Police seek public’s assistance in locating suspect vehicle

Police are seeking a light blue Crown Victoria in connection with a fatal  accident on Sept. 1. This photo does not show the actual vehicle involved in the accident.
Police are seeking a light blue Crown Victoria in connection with a fatal accident on Sept. 1. This photo does not show the actual vehicle involved in the accident.

The Kansas City, Kan., Police Department is asking the public to help locate a light blue metallic Ford Crown Victoria that is suspected of being involved in a fatal accident at 3rd and Oakland Avenue on Sept. 1.

The vehicle was not at the accident site when police arrived.

A police spokesman said the vehicle is a 2000 to 2006 light blue, clear coat, metallic Ford Crown Victoria, with front-end driver-side damage.

The vehicle also is missing the driver’s side, side-view mirror. Mirrors on the car are black. The front driver’s side headlight will be missing or broken, police said.

The accident is under investigation by the Kansas City, Kan., Police Department’s Traffic Support Unit-Critical Collision Response Team. The Police Department is encouraging anyone with information to call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS.