Month: July 2015

Getaway car driver in five bank robberies sentenced to prison

A Kansas City, Mo., man who took part in five bank robberies in Kansas and Missouri was sentenced Monday to about 4.5 years in federal prison, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.

Dale Williamson, 35, Kansas City, Mo., pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Kan., to five counts of bank robbery. In his plea, he admitted driving a getaway car in the following bank robberies:

• April 24, 2014, UMB Bank, 6252 Raytown Road, Raytown, Mo.
• May 12, 2014, First Bank of Missouri, 7001 North Oak Trafficway, Gladstone, Mo.
• May 22, 2014, Bank of America, 15811 Metcalf Ave. Overland Park, Kan.
• May 30, 2014, Commerce Bank, 9501 Antioch Road, Overland Park, Kan.
• May 30, 2014, Commerce Bank, 3606 Frederick Ave., St. Joseph, Mo.

Grissom commended the FBI and Assistant U.S. Attorney Jabari Wamble for their work on the case.

Motorcyclist crashes on I-435

A man crashed a Harley-Davidson at 6:15 p.m. July 3 on I-435 northbound, just north of the Wolcott exit in Kansas City, Kan.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report, the motorcycle was northbound on I-435, entering a work zone, when the driver lost control.

The motorcycle hit a guard rail, according to the trooper’s report.

The driver of the motorcycle was a 54-year-old man from Farley, Mo., the report stated.