Sam Hartle
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Former Johnson County Sheriff's deputy charged with rape (opens the original)
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Johnson County Sheriff’s deputy was fired last week just moments after he was charged with rape. Justin Patrick Ramirez, 44, was charged with the crime in connection with an Aug. 3 incident in Overland Park. After an investigation by Overland Park police, the Johnson County District Attorney’s office charged Ramirez on Sept. 25 and issued a warrant for his arrest. Ramirez surrendered and was booked into the Johnson County jail last week, where he initially remained on a $500
Johnson County Community College police officer charged in 2024 rape case (opens the original)
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Johnson County Community College police officer has been charged with rape in connection with a 2024 assault in Westport. Just before 6 a.m. on Sept. 29, 2024, Kansas City, Missouri, police were requested to respond to a disturbance. When officers arrived, they located a victim who told officers she had been raped and assaulted by a man in his vehicle near a Westport club. Detectives reviewed surveillance video that showed the victim was too intoxicated to consent. The victi
Independence PD: Man, 41, shot, killed Thursday night (opens the original)
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A 41-year-old man was shot and killed in a homicide on Thursday night in Independence. A police spokesperson said that around 8 p.m. Thursday, police responded to the 500 block of N. Dover Drive on a shooting call at the Hawthorne Apartments. Responding officers located a deceased shooting victim at the scene. The victim was identified as Dane Pace, 41. The spokesperson said a suspect is in custody and charges are pending with the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office. If you hav
Investigation underway after man found dead Friday in Kansas City, Missouri (opens the original)
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Police in Kansas City, Missouri, are investigating a man’s death Friday afternoon as a homicide. Around 3:20 p.m., police responded to a shooting call near the intersection of E. 9th Street and Denver Avenue. When officers arrived, they located the body of an adult male behind a home on the south side of the intersection. Additional officers located a subject of interest and took the person in for questioning. Detectives believe an altercation between the two subjects escalate
MSHP: 'Active, ongoing' investigation of Eric Zahnd at time of death (opens the original)
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Friday that former Platte County Prosecutor Eric Zahnd was under investigation at the time of his death on Thursday. According to a statement to KSHB 41 News on Friday, a spokesperson said that the Highway Patrol's Drug and Crime Control division received a request from the Platte County Sheriff on June 15, 2026, to "investigate criminal allegations against Prosecutor Eric Zahnd." "This investigation is still considered active and ongoing
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