports was 
lifted after Robinson left the U.S. Attorney's office and KCKPD 
complained, Jennerich said.“When Julie Robinson left, the cops 
over there, management, they saw that … it was a crack in the door and 
they decided they were going to go through that door basically to 
complain about the FBI investigating,” Jennerich said. “So no more 
subpoenas.”Without the grand jury subpoenas, there could be no 
investigation, he said. Ultimately, the FBI also lost interest in the 
corruption cases, Jennerich said.“The FBI does not want these cases,” he said. “It’s just a big headache for them politically.”But at least one FBI agent was pushing for prosecutions of KCKPD officers in 1992.“A
 more aggressive approach by this office in identifying and prosecuting 
police officers who routinely violate individuals’ civil rights would 
benefit this overall investigation,” the unnamed FBI agent wrote, 
“because the investigation to date has shown that many of the same 
officers involved in corruption are also involved in civil rights 
violations.”<h2>Golubski and Lamonte McIntyre's exoneration </h2>An
 FBI memo from 1993 noted that a source for the agency had said some 
KCKPD officers would steal money and drugs from people they stopped in 
the streets.Similar behavior landed KCKPD in the headlines in 
2011 when members of a tactical squad were arrested and charged with 
stealing cash and electronics from residences where they were executing 
search warrants.But public scrutiny of the department would not 
become widespread until the exoneration in 2017 of Lamonte McIntyre, a 
Black man in KCK who was convicted of a double-homicide in 1994.Roger Golubski was one of the detectives who investigated McIntyre’s case.After
 lengthy court proceedings, the Wyandotte County District Attorney in 
2017 declared that a “manifest injustice” had occurred in McIntyre’s 
case, setting him free after 23 years behind bars for a crime he did not
 commit.Since then, Golubski has been the main focus of a civil 
rights lawsuit filed by McIntyre and his mother against KCKPD officers 
and the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas.The
 lawsuit portrays Golubski as a crooked cop who took advantage of Black 
women in the poorest sections of KCK. He exploited Black women, some of 
whom were addicted to drugs and others who were sex workers, for sexual 
favors or to compromise them into fabricating testimony to help him 
clear cases he investigated, according to the lawsuit.In court filings, Golubski has denied the allegations. In a deposition, he<a href="https://www.kcur.org/news/2021-01-03/accused-of-coercing-women-into-sex-and-lies-to-solve-cases-ex-kck-cop-takes-the-fifth" target="_blank"> refused to address more than 500 questions</a> posed to him by McIntyre’s legal team, citing his constitutional right against self-incrimination.It’s
 not clear what aspects of Golubski’s alleged behavior have attracted 
the focus of the grand jury’s investigation. A CNN report, citing former
 KCKPD chief Terry Zeigler, said the grand jury issued subpoenas for 
about a dozen case files from the police department. Both KCKPD and the 
Unified Government have confirmed they received federal subpoenas.The
 NPR Midwest Newsroom and KCUR filed a Kansas Open Records Act request 
for the subpoenas, which remains pending. Previous KORA requests for 
grand jury subpoenas were denied by the Unified Government on the 
grounds they were investigative records. But the UG has since publicly 
acknowledged the existence of the investigation.Since the civil 
rights lawsuit was filed in 2019, McIntyre’s legal team has gone further
 to examine Golubski’s behavior as a KCKPD detective. Earlier this year,
 McIntyre’s lawyers went to a magistrate judge and demanded an order 
that the Unified Government turn over several sets of records.Among
 the records they sought were investigative files about 18 women 
Golubski allegedly sexually exploited and used as informants. They also 
sought records of the investigations carried out by KCKPD into the 
murders of women Golubski had used as informants.“A dozen or more
 of Golubski’s female victims and/or informants have been murdered,” 
reads a footnote in a filing by McIntyre’s lawyers. “With only a couple 
of exceptions, these murders remain unsolved. In some instances, 
Golubski was a primary investigator in the case, despite his past 
relationship with the informant.”McIntyre’s lawyers also want 
KCKPD files related to drug dealers and gang leaders who had connections
 to Golubski. The lawyers said the records are necessary to establish 
KCKPD’s tolerance of misconduct by its officers.The magistrate 
judge found most of the arguments by McIntyre’s lawyers persuasive and 
ordered the Unified Government to make the records available.<h2>Activists call for bigger federal probe</h2>Social
 justice leaders in Kansas City, Kansas, applauded the Oct. 14 news of 
the federal grand jury probe into Golubski’s alleged crimes.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/11/1636562646193.png" alt="Ricee Cade of MORE², a social justice group, speaks during a rally before the Unified Government's office building on Oct. 25, 2021. MORE² is calling for an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice. Peggy Lowe" />
 <figcaption>Ricee Cade of MORE², a social justice group, speaks during a rally before the Unified Government's office building on Oct. 25, 2021. MORE² is calling for an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice. Peggy Lowe</figcaption>
 </figure>But they are also calling for a larger investigation by the U.S. 
Department of Justice into “systemic patterns and practices that have 
violated the civil rights of communities of color in Kansas City, 
Kansas.”“For far too long the injustice perpetrated and covered up by the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department have gone ignored,” <a href="https://more2.org/DOJinKCK/" target="_blank">reads the online petition</a> championed by MORE², a KCK social justice group.Long
 quiet, victims’ families are now speaking up. Kendra Wright attended a 
MORE² rally on Oct. 25 in front of Kansas City, Kansas, City Hall. 
Wright is the niece of Rose Calvin, a woman with whom Golubski had ties 
and whose 1996 homicide remains unsolved.“This man nearly destroyed us but we are strong and we are here,” Wright said.Still, Wright said her family is hopeful.“We are going to get justice,” she said. “We’re hoping that it’s going to be soon.”Karl
 Oakman, a former deputy chief of the Kansas City, Missouri, Police 
Department, inherited the Golubski fallout when he became police chief 
in June.Oakman recently said he plans to open a cold case unit in
 January, although said that Kansas City, Kansas, is not the only place 
that had a high number of unsolved homicides of women during the period 
in question. There were a large number of unsolved cases from the 1980s 
and1990s because of the nationwide crack cocaine epidemic, he said.Still, Oakman said the cold case team will consist of three people who will look at the cases of the murdered women.“We'll
 prioritize which cases that, for instance, if there's DNA evidence in 
this case, and there's not any in this case, what we're going to try to 
do is go with the case with the DNA and try to get, see if we can get a 
profile and maybe solve that case,” he said.This story is part
 of a collaboration between KCUR and the Midwest Newsroom, an 
investigative journalism initiative including KCUR, <a href="https://www.iowapublicradio.org/" target="_blank">IPR</a>, <a href="https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/" target="_blank">Nebraska Public Media News</a>, <a href="https://news.stlpublicradio.org/" target="_blank">St. Louis Public Radio</a> and <a href="https://www.npr.org/" target="_blank">NPR</a>.&nbsp;