Crimes - Wichita and Sedgwick County

 
If you have information about the Crime of the Week or any felony crime or fugitive, anonymously provide a tip to Crime Stoppers of Wichita/Sedgwick County by calling (316) 267-2111.
Crime Stoppers of Wichita/Sedgwick County will pay a $100 reward  to confidential informants who provide tips that lead to the arrest of registered offenders who have not maintained their registrations.
If you know the whereabouts of any of these individuals or any wanted person, do not take action on your own! Contact the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office at (316) 660-3960 or (800) 874-6449 or 911 or contact your local law enforcement agency. Information may also be reported online by using our Felon Tip Sheet or anonymously to Crime Stoppers of Wichita/Sedgwick County by calling (316) 267-2111.

If you see or know of the whereabouts of any of these fugitives, or any other wanted person, please contact the Wichita Police Department's Warrant Section at 268-4231 or call 911, or send e-mail to the Warrant Section. You can also contact your local law enforcement agency or anonymously leave a tip to Crime Stoppers of Wichita/Sedgwick County by calling (316) 267-2111.
If you know the whereabouts of any of these individuals or any wanted person, do not take action on your own! Contact the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office at (316) 660-3960 or (800) 874-6449 or 911 or contact your local law enforcement agency. Information may also be reported online by using our Felon Tip Sheet or anonymously to Crime Stoppers of Wichita/Sedgwick County by calling (316) 267-2111.
Sedgwick Co Sheriff featured felons of the month.
This map shows incidents reported across Wichita. Data is based on information from the Wichita Police Department. Click a marker on the map for details.
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Crime and Courts
Tenn. pharmacist pleads guilty to giving non-approved drug to kidney patients

A Tennessee pharmacist pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Topeka to substituting a cheaper drug imported from China for kidney dialysis patients in Kansas.

The misbranded drug was substituted for the iron sucrose that the Federal Drug Administration has approved for kidney dialysis patients.

Robert Harshbarger, Jr., 53, Kingsport, Tenn., who was doing business as American Inhalation Medication Specialists Inc., pleaded guilty to one count of distributing a misbranded drug and one count of health care fraud, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom’s office said.

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Tue, 21 May 2013 14:02 CDT
Wichita man found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in December stabbing

A Wichita man was convicted Tuesday of involuntary manslaughter in the Dec. 9 stabbing death of another man at a party in southeast Wichita.

In reaching the verdict, the jury rejected a prosecutor’s claim that Dat “Tommy” Nguyen, 29, acted with “extreme indifference to the value of human life” and was guilty of second-degree murder.

Wichita police said Tan T. Nguyen, 27, was stabbed in the back during a fight in the 2000 block of South White Oak, which is near Pawnee and Rock Road. The men were not related.

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Tue, 21 May 2013 12:22 CDT
Woman pleads guilty to taking urine from 11-year-old girl

A 24-year-old woman pleaded guilty Monday to two felony charges for forcing an 11-year-old Haysville girl into a gas station bathroom and ordering her to urinate into a cup so the woman could use the urine to pass a court-ordered drug test.

Crystal Hopper, who listed a Wellington address after her arrest, pleaded guilty to interference with parental custody and aggravated endangering a child. She had been scheduled to stand trail this week in Sedgwick County District Court on kidnapping and robbery charges.

Prosecutors said the crimes arose from a Haysville Municipal Court case. In court papers, prosecutors said that:

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Mon, 20 May 2013 15:37 CDT
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