A woman allegedly called for a cab this morning in St. Joseph then took it by force.
The St. Joseph Police Department said a black Chevrolet Malibu owned by All American Cab was taken around 6:40 a.m. Tuesday from the area of 11th and Powell.
Capt. Jeff Wilson said the woman, described as a black female allegedly called for a cab, assaulted the cab driver and took the vehicle.
The cab has a sticker with the number 10 on it.
Wilson said no weapons were known to be used at this time.
The woman is believed to possibly be traveling to Kansas City, however as of 10:26 a.m. police did not know her location.
The City of St. Joseph has announced open burning dates for April.
Open burning for spring 2016 has been approved for Monday, April 4, 2016 through Sunday, April 24, 2016 by the Chief of Enforcement Section of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Open burning is permitted on these days within the City of St. Joseph under the following guidelines:
• Burning of yard waste of residential properties only – ONLY dry yard waste
such as leaves, brush and logs grown on the property can be burned. NO
trash, paper, lumber or building debris may be burned.
• Burning is allowed between 10:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
• All fires must be in an upright cylindrical metal container with a volume equal
to no more than 55 gallons. Containers must be located at least fifteen (15)
feet away from any building. Only one burn container per residence.
• All fires shall be monitored from a point on the property where the fire is
located, by a person capable of containing a fire, should containment become
necessary.
• Fire-fighting material, including but not limited to, a garden hose or a
container of water sufficient to contain any fire started shall be at the site of
the fire.
• If weather conditions such as high winds indicate the safety of the
community or the public may be endangered or if open burning may create a
health hazard, the Fire Chief or Health Director may invoke a temporary
burning ban.
Any violation of the open burning restrictions may result in a summons to appear in court for a misdemeanor violation.
The city said residents are encouraged to explore alternatives to open burning. Many options for disposing of yard waste are easy, do not contribute to air pollution, are not dependent on time restrictions or the weather, and provide the healthy benefit of physical activity while doing yard work instead of breathing acrid smoke from a waste fire. Such activities include mowing leaves into fine particles and leaving them lay to fertilize the lawn, or incorporating leaves into a mulch container to decompose into humus for use in vegetable and flower gardens or for use on lawns as a soil amendment. Larger wood brush that can be chipped makes excellent mulch around trees and shrubs. Family and friends with gardens may want additional yard waste to use as mulch.
The city said if you choose to burn, do so within the days provided, as open burning session will not be extended due to weather blackout dates
Two people charged after officers were shot at from a moving vehicle during a chase in Andrew County over the weekend made their first court appearance Monday.
Tyler W. Despain, 22 and Jessica J. Harbord, 24, both from St. Joseph, Mo., were each charged in Andrew County with two counts of Attempted Murder, two counts of Assault of a Law Enforcement Officer, Armed Criminal Action, Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Felony Resisting Arrest, Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance and several misdemeanor charges.
According to court documents, around 3:22 a.m. Saturday K-9 Deputy Daniel Glidden with the Andrew County Sheriff’s Department was on patrol on County Road 400 in Andrew County when he saw a Jeep Cherokee with no front plates.
“I initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle on County Road 401 with my emergency lights and siren activated and the vehicle failed to yield to my emergency equipment and fled the scene at which point I began pursuing the vehicle with Deputy Elam following behind me,” Glidden said.
He said the pursuit continued through Andrew County, into Holt County and onto Route U Highway.
“The driver, later identified as W/M Tyler Despain put his hand out of the driver’s window holding a gun in his hand and fired approximately 4 rounds towards myself and Deputy Elam while we were actively in pursuit. I observed the muzzle as he was discharging the weapon towards us,” Glidden said.
The pursuit traveled onto I-29 at a high rate of speed.
“The pursued vehicle drove off the east side of the road into the timber near the 63.4 mile marker, where the both occupants fled the scene on foot,” Glidden said.
Despain and Harbord were later found and arrested near Davis Road Side Park on 59 Highway in Andrew County.
Harbord appeared in person in Andrew County Monday for an arraignment. A case review has been set for April 12.
Despain also appeared in person Monday for an arraignment. Online court document said the arraignment was incomplete due to the defendant being uncooperative. A new arraignment for Despain has been set for April 12.
A candidate for the St. Joseph School District Board of Education reportedly suffered a stroke during a candidate forum Friday.
Tami Pasley said Monday on 680 KFEQ’s Hotline that as soon as the forum was over Friday morning she went straight to the hospital and spent 24 hours in ICU.
“I had been sick all week and so I just thought I was having difficulty with upper respiratory and all that. I knew going in my voice wasn’t going to be real great in answering questions and getting out my message but then about 20 minutes into the program I knew that something was wrong,” Pasley said. “I wasn’t able to really form my words and I picked up my pen to write down a note on something to speak on and I couldn’t form a letter.
