Month: January 2016

Bus system to add more police protection in Kansas City, Mo.

Bus riders in Kansas City, Mo., will have added security soon.

The Kansas City, Mo., Police Department is scheduled to sign an agreement with the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority on Jan. 27 that will dedicate transit officers to the Kansas City, Mo. bus system.

Two new full-time Kansas City, Mo., police officers will complement 39 off-duty police officers already providing up to 100 hours a week of protection, depending on availability, according to a KCATA news release. The KCATA also will hire a full-time public safety manager with a law enforcement background.

Police will be able to respond to any incident on the bus system immediately, according to a spokesman.

These new transit officers will not be deployed on the KCATA bus system in Kansas City, Kan., according to a spokesman, but will only be in Kansas City, Mo.

“The safety of our drivers and the public is a core value of the KCATA,” said Robbie Makinen, CEO of the KCATA. “This agreement is being done in partnership with the Kansas City (Mo.) Police Department and KCATA. In the future, the ATA plans on reaching out with other law enforcement agencies in our service delivery area to see what partnerships we can generate.”

Sam Desue, chief operating officer for KCATA, said adding the transit officers will be a first for the KCATA.

“Our bus system is safe,” Desue said. “Our bold, new agreement with the Kansas City (Mo.) Police Department illustrates our commitment to ensuring public transportation remains safe. It also sends a message that we will not tolerate any illegal activity on our buses.”

Piper results

Piper High School – wrestling at Piper (1st place)
– M. King 1st, Z. King, 3rd, I. Stewart 3rd, K. Fergus 2nd, and J. Corrall 1st

Piper High School – bowling at Olathe Mission Bowl
– Piper varsity boys 4th place team
o 3rd Caleb Boyle 644, 7th William Trowbridge 619, 12th Matthew Romero 603, & 18th Quentin Buckridge 581
– Piper varsity girls 5th place team
o 19th Baylee Crowe 436

Piper High School – dance at Lees Summit
– Team took 4th in POM
– I. Ford, E. Stecklein, K. Sullivan each won individual medals

– From Doug Key, Piper High School activities director

Man who was arrested in KCK exposed marshals to PCP

A man was sentenced Monday to two years in federal prison for causing a struggle in which U.S. Marshals were exposed to the drug PCP, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.

Frederick E. Pendleton, 32, who was arrested at work in Kansas City, Kan., pleaded guilty to one count of assaulting, resisting or impeding a federal employee. In his plea he admitted the incident occurred Dec. 30, 2014, when U.S. Marshals attempted to arrest him for violating supervised release in a criminal case.

The marshals went to Liberty Fruit Co., in Kansas City, Kan., where Pendleton was working. Pendleton resisted arrest, struggling with the marshals. During the struggle, a vial of PCP Pendleton was carrying in his waistband leaked, soaking his groin in the chemical.

Two marshals suffered injuries on their hands that came into contact with the PCP, according to the U.S. attorney’s office. They were treated at a hospital for exposure to the drug.

PCP, also known as angel dust, can cause numbness, loss of motor control, convulsions and hallucinations.

The 24-month sentence will be consecutive to an 18-month sentence in the previous case.

Grissom commended the U.S. Marshals Service and Assistant U.S. Attorney Terra Morehead for their work on the case.