Sedalia Police Reports for September 17, 2024

This article is compiled from the Sedalia Police Department crime reports.

Early Tuesday morning, Officers were dispatched to the 400 block of West Pettis Street for a report of a dumpster fire. Upon arrival, a dumpster was on fire. The Sedalia Fire Department was able to contain the dumpster fire. A general information report was made over the incident.

Sedalia Police observed a black motorcycle with no headlights on being operated by a male subject early Tuesday morning. The motorcycle was observed near West 17th Street and South Grand Avenue, heading south. Officers initiated the traffic stop a short time later in the area of West 18th Street and South Missouri Avenue. Officers made contact with the suspect and collected his information. The suspect told Officers he did not have a valid license. Officers checked the suspect's information through Dispatch. Dispatch advised the suspect was suspended. The suspect did not show any prior convictions for Driving While Suspended in his driving history, but did have several speeding tickets*. Giovanni Guisepe Panichi III, 23, of Sedalia, was arrested on a charge of Driving While Suspended. Panichi was issued a summons for DWS on scene and released with a court date.

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On the morning of September 8th, Officers took a call from a business. A convenience store at 2801 West Broadway Boulevard reported a theft that occurred in the past. The date or time of the theft was not specified in the report. Upon arrival, information was gathered, and a report was written.

*Under Missouri law the Missouri Director of Revenue must assess “points” on a Missouri driver's license upon conviction for certain traffic related offenses. An accumulation of points can lead to license consequences such as a license suspension or license revocation.