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HPD activity log, April 15

Posted on April 16, 2014

The Hays Police Department conducted 17 traffic stops and received 10 animal calls on Tuesday, April 15, according to the HPD activity log.

Warrant service/failure to appear, 100 block West 12th, 2:15 p.m.
Abandoned vehicle, 800 block Allen, 8:21 a.m.
Animal at large, 700 block East Sixth, 9:10 a.m.
Drug offenses, 2800 block Vine, 10:34 a.m.
Animal at large, 2500 block Pine, 11:01 a.m.
Phone/mail scam, 2700 block Epworth Village, 11:10 a.m.
Contempt of court/failure to pay, 100 block West 12th, 5 p.m.
Contempt of court/failure to pay, 100 block West 12th, 5 p.m.
Contempt of court/failure to pay, 100 block West 12th, 5 p.m.
Telephone harassment, 1700 block Vine, 10 a.m.
Probation/parole violation, 300 block West Sixth, 11:39 a.m.
Drug offenses, 3700 block Vine, 12:46 p.m.
Water use violation, 200 block East 32nd, 12:52 p.m.
Criminal damage to property, 400 block Halladay, 5 p.m.
Missing person, 2200 block Main, 3:01 p.m.
Drug offenses, 4300 block Vine, 1 a.m.
Motor vehicle accident/private property, 4300 block Vine, 3:51 p.m.
Assist, 100 block West 12th, 4:29 p.m.
Animal bite investigation, 2200 block Canterbury, 4:32 p.m.
Motor vehicle accident, 27th and Ash, 5:11 p.m.
Animal at large, 1900 block General Custer, 7:14 p.m.
Noise disturbance, 1400 block Milner, 8:03 p.m.
Abandoned vehicle, 100 block West 20th, 8:30 p.m.
Suicidal subject, 1000 block East 15th, 8:39 p.m.
Civil transport, Larned, 8:57 p.m.
Animal at large, 700 block West 12th, 10:07 p.m.

HPD activity log, March 6

Posted on March 7, 2014

The Hays Police Department conducted 12 traffic stops and received four animal calls on Thursday, March 6, according to the HPD activity log.

Traffic/driving complaint, 700 block Fort, 12:31 a.m.
Suspicious activity, 800 block Walnut 10:30 p.m.
Drug offenses, 100 block East 24th, 1:32 a.m.
Driving while suspended/revoked, 2500 block East 13th, 7:53 a.m.
Suicidal subject, 1000 block Reservation Road, 8:12 a.m.
Animal at large, 500 block West 16th, 8:20 a.m.
Abandoned vehicle, 500 block West 16th, 11:16 a.m.
Lost animals, 2900 block Skyline, 1:44 p.m.
Animal call, 500 block West 37th, 1:52 p.m.
Welfare check, 2000 block Patio, 3:23 p.m.
Suspicious activity, 500 block West 16th, 4:26 p.m.
Harassment, 2700 block Epworth, 5:03 p.m.
Mental health call, 21st and Canal, 5:49 p.m.
Shoplifting, 4300 block Vine, 7:05 p.m.
Assist, 1300 block Haney, 4:17 p.m.
Motor vehicle accident/private property, 2300 block East 13th, 8:20 p.m.
Driving while suspended/revoked, 1200 block Vine, 8:46 p.m.
Drug offenses, 1300 block Haney, 9:26 p.m.
Criminal trespass, 700 block East Sixth, 9:48 p.m.
Disorderly conduct, 800 block Ash, 11:28 p.m.

Man faces involuntary manslaughter charges for fatal accident

Posted on March 6, 2014March 6, 2014

A Great Bend man is facing involuntary manslaughter charges stemming from an head-on accident that claimed the life of a Hays man in September.

The complaint against Cameron Wade Williams was filed Feb. 28 in Ellis County District Court.

According to Kansas Highway Patrol reports, Williams was driving eastbound in the westbound lane on Interstate 70 on Sept. 13 when his pickup struck a 2010 Kia Soul driven by Douglas R. Feldt, 37, Hays.

Feldt died at the scene, which was just east of the Commerce Parkway exit.

