Crime of the Week - Wichita and Sedgwick County
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CRIME STOPPERS CASE No. 1247
Sometime 11 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 30, someone forced entry through the garage door into a residence in the 5500 block of North Hillside. The burglar took custom rifles, sporting guns, cameras and lenses, and a large amount of jewelry. Loss is estimated at more than $36,000, plus $800 in damage.

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.


 

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Man convicted of murder in 2011 strangling case

A man was convicted Friday of strangling a Wichita woman in 2011 while on parole for murdering a woman in Lawrence more than two decades earlier.

A Sedgwick County jury deliberated less than four hours before convicting Tyrone Walker, 47, of first-degree murder in the death of Janis Sanders, 44. Her nude body was found between an abandoned house and a small business in the 1100 block of South Washington on June 4, 2011.

During his trial, jurors were told that Walker was convicted in Douglas County of second-degree murder in the death of Tamara Baker, 25, who was reported missing on Oct. 31, 1989. Her body was found six months later in a wooded area of Lawrence. Walker was sentenced to 12 years to life in prison on that charge and was paroled to Wichita in February 2011.

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Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:52 CDT
Deputy’s killer won’t collect $4,560 seized from his home

An inmate serving a life sentence for the April 2005 killing of Harvey County sheriff’s Deputy Kurt Ford will not collect more than $4,000 in cash that was seized from his home on the day of the shooting, a judge has ruled.

District Judge Warren Wilbert denied a motion filed by Gregory A. Moore, who was hoping to recover the money. A search warrant shows that the KBI found $200 in an envelope and $4,360 in a zip-top plastic bag in the master bedroom of the home at 131 SE 14th St. in Newton where the shooting occurred.

Harvey County Attorney David Yoder said in a written response to Moore’s motion that Moore owes more than $200,000 in damages that was awarded to Ford’s widow in a wrongful death lawsuit. Yoder also said the state may file a claim against Moore for back child support.

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Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:01 CDT
State to rest case in 2011 murder trial

The state is expected to rest its case today in the retrial of a Wichita man accused of strangling a Wichita woman in 2011 while on parole for murdering a woman in Lawrence more than two decades earlier.

Tyrone Walker, 47, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Janis Sanders, 44, whose nude body was found between an abandoned house and a small business in the 1100 block of South Washington on June 4, 2011. A jury deadlocked 11-1 in favor of conviction at Walker’s first trial in March.

During that trial, jurors were told that Walker was convicted in Douglas County of second-degree murder in the death of Tamara Baker, 25, who was reported missing on Oct. 31, 1989, and whose body was found six months later in a wooded area of Lawrence. Walker was sentenced to 12 years to life in prison on that charge and was paroled to Wichita in February 2011.

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Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:00 CDT
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