Crime of the Week - Wichita and Sedgwick County
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Shortly before 1 P.M. on Friday, July 20, two white males forced their way into a residence in the 4500 block of east Huckleberry Circle near Derby. The burglars took items that included a 55’ television, DVD player, a digital camera, a tablet, a surround sound system, power tools, and miscellaneous jewelry. Loss is valued at more than $6000.00.

The suspects were both white males approximately 30 years of age. Both of average height, one had a skinny build, while the second was heavyset. They were seen loading items into a white truck and leaving the area.

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. 

 

RIME STOPPERS CASE No. 1230
Shortly after 1 a.m. Tuesday, June 19, a man forced his way into the Family Dollar store at 355 W. 21st. He took miscellaneous clothing, videos, electronic accessories and food. Loss is valued at more than $1,000.
The suspect is a white male, mid 30s and balding. He was wearing a black T-shirt and jeans.
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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 4:45 and 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 11, unknown persons entered a carport in the 13900 block of West 93rd St. N. They took a teal-colored 1997 Dodge Grand Caravan and a white 1999 GMC Sierra. In one truck bed there was an air compressor, a John Deere generator, miscellaneous Craftsman tools and irrigation parts. A Hobart portable generator/welder was taken from a nearby shed. Loss is valued at more than $14,000.

On that same morning neighbors saw a red Ford truck with Arkansas plates, occupied by seven Hispanic males, driving around in the area. A neighbor stopped to talk to them; they said they were looking for a house for a roofing job.

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. 

RIME STOPPERS CASE No. 1228
Just after 8 p.m. Monday, June 18, a man walked into the Long John Silver's at 2090 W. 21st. He was carrying a hand gun and demanded money. No one was injured. He took an unknown amount of cash and left in a blue vehicle.

The suspect is a white male, approximately 6-foot-2 with a slim build and a beard. He was wearing dark colored shorts, a white tank top, tennis shoes and a tan ball cap.
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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.

RIME STOPPERS CASE No. 1227
Sometime 5:00 A.M. and 6:00 A.M. on the morning of Friday, June 16, someone broke into a self-storage facility in the 1700 block of N. Rock Rd. The thieves broke through the gate and stole a number of items from the facility including fishing tackle, a Ranger boat cover, and an air compressor. The fishing tackle alone included 50 tackle boxes and numerous rods and reels valued at approximately $16,000.00.

The suspect(s) were driving a light colored, older make, truck with a dark colored passenger door and pulling a trailer.



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 Thursday, May 31, and 6:45 a.m. Friday, June 1, an unknown person(s) gained entry into Midwest Bulk Inc. at 3404 N. Emporia. The suspect(s) took miscellaneous electronics, generators, power tools and cash. Total loss is valued at more than $33,000.

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.

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The city’s police chief testified Friday that former Sedgwick County sheriff’s deputy Brett Seacat admitted he’d “bullied” his wife the night before she was found shot to death in their Kingman home after a fire.

Chief Marc Holloway, called to testify in the fifth day of Seacat’s first-degree murder trial, told Kingman County jurors he responded at about 4 a.m. April 30, 2011, to the Seacats’ home, which was “fully engulfed” in fire.

Seacat had already called 911 and reported his wife killed herself and set the home on fire.

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Sat, 25 May 2013 07:24 CDT

Prosecutors on Friday charged a Maize High School teacher with a criminal threat involving an assistant principal, and a judge ordered that he not have any contact with school staff and not go on any Maize district property.

Now that school is out, the bond for the defendant, James R. Stiverson, is being reduced from $250,000 to $25,000, Judge Warren Wilbert said during Stiverson’s first court appearance Friday afternoon. Wilbert said Stiverson also will be under electronic monitoring if he is released on bond.

The charge, a felony, alleges that on Tuesday, Stiverson “did then and there unlawfully threaten to commit violence, communicated with intent to place another in fear, to-wit: Julie D. Cannizzo, or in reckless disregard of the risk of causing such fear.” Cannizzo is a Maize High assistant principal.

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Fri, 24 May 2013 14:10 CDT

Jurors in the murder trial of Brett Seacat watched a video Thursday of the April 30, 2011, fire that quickly engulfed the upper story of his Kingman home, bursting through the windows on the back of the house before crawling up and over the rooftop.

They also heard two loud popping sounds come from the engulfed home, followed by more popping sounds, and a man could be heard saying “something’s going off” and that there were “fireworks in the house.”

Shawn Harbert testified he and a friend were walking on Pine Street in Kingman when they smelled smoke and saw the fire. He captured the blaze on video with his cellphone.

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