According to the complaint, Williams, 19, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter while driving under the influence of alcohol and possession of marijuana. He is held on a $75,000 bond.

The complaint can be viewed HERE.

HPD activity log, Feb. 27

Posted on February 28, 2014

The Hays Police Department conducted 22 traffic stops and received four animal calls on Thursday, Feb. 27, according to the HOPD activity log.

Underage possession of alcohol, 200 block West Eighth, 12:10 a.m.
Driving under the influence, 1600 block East 27th, 12:44 a.m.
Lost animals, 600 block East Sixth, 2:10 a.m.
Animal at large, 2900 block Sternberg, 5:27 a.m.
Criminal damage to property, 2200 block Drum, 6:15 a.m.
Criminal damage to property, 2400 block Centennial, 6:38 a.m.
Trash dumping, 1000 block Allen, 8:04 a.m.
Theft, 3000 block Broadway, 08:13 a.m.
Criminal damage to property, 300 block East 23rd, 6:30 a.m.
Criminal damage to property, 1200 block Cody, 6:30 a.m.
Theft, 3000 block Broadway, 8:56 a.m.
Criminal damage to property, 2200 block General Custer, 6:30 a.m.
Criminal damage to property, 2200 block General Custer, 6:30 a.m.
Criminal damage to property, 1700 block Eisenhower, 7 p.m.
Motor vehicle accident, 700 block Elm, 9:29 a.m.
Criminal damage to property, 1100 block Cody, 7 a.m.
Drug offenses, 2500 block Canterbury, 10:44 a.m.
Rape, 2800 block Vine, 11 p.m.
Motor vehicle accident/private property, 2500 block Vine, 12:55 p.m.
Animal at large, 700 block East Sixth, 2:30 p.m.
Theft, 2200 block Canterbury, 3 p.m.
Welfare check, 2000 block Metro, 3:27 p.m.
Animal at large, 1000 block Reservation Road, 4:48 p.m.
Civil dispute, 2800 block East Eighth, 5:34 p.m.
Criminal damage to property, 2200 General Custer, 7:30 p.m.
Telephone harassment, 200 block West Fifth, 11:27 p.m.

HPD investigating rash of overnight tire slashings

Posted on February 27, 2014

By KARI BLURTON
Hays Post

The Hays Police Department is investigating a rash of tire slashings Thursday morning, according to Lt. Brandon Wright.

Wright said the department has already received eight reports of tire slashing, and all are believed to have occurred overnight.

The slashings occurred in the same general area of Hays — the 2200 block of Drum, 2400 block of Centennial, 2300 block of General Custer, 2200 block of General Custer, 1700 block of Eisenhower. One more report was received from a resident on Cody.

If anyone has any information on the incidents, they are encouraged to call the the HPD at (785) 625-1077

Former Trego school board president accepts plea agreement on drug charges

Posted on February 26, 2014April 7, 2014

By KARI BLURTON
Hays Post

WAKEENEY — John Reeder, former president of Trego County USD 208 schools, waived his preliminary hearing Wednesday and entered into a plea agreement.

According to the plea agreement, Reeder, also a Trego County appraiser, pleaded guilty to one count of marijuana distribution and one count of possession of methamphetamine. The plea agreement calls for 15 months “non-prison sanction” on the distribution charge and 11 months on the possession charge, with sentences to run consecutively. The agreement also calls for 36 months of supervision by community corrections. A non-prison sanction allows for the possibility of a defendant being placed on probation or under the supervision of community corrections.

According to the Kansas Attorney General’s office, a non-prison sanction is allowed per statute if the court finds an individual can be admitted to an appropriate treatment program or if “the non-prison sanction will serve the community safety interests by promoting offender reformation.”

Sentencing is scheduled for 1 p.m. April 8, at which time the plea agreement will be finalized or the court has the authority to impose an alternate sentence.

Reeder, 52, who resigned his school board post immediately following his Dec. 20 arrest, was represented in court by Michael Holland II, Russell, while Kimberly King served as special assistant attorney general for the prosecution.

Reeder remains free on a community corrections bond.

