Sedalia Police Reports For September 22, 2022

This article is compiled from the Sedalia Police Department reports.

Early Thursday morning, Officers observed a dark colored KIA SUV fail to maintain its lane several times while westbound on West Broadway Boulevard. Officers initiated a traffic stop on it at the Dollar General Store, 2400 West Broadway Boulevard. The driver had a Failure to Appear warrant from the City of Knob Noster (Not listed in Casenet) holding a cash or surety bond of $300. Lamper Lambert Deitas, 41, of Sedalia, was arrested on the warrant and transported to the Pettis County Jail.

Sedalia Police observed an SUV driving without a front license plate in the area of West Broadway Boulevard and South Carr Avenue late Wednesday night. It turned northbound onto South Carr Avenue, and Officers initiated a traffic stop on it. It failed to yield, and continued approximately 830 feet at a slow rate of speed before stopping. The driver was found to be intoxicated. Amanda Nicole Randall, 30, of Sedalia, was arrested, taken to the Pettis County Jail, and then booked in pending release to a sober person. State charges of Driving While Intoxicated and Failure to Yield to an Emergency Vehicle are pending.

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Officers were driving west on West Main Street near West Avenue early Thursday morning. They observed a dark colored vehicle that was backed up into a building in the 2500 block of West Main Street. Officers contacted the occupant, who was inside a blue Toyota Prius with no license plates. After further investigation, the occupant was placed under arrest for Driving While Revoked. After running the VIN, Communications advised the vehicle was entered as stolen out of Sedalia. The theft stemmed from a burglary into a business. Ratliff T. Meseky, 18, of Sedalia, was transported to the Pettis County Jail and placed on a 24 hour hold pending charges of Stealing of a Motor Vehicle, Burglary in the 2nd Degree, Stealing from a Building, and Driving While Revoked.

Wednesday evening, Officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle after it made several lane and moving violations. The stop took place near the area of West 16th Street and Water Tower Road. During the duration of the stop, the operator of the vehicle was displaying dealer license plates that expired in 2021. Neftali P. Lopez was issued citations for Failing to Register a Motor Vehicle and Improper Lane Usage. The dealer plate was seized and placed into evidence for safe keeping.

Sedalia Police Officers came across an abandoned air compressor in the roadway near West 4th Street and South Park Avenue late Wednesday night. The air compressor is being held at the Sedalia Police Department for safe keeping.

On the afternoon of September 14th, Officers were dispatched to the Eagle Stop store, 1515 Thompson Boulevard in reference to a theft. Officers spoke with the manager, Stephanie Sons, who reported an internal theft. The suspect was later contacted, and they admitted to the theft. Charges are being submitted to the Pettis County Prosecutor's Office for review.

Wednesday evening, an unnamed subject brought a phone to the Police Headquarters that was found in the area of Hubbard Park, 601 North Missouri Avenue. Officers took custody of the phone and placed it into evidence as found property.

Sedalia Police responded to a hit and run accident that occurred in the area of West 16th Street and South Limit Avenue on the afternoon of September 16th. Officers spoke with Leyton G. Shireman, who stated an accident occurred in the intersection and a white Chevrolet Silverado left the scene. At the time of the report, a suspect was not identified.