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CRIME & SAFETY
KDC responds to allegations made by former employee found dead in Kansas
TOPEKA (KSNT) – A Kansas state agency has issued a statement regarding a former employee who was recently found dead earlier this month. The Kansas Department of Commerce (KDC) issued a statement in a press release on Thursday, Aug. 29 on the allegations involving former employee Jonathan Clayton of Peabody who was found dead recently. […]
Kansas adopts ‘Good Samaritan’ law for drug crimes
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Governor Kelly held a ceremonial signing of the Good Samaritan law passed this year to protect Kansans from prosecution if they call 911 for an overdose. Inside the Capitol, a large Vietnam Wall-inspired memorial recognizes over 6,000 names of Americans who have died from Fentanyl. Advocates like Amber Saale-Burger, who lost four […]
24 more arrested after pharmacies across the country burglarized for drugs
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Two dozen more individuals have been arrested for their roles in a drug trafficking ring that has burglarized hundreds of pharmacies across the nation, including in rural Kansas and Missouri. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration announced on Thursday, Aug. 29, that agents have seen an...
More law enforcement out for holiday weekend
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Trooper Chad Crittenden with the Kansas Highway Patrol talked to Hutch Post about the special enforcement campaign that is going on now through Labor Day. "Usually around the holiday weekends or major holidays, KDOT provides additional overtime for step funding," Trooper Crittenden said. "It's where we have a lot more troopers or officers all around the state, highly visible out there, but we are taking strict enforcement out there, just ensuring and trying to get that education out there. We try to do it through social media first and give the warnings that way, but again, we have to ensure that people are not impaired out on our roadways, not using their phones in ways they shouldn't be, and especially enforcing the speed and occupant protection violations."
Topeka gun recoveries jump 14.5% from year prior
TOPEKA (KSNT) – In 2022, there were 4,503 firearms recovered in Kansas. Topeka had the third-highest number of firearms recovered in the state with 672 recoveries, a 14.5% increase from the year prior. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) maintains a national registry of machine guns, short-barreled rifles and shotguns, silencers and […]
First in Kansas to Achieve Peace Officer Agency Certification
Today the Parsons (KS) Police Department announced received national certification from the Police2Peace organization as the 1st Kansas Law Enforcement Agency to complete the Peace Officer Agency Certification process. "This process entailed agency wide training that was federally funded, and a list of progressive steps by the agency to refocus...
Kansas top five in nation for arson fires
KANSAS (KSNT) – A national report indicates Kansas is one of the leading states for arson incidents. Last year, there were 5,440 arson incident reports made to the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF). Kansas made up 6% of the nation’s arson reports with 307 cases. Kansas had the fifth most cases of incendiary […]
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