On Thursday May 10, 2018 at about 2:55 p.m. a deputy with the Cass County Sheriff’s Office observed a light grey or light blue Dodge Stratus on State Route 58 east of Strasburg, MO. with no rear license plate and speeding. The deputy attempted to stop the vehicle at which time the suspect fled at a high rate of speed east into Johnson County. During the chase the deputy swerved to avoid an uninvolved vehicle on NW 1821 Road, in rural Kingsville and crashed. The deputy was transported to an area hospital with minor injuries. The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office and Missouri State Highway Patrol assisted in searching the area for the suspect. Missouri State Highway Patrol completed the crash report.
If anyone has information about the identity of the suspect or vehicle, please call the Cass County Sheriff’s Office at 816-380-5200.
The second pursuit occurred on Friday around 12:45 a.m. Deputies assisted the Harrisonville Missouri Police Department with a pursuit of a white Ford Explorer on northbound I-49 from Commercial Street. Missouri State Highway Patrol Troopers successfully deployed a tire deflation device near Peculiar on the suspect vehicle. The vehicle was stopped a short distance later after swerving off the roadway and striking the cable barrier north of Peculiar. The driver, Michael R. Hunter-Moore, 33, Kansas City, MO was taken into custody on a felony Jackson County warrant for Failure to Appear on Burglary and several Grandview warrants. A passenger was treated by EMS.
Michael R. Hunter-Moore is currently in custody on $13,000 bond. Charges related to the pursuit are pending.
A third pursuit began at 12:49 a.m. in an unrelated vehicle stop near Cleveland Missouri when a Cass County Deputy attempted to stop a 2001 Chevy Prizm for traffic and registration violations. A Cass County Deputy and Cleveland Officer pursued the suspect north on Holmes Rd to Bannister Road where the suspect traveled north on Interstate 435. The pursuit traveled north to Clay County where officers from Claycomo Police Department were able to successfully deploy a tire deflation device. Officers with the Claycomo and Kansas City Police Department took the suspect into custody on Interstate 35 near Chouteau Trafficway.
The driver was transported to the Cass County Jail and is in custody awaiting charges.
“This is a problem,” said Sheriff Jeff Weber. “Deputies are duty bound to protect our citizens from these criminals. It is our responsibility to stop and apprehend these offenders and put them in jail. Criminals are showing an increase in their willingness to victimize our community and then to put the public at risk in an effort to avoid capture.”
The Cass County Sheriff’s Office currently reviews all arrest of passive and violent offenders involved in either foot pursuits, vehicle pursuits or both. The review includes the possibility of implementing new or enhanced technology to minimize the risk to deputies and the public.
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