She said because she knew it was live radio and one of the other candidates, Dr. Bryan Green was a physician that she was able to make it through the forum before heading to the emergency room.
“I just hung in there and hopefully communicated some of my message,” Pasley said. “I left the forum and went to the hospital and found out I’d had a stroke.”
Monday morning, Pasley said she is fine now and is ready to continue her campaign.
A total of 10 people are running for two spots on the board. That list includes:
Eric Bruder
Maggie Elder
Michael Dulcan
Tami Pasley
Teresa Simmons
Art VanMeter
Dr. Bryan Green
Sarah Hochschwender
John Paul Leo Stehr
Kathy Northup
FILE IMAGE from Robbery investigation of City Star Convenience Store in Maryville in 2015.
The release of surveillance footage and details on what took place during a robbery investigation can play a big role in the overall case. Sometimes, authorities said it’s better not to release images and in-depth details.
“First of all, is there video to be had? If there is video what is the quality of the video,” said Col. Bill Puett with the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Department. “If it’s poor quality we may not be able to enhance or do much with it. What direction are the cameras pointed? Do they even show anything that occurred?”
Sgt. Dan Sweiger with the St. Joseph Police Department Detective’s Division said when authorities release surveillance images it’s for one of two reasons.
“1. Keep the community safe and 2. hopefully to get a tip on identifying the person,” Sweiger said. “If a suspect is covered with masks and stuff like that generally we’re not going to get that tip on who it is because no one is going to know. The tip we would hope to get down the road would be within the circle of that suspect.”
Surveillance footage is evidence in the case. Sweiger and Puett both said sometimes not releasing the images is better for the investigation.
“Things off the surveillance that we know may be real important down the road for the investigation that only hopefully the suspect would also know,” Sweiger said.
“We don’t want to compromise the investigation. Our goal is citizen safety and protection followed secondly by arresting the suspect and presenting that case and that suspect to the prosecuting attorney,” Puett said. “The evidence, if we show things that may tell the suspect that we know who they are, we know certain pieces of evidence that they may have. They may flee the jurisdiction, they may harm other people, they may destroy pieces of evidence.”
And then, there are many times when releasing the images to the public has helped authorities identify the suspect.
When authorities arrive on scene Sweiger said first steps are to secure the crime scene, help any potential victims and try to identify a suspect. Releasing details in the case on what happened to the public before charges are filed can also harm the investigation.
“We’re hoping to get information back from the community at that point,” Sweiger said. “How much money is taken is important investigative information to have for when we do identify the suspect for questioning down the road.”
“There’s certain information that needs to remain confidential so we can continue to investigate and we can ensure we’re actually talking to the right people,” Puett said. “If we put everything out there then we can’t guard against false confessions or we can’t protect the integrity of the investigation. Plus, compromising the prosecutor’s ability to prosecute. When all the information is laid out there and a jury pool is called in and they are asked ‘do you know anything about this?’ And they can refer back to all the information that is released then we have complex issues there.”
After a suspect is taken into custody the name of the individual cannot be released until charges are filed by the prosecuting attorney.
“We have an obligation to protect that individual’s identity and rights, protect that investigation and the prosecutor’s ability to prosecute,” Puett said. “There’s a presumption that if we arrest someone and we put their name out there and we say they’re arrested for this there is a presumption by some people, that that person actually did it before they’re charged or go to trial. So the fairest way to do it to make sure that everyone’s interest are protected and there’s a legal review in this process that until that person has been lawfully charged by the prosecutor then that name and information, picture and things are not released.”
At times law enforcement will released an image of a person being sought as a “Person-of-interest” or an individual’s name will be released if they are arrested on a warrant.
“Just because that suspect is a person-of-interest doesn’t necessarily mean they committed the crime,” Puett said. “A warrant is already a completed charge. A warrant has already gone through the charging process.”
But in every case, tips from the public and information from witnesses is always wanted by authorities. The TIPS Hotline, (816) 238-TIPS is a way for individuals to make anonymous reports.
“If anyone has information that might be helpful for any investigation it doesn’t have to be robbery we ask for information through the TIPS Hotline. It’s all anonymous,” Sweiger said. “And of course if you would like to help further you can contact our detective division.”
Today
Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 63. Light southeast wind becoming south 8 to 13 mph in the morning.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Southeast wind around 9 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southeast wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. South wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 57.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 63.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Formal charges have been filed regarding the March 26th shooting Incident. Suspect vehicle driver, Tyler W. Despain, 22 and passenger, Jessica J. Harbord, 24, both from St. Joseph, Mo., were each charged with two counts of Attempted Murder, two counts of Assault of a Law Enforcement Officer, Armed Criminal Action, Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Felony Resisting Arrest, Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance and several misdemeanor charges. Tyler Despain is being held without bond, and Jessica Harbord’s bond has been set at $100,000 dollars. Both suspects are currently being held in the Andrew County Jail and at this time, no date or time has been set for their arraignments.
