Crime of the Week - Wichita and Sedgwick County
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At approximately 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 6, two women were jogging along the Arkansas River in the 700 block of North Amidon in Sim Park. A man jumped out from behind some bushes and grabbed one of the joggers by her shirt. She was able to get loose and call 911 on her cell phone while they were running away. Police received a second call a short time later from another jogger. This woman said she was running in the same area at about the same time when a man jumped out of the bushes and grabbed her by the wrist. This jogger also got away and ran home and called called 911. 

The suspect is described as a white male in his late 20s. He is about 6 feet tall with short, brown curly hair. He had a large earring in his left ear and was wearing a blue and white collared shirt, blue jeans and black shoes.

If you have information about this assault 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. 1219
Sometime between 4:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 21, an unknown person(s) kicked open the front door to a residence in 11100 block of South Anthony Lane near Mulvane. Once inside the suspect(s) took two laptop computers; two jewelry boxes containing miscellaneous rings and necklaces; more than 50 collectable knives with the display cases; and approximately 20 handguns, shotguns and rifles. Loss is valued at more than $12,000.
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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.

Sometime between the evening of Tuesday, April 4 and the morning of Tuesday, April 24 an unknown person(s) forced open the lock to a storage shed at Maple Grove Cemetery at 1000 N. Hillside. The suspect(s) took a 2008 John Deere Gator,  a gray 5 ft. by 8ft. single axle trailer, a Suzuki RMF black and yellow dirt bike, one air compressor, 5 chainsaws,  a pole saw, 5 weed eaters, and a toolbox of miscellaneous hand tools. Loss is valued at over $10,000.

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.

At approximately 8:50 p.m. on Friday, April 13, Cheryl Keith was walking near the intersection of Eighth Street and Grove. She was struck and fatally injured by a vehicle traveling northbound on Grove. The driver fled the scene. The vehicle involved is possibly white and may have damage to the front end, the right side area and possibly the windshield.

 

If you have information about this hit and run 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. 1216

Sometime between 7 p.m. Saturday, March 24, and 10 a.m. Sunday, March 25, an unknown person(s) broke into the concession stand at Hap McLean Park, 6801 N. Hydraulic, in Park City. The suspect(s) also broke into an announcer’s booth at the baseball field and emptied a fire extinguisher. Next, the vandal(s) damaged a backhoe and a building at the BMX track. The total damaged is estimated at $7,000.

If you have information about this vandalism 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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A 33-year-old former babysitter received probation Thursday in a case where a prosecutor said an 18-month-old boy had duct tape put over his mouth and around his hands so that they appeared to be in a praying position.

A picture of the taped-up boy — in which he appeared red-faced and crying — was sent by text message to his parents, Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Amyx said.

Although the child didn’t appear to be injured, he had medical issues and difficulty breathing, which figured into the misdemeanor child endangerment charges against the former baby sitter and another person, Amyx said.

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Fri, 18 May 2012 07:07 CDT

A group of teenagers who participated in what appeared to be a fake robbery at a northeast Wichita Subway restaurant this week were apparently playing a dangerous “game” called Urban Skittles, the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office said Thursday.

Wichita police said the incident occurred Monday morning when a young man walked into the restaurant in the 3200 block of North Rock Road, put his hand in his pocket and ordered everyone to the floor. The man and two people with him left without taking any money.

A statement from the District Attorney’s Office said the game originated in England and is played by a youth or group of youths who run into a random business and order everyone to the floor as if they are committing a robbery. The youths then count the number of people on the floor before leaving.

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Thu, 17 May 2012 17:58 CDT

The underlying argument Thursday in the case against Todd Puetz, the once highly successful Garden Plain football coach, focused on the question of whether he thought he was meeting a 15-year-old girl for sex.

After listening to both sides, District Judge Ben Burgess said the testimony brought by the prosecution showed probable cause to believe that Puetz was responding to an advertisement that offered sex. Burgess also said that after an undercover detective told Puetz by phone three or four times that she was 15, it’s reasonable for prosecutors to argue that when he showed up at the site of the undercover sting, he expected to have sex with a 15-year-old girl.

Burgess said he found enough evidence to send the former high school coach to an Aug. 6 trial on child sex-related charges.

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