Reeder’s plea agreement can be seen here.

Man sentenced for possession of 12,000+ child porn images

Posted on February 25, 2014February 25, 2014

TOPEKA – An Olathe man from was sentenced today to four years in federal prison for possessing child pornography, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said. He also was ordered to pay a $12,500 fine.

James Christmas, 46, pleaded guilty to one count of possessing child pornography. In his plea, he admitted he possessed more than 12,000 images and 26 videos of child pornography on computer media.

The investigation began in September 2010 when his estranged wife told the Olathe Police Department that she found child pornography on computer media belonging to Christmas. Investigators obtained a search warrant and found the images. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children identified more than 1,300 images of known child victims living outside of Kansas in Christmas’ collection.

Grissom commended the Olathe Police Department and Assistant U.S. Attorney Kim Martin for their work on the case.

Attorney general files charges in Trego Co. murder case (UPDATE)

Posted on February 25, 2014February 26, 2014

WAKEENEY — A man arrested last week in Trego County has been formally charged with murder.

Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt today filed formal criminal charges against Scott Robert Bollig, WaKeeney, who was arrested Feb. 20.

Bollig, 30, has been charged with first-degree murder for what the complaint says was the killing of an unborn child, “believed to be between 8 and 10 weeks gestation.” The complaint cites KSA 21-5419, commonly known as Alexa’s Law.

The crime is alleged to have occurred on or about Jan. 26 in Trego County. The filing said Bollig is accused of putting a crushed form of medication used to terminate a pregnancy on food. The complaint, filed in Trego County District Court, called the allegation “intentional and premeditated.”

Bollig also was charged with alternate counts of attempted first-degree murder, aggravated battery and distribution of adulterated food, which the complaint said was a pancake.

The state’s witness list includes several law enforcement and medical professionals, as well as the mother of the unborn child.

Bollig made a first appearance in court Tuesday afternoon in Ellis County in front of Judge Glenn Braun, according to Clint Blaes, spokesman for Schmidt’s office.

Blaes said the defense withdrew a request to modify bond, which remains set at $500,000. A preliminary hearing has not been scheduled.

The Kansas Attorney General’s Office is prosecuting the case at the request of the Trego County Attorney Tony Potter, who will assist with the prosecution. Assistant Attorney General Jessica Domme filed the charges on behalf of Schmidt.

Former Trego school board president in court Wednesday

Posted on February 25, 2014

WAKEENEY — The former Trego County USD 208 school board president facing drug charges is scheduled to be in court Wednesday for a preliminary hearing.

John Reeder’s hearing before Judge Glenn Braun has been scheduled for 11 a.m. Feb. 26 at the Trego County Courthouse.

Reeder was arrested Jan. 2 and immediately resigned his post as school board president.

Check Hays Post for updates on the case as they become available.

Bill to open police records to public advances to Kan. House

Posted on February 25, 2014February 25, 2014

TOPEKA (AP) — A bill that would make some police records available to the public will go before the Kansas House.

The House Judiciary committee on Monday approved the bill, which would make police documents that explain reasons to arrest people open to the public. The bill would also make affidavits to justify search warrants open to the parties involved.

The Wichita Eagle reportsed that people whose home is searched would have 30 days to request documentation that explained the reasons for the search.

Kansas is one of the few states in the country that seals probable-cause affidavits.

The bill would allow prosecutors to seal or redact the records if releasing them would jeopardize “the safety or well-being” of a victim or witness.

Murder convict captured in Russell County found guilty of escape

Posted on January 17, 2014January 17, 2014

MINNEAPOLIS – A Kansas Department of Corrections inmate who eventually was captured in Russell County was found guilty Thursday of aggravated escape from custody while being housed in the Ottawa County jail in 2012, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced today.

Santos M. Carrera-Morales, 24, was found guilty by an Ottawa County jury of aggravated escape from custody and battery on a corrections officer. Chief Judge Jerome P. Hellmer presided over the trial. Sentencing is scheduled for Feb. 11.

Carrera-Morales was sentenced when he was 17, along with two others, for the 2007 deaths of a 16-year-old and 18-year-old in Wichita.