(Missourinet) – When a controversial proposed ballot issue related to same-sex marriage is considered by the state House, proponents say it must not be changed.
The resolution would ask voters later this year whether Missouri businesses and religious organizations that refuse to participate in same-sex marriages should be protected from penalties or lawsuits. Democrats say that would put into the Constitution protection for those who discriminate against same-sex couples, and they led the longest filibuster in state Senate history to block it.
It was passed to the House, though, and Senate sponsor Bob Onder (R-Lake Saint Louis) says the House must pass it as-is. Changing it would mean it would have to go back through the Senate, where tension is still heightened.
“Of course you know what the fight was like the first time with the 39-hour filibuster so I think amendments have a chance of killing it,” said Onder.
Representative Paul Curtman (R-Pacific) carries the resolution in the House and agrees that passing it unchanged should be the goal.
“The way the situation worked out in the Senate between the filibuster and the [previous question] that came to end the filibuster, I think that the only way that the bill keeps from dying is for the bill to just pass without any amendments,” said Curtman.
Curtman expects there to be no issues with the Republican majority in the House taking it up and passing it as is. He thinks the House will move the resolution in the next few weeks.
He and other proponents say the resolution’s passage would not protect discrimination. Rather, they say it protects the religious freedoms of those who object to same-sex marriage.
DARDENNE PRAIRIE, Mo. (AP) — Bomb squad members have rigged special chirping Easter eggs for children with special needs to hunt in eastern Missouri.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Cpl. Steve Case says it took his crew about 10 minutes per egg to wire a switch to a nine-volt battery and a small speaker. The beeping sensors made it easier for visually impaired children to find the eggs during a hunt last weekend at a park in St. Charles County’s Dardenne Prairie.
Case says watching the children hunt the eggs makes all the burns from the soldering irons worth it.
The event was organized by the St. Charles County Parks & Recreation Department and the St. Charles County Police Department.
Update 4:30 p.m. – Release from Andrew County as follows :
At about 3:23am., two Andrew County Deputies initiated a vehicle stop on County Road 401 in Andrew County near Nodaway, Mo. The vehicle stop was for improper vehicle registration issues. The suspect vehicle failed to stop fled at a high rate of speed on County Road 401 then onto County Road 402. The suspect vehicle continue to flee and entered Holt County, Mo., on Holt County Road 324. Deputies continued the pursuit onto State Hwy U in Holt County. While pursuing at about 60 MPH, the suspect vehicle driver shot four times from a handgun at the pursing deputies out the driver’s side window. Neither the deputies or their patrol cars was hit. Pursuit continued on State Route U and the east on U.S Highway 59 in Holt County. Suspect vehicle entered Interstate 29 at the 67 mile marker and continue south back into Andrew County where at the 65 mm in Andrew County, the suspect vehicle jumped the median and continued south in the northbound lane of I-29 where he met several vehicles, nearly hitting them head on. Suspect vehicle continued in the wrong lane to the 63.4 mm where the driver drove off the interstate into a wooded area and both suspected exited the vehicle and fled on foot. Once the suspects fled, they were considered armed and dangerous. A massive search of the area involved officers from many surrounding jurisdictions. Officers on foot along with K-9 dog units, in total darkness, checked the area. A Missouri Highway Patrol helicopter was also brought to assist the search using a heat seeking infrared device. Many officers provided a perimeter while the search was conducted. At approximately 9:52 am, a local area resident spotted the two suspects on their property and called 911. Deputies and other officers found the white male driver and the white female passenger and took them into custody without incident. Both suspects were immediately taken to the Andrew County Jail pending formal charges. The investigation is continues. All names of the Deputies involved and the suspects are being held at this time.
Agencies involved—
Andrew County Deputies
Savannah Police Department
Troopers from the Mo. State Highway Patrol
St Joseph Police Officers
Nodaway County Deputies
Holt County Deputies
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Update 11:57 a.m. – The Andrew County Sheriff’s Department has confirmed that two suspects have been taken into custody following a chase early Saturday morning.
The department said further details will be released later today.
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5:33 a.m. – Andrew County deputies and officers from several jurisdictions searched a large area west of Savannah Saturday morning for two suspects.
Authorities shortly after 4 a.m. alerted the public via a Nixle alert to avoid the area of I-29 at the 63.2 mile marker after fleeing from a deputy trying to make a traffic stop.
The deputy pursued the pair into Holt County and then back into Nodaway County, before the suspects abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot.
Officials say the suspects fired shots during the pursuit, but the deputies were not injured.
Officers, deputies and troopers from Andrew, Buchanan and Nodaway counties, the St Joseph Police Department and the Missouri State Highway Patrol joined the search.
Officials urge you to avoid the area of mile marker 63.2 on I-29 and the area north and east of there.
A woman allegedly called for a cab this morning in St. Joseph then took it by force.
