One arrested after chase in Harrisonville

On 08/08/2019 at approximately 6:00 p.m. one of our Officers attempted to stop a white Ford Explorer for a traffic offense in the area of the City Park. 

The vehicle attempted to elude the Officer and drove through a field, and yards in a residential neighborhood. The Officer lost sight of the vehicle, but a concerned citizen observed the suspect drive into the backyard of a residence on King Terrace and walk from the vehicle. Based on that tip, another Officer located the suspect walking on Parkridge. The suspect was identified as the driver. 

The suspect was also the suspect in a vehicle pursuit that occurred on 07/31/2019 in our City. The driver was identified as Gregory Lewis. Lewis had an active warrant out of Cass County for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, with a bond amount of $5,000.00, cash only. Lewis was also scheduled to be in Cass County Circuit Court that morning for a felony Tampering and Driving While Suspended case, but failed to appear. 

A warrant was issued on 08/09/2019 for that case with a bond amount of $10,000, 10% cash only. This incident will be referred to the Cass County Prosecuting Attorney for charges.

Hearing held, McCoy now faces murder charge

This week defendant Samantha McCoy appeared before the Bates County Circuit Court regarding the death of her mother, Cynthia McCoy at the Butler City Lake on May 1st of this year.

McCoy appeared before Judge Julie Highley-Keutzer with public defender Jeff Martin last month where she was advised charges were upgraded to 1st degree murder. In this weeks hearing, she entered a plea of not guilty. McCoy was advised of her rights and the range of punishment for the murder charge and remains in the custody of the Bates County Sheriff. 

A trial date has not been set.

Mid America Live will continue provide details about this case as they become available.

Memorial service for Amanda Clark

A memorial service has been scheduled for Amanda Clark of Ballard.

Family and friends will have opportunity to celebrate the life of Mandy Clark at the Fairview Baptist Church at Ballard

On Sunday afternoon, August 11th at 4:00 pm. Officiant will be retired pastor Len Redding of Butler, MO who has ministered to the family in the past.

Maxwell Steps Down at HHS

After five seasons and a state championship at Harrisonville, Brent Maxwell is stepping down as the Wildcats head football coach effectively immediately, per multiple sources on Thursday night.

Maxwell registered a 48-18 record as the head coach at HHS, including an 11-2 mark in his debut season in 2014 after taking over for Chuck Lliteras. The Wildcats followed with a 12-1 record before the 2016 state title year, in which the Wildcats (12-3) lost three straight midseason games, then won out with a monster win over Webb City (27-21) and the championship, 21-14, over Kearney.

Harrisonville went 9-4 and 4-8 in the last two seasons.

Per sources, Maxwell will remain with Harrisonville as athletic director, while assistant coach Kyle Schenker will serve as interim head coach.

Courtesy of Chad Rader, 810 Varsity, 08/08/19, 7:45PM

Pursuit of Stolen Vehicle Ends at Airport in Harrisonville

Cass Co – On Thursday August 8, 2019 around 12:00 p.m. the Cass County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a stolen vehicle being pursued by the Missouri State Highway Patrol near Creighton Missouri. Responding deputies were advised that the vehicle was stolen from Henry County. Deputies with the Cass County Sheriff’s Office, Henry County Sheriff’s Office, and Missouri State Highway Patrol continued pursuing the 2003 Ford F250 northbound on S. St. Rt. 7 from Creighton.

A Cass County Deputy and Officers with the Harrisonville Police Department were able to successfully deploy tire deflation devices south of Harrisonville on S. St. Rt. 7 as the vehicle approached I-49.

The driver then drove the vehicle south from 7 Hwy and Orchard Road onto the Lawrence Smith Memorial Airport in Harrisonville. The driver drove down the runway for a short distance and into the field area parallel to the runway at which time deputies brought the vehicle to a stop.

The driver, Joshua J. Chun, 36, Lee’s Summit, was taken into custody without further incident. A firearm was recovered in the vehicle. Mr. Chun was evaluated and released by EMS at the scene.

Airport operations were stopped for about two hours while officers removed the vehicle and tire debris was removed from the runway.

Mr. Chun was transported to the Cass County Jail on several warrants including:
Parole Violation, State of Missouri, NO Bond
Failure to Appear Traffic X3, Jackson County, $2000.00

Charges related to today’s incident are pending.

36th Annual National Night Out Event in Nevada

On Tuesday, August 6th, 2019 the residents of Nevada joined forces with thousands of communities nationwide for the “36th Annual National Night Out” (NNO) crime and drug prevention event.

National Night Out, which is co-sponsored locally by the Nevada Police Department and the Nevada Parks & Recreation Department, involves over 16,790 communities from all 50 states, U.S. territories, Canadian cities and military bases around the world. In all, over 38.5 million people were expected to participate in ‘America’s Night Out Against Crime’.

In Nevada, we hosted a swim party at the Walton Aquatic Center. The evening began with Mayor George Knox presenting a Proclamation for the 2019 National Night Out and Blair Wilson singing our National Anthem.

We would like to thank all of the event sponsors and supporters including 3M, Belle Rose, Belles and Beaus, Buzz's BBQ, Car Cruise-In, Carson Evans Mobile DJ Services, Community National Bank, Community Pharmacy, Dairy Queen, Davison’s Shoes, Debbi’s Herb Shop, Delway, Eddies Auto, Elk’s Lodge, Family Video, First National Bank, Frito Lay, Gideon’s, Head Turnerz, Iguana Azul, KCP&L, Kilted Raven Studios, Kitchen Essentials, KNEM KNMO, Lions Club, Los Sauces, Med Flight, Missouri Dept. of Conservation, Missouri Career Center, Missouri National Guard, Moss House, MU Extension Office, Nana Maries, Nevada Fire Department, Nevada Housing Authority, Nevada Police Cadets, Nevada Police VIPS, Nevada Parks & Recreation, Nevada Public Works, Nevada Regional Medical Center, On My Own, Orscheln's Farm & Home, Osage Prairie RV Park, Rinehart Jewelry, Salon 76, Sonic Drive-In, Sutherlands, Vernon County Ambulance District, Vernon County Health Department, Walmart, West Central Community Action Agency, White Grill and Woods Supermarket.

National Night Out is a night for America to stand together to promote awareness, safety and neighborhood unity and showcases the vital importance of police-community partnerships and citizen involvement in our fight to build a safer nation.

Road Work in Harrisonville

If you have decided that right now is a good time to run by the Harrisonville Police Dept. for any reason, be prepared to park on the square and walk to HPD. 

Street crews are working on Lexington Street in front of our building. They will be working on that road for a couple hours. Thanks for your patience.

Power Outage in SE Butler

Osage Valley Electric Cooperative currently has an issue on our Butler Substation affecting 524 members in the area east and southeast of Butler. 

Crews are working to resolve the issue as soon as possible.