Sedalia Police Reports for September 25, 2024

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

Tuesday evening, Sedalia Police reported a motor vehicle accident in the 800 block of South Limit Avenue. Officers found a vehicle high centered on the positive median barrier at the location. No other vehicles had been struck, and no property damage was observed. The incident occurred when the operator of the vehicle lost control, spun out, and struck the concrete barrier. The operator was issued a citation for Careless and Imprudent Driving and issued a court date. The driver was not named in the report.

Officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that had failed to dim their bright headlights in the early morning hours of September 24th. After a check with Dispatch, it was discovered the driver did not have a valid license. Keenan Arkel Balark, 29, of Sedalia, was arrested for Operating a Motor Vehicle On the Highway Without a Valid License and No Proof of Insurance. The passenger of the vehicle was also placed under arrest. The passenger had a Failure to Appear warrant from Pettis County. That warrant was issued in June of 2024 after he was cited in April 2024 for a Nuisance Violation*. Gary Douglas Ingram, 47, of Sedalia, was arrested for his FTA warrant. Ingram was transported to the Pettis County Jail to be held pending a $60 cash-only bond. Balark was booked in at the Pettis County Jail.

On the evening of August 3rd, 2024, Officers responded to the 1500 block of West 3rd Street for a report of found property. Officers arrived and located a bicycle. The Officers took the bicycle to the Police department to be held for safekeeping. The bike is medium-sized with pink wheels and pedals and appears to have been spray painted.

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Tuesday morning, Officers attempted an investigative traffic stop on a lone vehicle that was seeing leaving an area where Deputies were currently searching for a subject evading them with a full US Extradition Parole warrant, with no bond. Officers attempted the stop around South Engineer Avenue and East 5th Street. After activating the red and blue lights, and later the siren, the driver of the vehicle did not stop. The driver continued for about two and a half minutes, or about half a mile, at approximately fifteen miles per hour. Multiple fully marked Police vehicles were emanating an audible siren and displaying the red and blue lights. The driver eventually pulled over and was read Miranda, but refused to talk to Police. The driver was found to not have a driver’s license. The driver also had no Missouri ID, and his only form of identification was a Mexican ID. In the probable cause report, the Officer continues to note the suspect did not have a Social Security number, and his fingerprints did not come back on file**. Enrique Chima Belli, 21, of Sedalia, was arrested on charges of Operating a Motor Vehicle on the Highway Without a Valid License, misdemeanor Resisting Arrest, and Failure to Yield to an Emergency Vehicle. Belli was transported to the Pettis County Jail to be placed on a 24-hour hold, pending a $2500 cash or surety bond.

Sedalia Police were dispatched to a motel at 3701 South Limit Avenue in reference to a theft report. Officers met with the business owner, Terry L. Arnold, and collected the information. The stolen property has been entered as stolen, and a report was submitted.

Officers were dispatched to the Police Department lobby on Tuesday afternoon to take a report of a stolen trailer. Officers arrived on scene and took information from the reporting party, who stated the trailer was stolen from 1795 West Main Street. A report was completed and the trailer was entered as stolen.

*24SEDMU00317 notes Ingram was cited for Failing to remove an unlicensed vehicle (a red Buick LaCrosse) from the property in the 900 block of West 4th Street.

**24PT-CR01497 notes these circumstances were highlighted in the Probable Cause report because the Officer believed there was little or no guarantee Belli would submit to the jurisdiction of the Pettis County Court, making him a flight risk.