Three other inmates have previously been sentenced for the escape. Alberto Barraza-Lujan and Drew Wade were each sentenced in March to an additional 136 months in the Kansas Department of Corrections. Eric James was sentenced in July 2012 to 18 years in federal prison for carjacking charges related to the escape.

In April 2012, the three escaped from the Ottawa County jail. Carrera-Morales was captured at a Russell County convenience store just off Interstate 70 in Russell County.

Assistant Attorney General Steve Karrer from Schmidt’s office prosecuted the cases.

HPD activity log, Jan. 14

Posted on January 15, 2014

The Hays Police Department conducted 14 traffic stops and received eight animal calls on Tuesday, Jan. 14, according to the HPD activity log.

Disturbance, 800 block East Eighth, 1:12 a.m.
Search warrant, 1300 East 33rd, 2:57 a.m.
Overdose, 100 block Ash, 2:02 a.m.
Mental health call, 1000 block Reservation, 4:10 a.m.
Suicidal subject, 500 block East 20th, 5 a.m.
Animal at large, 100 block East 17th, 8:19 a.m.
Found/lost property, 4400 block Vine, noon
Civil transport, 2200 block Canterbury, 10:18 a.m.
Shoplifting, 4300 block Vine, 10:28 a.m.
Motor vehicle accident/private property, 1000 block West 27th, 12:56 p.m.
Burglary/residence, 900 block Walnut, 1:54 p.m.
Abandoned vehicle, 700 block Main, 2:09 p.m.
Drug offenses, 500 block Mission, 1:21 p.m.
Animal at large, 2300 block East 13th, 2:19 p.m.
Animal at large, 17th and Ash, 2:54 p.m.
Mental health call, 1000 block West 28th, 3:35 p.m.
Juvenile complaint, 1200 block Main, 4:30 p.m.
Assist, 1000 block Fort, 4:58 p.m.
Lost animals, 3300 block Lincoln , 5:01 p.m.
Animal at large, 800 block Ash, 5:44 p.m.
Criminal damage to property, 500 block East Eighth, 8:20 p.m.

HPD activity log, Jan. 13

Posted on January 14, 2014

The Hays Police Department conducted 17 traffic stops and received six animal calls on Monday, Jan. 13, according to the HPD activity log.

Abandoned vehicle, 2700 block Augusta, 7:39 a.m.
Motor vehicle accident, 20th and Fort, 8:22 a.m.
Bicycle/lost, found, stolen, 1400 block Main, 8:33 a.m.
Animal at large, 13th St and Canterbury, 8:56 a.m.
Found/lost property, 1500 block Marjorie, 10:45 a.m.
Motor vehicle accident/private property, 300 block West Seventh, 6:15 a.m.
Disorderly conduct, 1700 block Sunset, 11:34 a.m.
Drug offenses, 1100 block East 22nd, 11 a.m.
Abandoned vehicle, 1500 block Marjorie, 2:56 p.m.
Shoplifting, 1900 block Vine, 3:03 p.m.
Bicycle/lost, found, stolen, 2100 block Ash, 3:20 p.m.
Animal at large, 4500 block West 19th, 3:18 p.m.
Motor vehicle accident/private property, 4300 block Vine, 11:30 a.m.
Suspicious activity, 1800 block Milner, 3:36 p.m.
Dangerous animal, 2900 block Hillcrest, 4:30 p.m.
Motor vehicle accident, 2700 block Thunderbird, 4:33 p.m.
Civil dispute, 100 block East 14th, 4:59 p.m.
Burglary/vehicle, 500 block West 36th, 10:30 a.m.
Theft, 4900 block East Seventh, 6:30 p.m.
Contempt of court/failure to pay, 100 block West 12th, 8:13 p.m.
Found/lost property, West Seventh, 3 a.m.
Contempt of court/failure to pay, 100 block West 12th, 9:20 p.m.
Contempt of court/failure to pay, 100 block West 12th, 9:20 p.m.
Drug offenses, 300 block East 33rd, 10:51 p.m.
Warrant service/failure to appear, 700 block East Seventh, 11:37 p.m.