Operation Triple Beam, an initiative led by the U.S. Marshals Service to track down some of the Kansas City metropolitan area’s most violent and persistent offenders, resulted in hundreds of arrests and the seizure of dozens of firearms and illegal drugs.
Here is a sampling of cases that were resolved on Law Day in Pettis County Circuit Court, held on Jan. 18, 2018 - Courtesy of Pettis County Prosecutor Phillip T. Sawyer.
Around 11:30 Friday morning (August 5), Sedalia Police officers responded to the Liberty Park area for a man who wanted to report the theft of his bike. The man’s information was relayed to dispatch and it was confirmed that the man had an active failure-to-appear warrant from Miller County...
Around 9:00 Monday morning (June 18), Sedalia Police officers conducted a traffic stop in the area of East 16th Street and South Barrett Avenue, for a driver who was revoked. 55-year old Walter J. Combes was arrested and taken to the Pettis County Jail, where he was booked and released...
Around 4:30 in the afternoon on Thursday (July 7), Sedalia Police officers noticed a female subject walking near the intersection of 6th Street and South Moniteau Avenue. She was known to have a a possible warrant. Officers made contact with the woman and dispatch advised that she had a municipal warrant...
Just after 7:00 in the evening on Friday (April 22nd), Sedalia Police officers conducted a traffic stop in the area of East 16th Street and South Marvin Avenue. Upon contact with the occupants, one of the men turned out to have an active Benton County warrant for failure to appear, on an original charge of shoplifting...
Around 6:00 in the evening on Janaury 6th, there was a 3 vehicle injury accident near the intersection of East Broadway and South Massechusettes Avenue. The driver in the first vehicle stated he didn't see vehicle 2's turn signal. Driver one said he swerved to avaid a crash but ended up striking the rear-passenger side of the second vehicle...