Crime of the Week - Wichita and Sedgwick County
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CRIME STOPPERS CASE #1320

FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 19, 2013

DEPARTMENT CASE NUMBER: 13C0023253 and 13C023259

LEAD: DET. ALEXANDER, WICHITA POLICE DEPARTMENT

Just after 1 a.m. Monday, April 15, two residential robberies occurred in the 1500 block of North Montana. Three men, one armed with a shotgun, were able to get into the first residence and surprise the victim. The victim was held at gunpoint while the other two suspects went through the residence. Electronics were the only thing taken.

The second robbery occurred just up the street shortly after the first robbery. The suspects are believed to be the same men involved in the first robbery. They knocked on the door. When the homeowner answered, one suspect pointed a handgun at him. The victim was forced to lie on the ground and was tied up while the other robbers went through his residence. After they left he was able to untie himself and contacted the police. There were officers already nearby working the first scene. Loss was electronics, cash and miscellaneous items.

The suspects are white males. Two are of average height and build; the third is tall and slender.

If you have information about these robberies or any felony crime, call Crime Stoppers at 267-2111. You can also submit a tip online at www.wsccs.com or from your mobile phone by texting TIP217 then your message to CRIMES (274637). All ways are secure and anonymous. If your tip leads to an arrest you may be eligible for a cash reward up to $1,000, and Crime Stoppers will never ask your name. Crime Stoppers of Wichita/Sedgwick County is a non-profit organization of citizens against crime.
RIME STOPPERS CASE No. 1319
FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 12, 2013
DEPARTMENT CASE NUMBER: 13P0568
LEAD: DET.WILKES, PARK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT
 

At approximately 1:30 a.m. Thursday, May 2, an unknown person(s) broke into the Park City maintenance facilities at 225 W. 61st St. N. Once inside, most of the vehicles on site were searched and miscellaneous items were taken. The suspect(s) also stole a 2002 Chevy utility truck. The vehicle was recovered later that day at 85th Street North and Greenwich. Missing from the truck was an industrial air compressor, its light bar and miscellaneous tools.


If you have information about this burglary or any felony crime, call Crime Stoppers at 267-2111. You can also submit a tip online at www.wsccs.com or from your mobile phone by texting TIP217 then your message to CRIMES (274637). All ways are secure and anonymous. If your tip leads to an arrest you may be eligible for a cash reward up to $1,000, and Crime Stoppers will never ask your name. Crime Stoppers of Wichita/Sedgwick County is a non-profit organization of citizens against crime.


Shortly after 630 p.m. on Monday, April 22, a black male walked into the Family Dollar at 1632 S. Broadway. The suspect entered the store and pointed a handgun at the cashier demanding money, and telling the people in the store not to move or he would shoot. The suspect has last seen headed south from the store in an late 80’s or early 90’s gray primer colored Oldsmobile driven by a male. There were no injuries.
The suspect is describe as a medium to heavyset black male, 6 foot tall, wearing a dark hoodie, black jeans, white tennis shoes, a black bandanna with white print around his face, and carrying a black and silver handgun.

If you have information about this robbery or any felony crime, call Crime Stoppers at 267-2111. You can also submit a tip online at www.wsccs.com or from your mobile phone by texting TIP217 then your message to CRIMES (274637). All ways are secure and anonymous. If your tip leads to an arrest you may be eligible for a cash reward up to $1,000, and Crime Stoppers will never ask your name. Crime Stoppers of Wichita/Sedgwick County is a non-profit organization of citizens against crime

 

Sometime between 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, and 3 p.m. Monday, April 22, an unknown person(s) took three bay mare quarter horses from a pasture in the 5200 of North Oliver. The fence to their pasture was cut. All three have reddish brown bodies, black manes, legs and tails. The first horse has a white marking on her forehead (star) and a white mark on her left side between the ankle and hoof (half pastern). The second horse has a white mark on her forehead (star) and a long white stripe between the forehead and nostrils (strip and snip). The third horse just has a white mark on the forehead (star). The loss is valued at more than $60,000.

If you have information about this theft or any felony crime, call Crime Stoppers at 267-2111. You can also submit a tip online at www.wsccs.com or from your mobile phone by texting TIP217 then your message to CRIMES (274637). All ways are secure and anonymous. If your tip leads to an arrest you may be eligible for a cash reward up to $1,000, and Crime Stoppers will never ask your name. Crime Stoppers of Wichita/Sedgwick County is a non-profit organization of citizens against crime.

 

  

RIME STOPPERS CASE No. 1316
On Wednesday, November 28, 2012 a group of 4 to 5 unknown males disassembled and hauled away the metal canopy that covered the gas pumps at the Phillips 66 convenience store at 100 S. Meridian in Valley Center, KS. The theft took place over several hours in the broad daylight. There were many witnesses that believed the work was normal construction, sanctioned by the business. The loss is valued at over $100,000.

The Valley Center Police Department has exhausted their leads and needs help to identify the suspects in the photos. One of the suspects told a witness he was from Oklahoma.

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If you have information about this theft or any felony crime, call Crime Stoppers at 267-2111. You can also submit a tip online at www.wsccs.com or from your mobile phone by texting TIP217 then your message to CRIMES (274637). All ways are secure and anonymous. If your tip leads to an arrest you may be eligible for a cash reward up to $1,000, and Crime Stoppers will never ask your name. Crime Stoppers of Wichita/Sedgwick County is a non-profit organization of citizens against crime.
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Jury selection resumes Tuesday morning in the first-degree murder trial of Brett Seacat, a former law enforcement officer and police instructor accused of killing his wife and setting fire to the couple’s Kingman home more than two years ago.

Thirty-one people – more than half needed to begin the trial – were added to a pool of prospective jurors Monday during the first two rounds of selection.

Final juror selection and opening statements may start Wednesday afternoon or Thursday morning if enough people are qualified for the jury pool by midweek, said Kingman County District Court Judge Larry Solomon, who is presiding over the case. Fifty are needed for the jury pool; 12 jurors and three alternates will be chosen from that pool.

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Mon, 20 May 2013 17:50 CDT

On Monday, two years and 20 days after Vashti Forrest Seacat’s body was found in the charred remains of her Kingman home, attorneys will start picking jurors who will be asked to decide between two arguments already raised in court:

That the 34-year-old woman’s husband, Brett Seacat, a law enforcement trainer and former Sedgwick County sheriff’s deputy, shot and killed her and set fire to their home, or that she started the blaze and then shot herself.

Felicia Ryder, who organized a candlelight vigil to remember Vashti Seacat soon after the tragedy, said that Brett Seacat’s first-degree murder trial will offer closure for the town. The case has been weighing on people, and the big old house where it all happened – now vacant and boarded up – is part of that weight, Ryder said.

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Mon, 20 May 2013 17:50 CDT

A Sedgwick County jury began deliberations Friday in a first-degree murder trial that started just six weeks after a key witness committed suicide.

But the testimony that the deceased witness gave at an earlier hearing proved to be some of the strongest evidence that prosecutors had in their case against Travis Knighten.

Knighten, 20, is charged in the May 7, 2011, shooting death of Mario Brown, 22, at an after-hours party in a parking lot at the southwest corner of 13th and Hillside.

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