CRIME & SAFETY

This week in St. Joseph, Missouri, several incidents occurred that require attention in the weekly safety report. These incidents include a fatal motorcycle wreck, two structure fires, a shooting, a two-vehicle crash, and a discussion on juvenile crime. Additionally, a Missouri Highway Patrol sergeant was promoted to lieutenant.

A Wathena, Kansas, man is seriously injured in a near drowning early Friday evening in Camden County. The marine division of the highway patrol says it happened in Miller Hollow Cove at the 21-mile marker when 31-year-old Jared Hawkins entered shallow water head first to retrieve an object. Hawkins was...

(ST. JOSEPH, Mo.) The Chief of Police in Country Club Village, will be retiring from the police force and will be accepting a new job with the St. Joseph Health and Safety Council. Frank Till will be missed by the community, but is being supported in this step forward in...

(ST. JOSEPH, Mo.) The Evening Optimist Club of St. Joseph, Missouri recognized four law enforcement officials yesterday as part of the Respect for Law Day created by Mayor John Josendale. According to the City of St. Joseph's Facebook post, One of the officers who was recognized was Detective Kylee Van...

A shooting incident occurred in St. Joseph yesterday, after 6 p.m. The incident resulted in one injured victim and one suspect now in police custody. The police reported that the violence stemmed from an argument between two men and was not linked to the nearby O'Reilly's Auto Parts. The investigation into the event continues.

A St. Joseph man was left with non-life threatening injuries Tuesday evening after he was shot outside of a north St. Joseph auto parts store. Authorities in St. Joseph say one man was shot in the leg around 6 P.M. Tuesday outside of the O’Reilly Auto Part in the 1500 block of St. Joseph Avenue. That man’s injuries are described as non-life threatening.

Andrew County, MO; According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a single-vehicle crash occurred in Andrew County Missouri on Highway B on September 17th at 7:20 p.m. The MSHP report says that Rachel Mason, an 18 year old from St. Joseph was traveling eastbound on Highway B when her motorcycle began to skid.

Firefighters stayed busy Monday morning, battling two structure fires for several hours. Crews first arrived on the scene of South 26th and Angelique streets around 10:30 a.m. Flames and smoke were coming out of the front windows of the house, and the awning over the porch was also on fire.

A trial date is set for a northwest Missouri man charged with a DWI involving serious injuries at the Lake of the Ozarks. Joshua Bishop, 42, of Savannah, was scheduled yesterday for a five-day jury trial to begin June 10, 2024. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Bishop was...

A Brooklyn, New York man suffered injuries in a Buchanan County crash this morning. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the accident occurred around 6:45 this morning on I-29, a mile south of Faucett, as 28-year-old Saint Joseph resident D.B. Carroll drove southbound. Troopers say a vehicle driven by 58-year-old...

St. Joseph School District and the St. Joseph Police Department recently renewed their agreement confirming their commitment to student safety. This resolution was discussed during a regular City Council meeting.

Troop H announces the results of a Hazardous Moving Operation conducted in Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, and Holt Counties on Saturday, September 16th. The operation resulted in Troopers issuing 15 traffic citations, 34 warnings, and conducted nine motorist assists.

Three people were injured in a crash Saturday seven miles south of St. Joseph in Buchanan County. Clinton Pine, 46, of Platte City, Missouri, and a juvenile male, 13, also of Platte City, were northbound and broke down in the middle of the roadway.

A two-vehicle collision occurred on Highway 169 in Union Star at approximately 6:15 PM on September 15, 2023, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The accident involved a 2012 Chevrolet Equinox and a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado, resulting in minor injuries for two individuals. The crash occurred as both vehicles...

St. Joseph, MO; City Council members met at City Hall on September 18th for their regular council meeting. An ordinance passed authorizing a continued agreement between the St. Joseph School District and the St. Joseph Police Department where SJPD will continue to provide police services to SJSD in the form of School Resource Officers.

This week in St. Joseph, Missouri, there were three incidents of note. A small fire occurred at Westlake Ace Hardware, causing damage to the front of the building. A skateboarder was hospitalized after colliding with a van near the South Belt Walmart. Additionally, an investigation into a fire that destroyed Auto Medics concluded without determining a cause. These incidents will be further summarized below.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - The Missouri State Highway Patrol says a man is in serious condition after a two vehicle wreck in Buchanan County. The Patrol says 57-year-old Judith Williams of Atchison, Kan. was driving a 2018 Chevy Equinox on U.S. Highway 59. About seven miles south of St. Joseph,...

A senior officer with the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Department says the department still struggles to fill positions, though the law enforcement sales tax passed by voters in 2021 has helped. Buchanan County Chief Deputy Mike Donaldson says the national mood that turned against law enforcement the past few years,...

Andrew County, MO; K9 Harry with the Andrew County Sheriff's Office in Savannah, Missouri received a bullet and stab protective vest courtesy of Vested Interests in K9s, INC and NationalPolice.org. According to a social media post from the Andrew County Sheriff's Office, "Vested Interests in K9s, INC. was established in...

ANDREW COUNTY, MO – Two teenagers were involved in a two-vehicle accident in Andrew County Sunday morning. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports a 16-year-old female driver from St. Joseph was westbound on County Road 350 around 6 am when she failed to yield to a vehicle operated by 18-year-old St. Joseph resident Madison Nold, which was southbound on US 169. The 16-year-old pulled into the path of the Nold’s vehicle, which struck the 16-year-old’s vehicle in the passenger door, which then traveled off the roadway and struck a stop sign. Nold’s vehicle traveled off the road and struck a building.