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HPD activity log, Feb. 24

Posted on February 25, 2014

The Hays Police Department conducted 19 traffic stops and received five animal calls on Monday, Feb. 24, according to the HPD activity log.

Civil dispute, 800 block East Eighth, 1:45 a.m.
Intoxicated subject, 1700 block Volga, 7:23 a.m.
Animal at large, 600 block East 11th, 8:31 a.m.
Harassment, 2400 block East 13th, 8:41 a.m.
Found/lost property, 1700 block Haney, 10:38 a.m.
Child in need of care, 2000 block MacArthur, 11:32 a.m.
Found/lost property, 100 block West 12th, 12:08 p.m.
Create a hazard, 1500 block Vine, 12:36 p.m.
Theft, 4300 block Vine, 3:02 p.m.
Animal at large, 1000 block East Eighth, 4:07 p.m.
Fraud, 500 block West 36th, 4:12 p.m.
Probation/parole violation, 3400 block Vine, 4:20 p.m.
Credit card violations, 3100 block Thunderbird Circle, 4:27 p.m.
Motor vehicle accident/hit and run, 1400 block East 25th, 6:10 p.m.
Burglary/vehicle, 200 block West Fifth, 10 a.m.
Animal at large, 1100 block Centennial, 6:32 p.m.
Domestic disturbance, 100 block East 24th, 7:22 p.m.
Motor vehicle accident/private property, 1200 block East 27th, 8:05 p.m.
Motor vehicle accident, 1300 Block Schwaller, 8:30 p.m.
Animal call, 2200 block General Custer, 10:45 p.m.
Suspicious activity, 300 block Mopar, 11:17 p.m.

HPD activity log, Feb. 21 to 23

Posted on February 24, 2014February 24, 2014

The Hays Police Department conducted 28 traffic stops Friday, 27 traffic stops Saturday and eight traffic stops Sunday, according to the HPD activity log for Feb. 21 to 23. The HPD also received 16 animal calls during the three-day period.

Feb. 21
Criminal trespass, 500 block West 19th, 5 a.m.
Animal at large, 700 block East Sixth, 7:45 a.m.
Warrant service/failure appear, 100 block East 12th, 8:51 a.m.
Lost animals, 1000 block Reservation Road, 10:31 a.m.
Counterfeit currency/documents, 1200 block Vine, Feb. 19
Motor vehicle accident, 2600 block Vine, 12:43 p.m.
Contempt of court/failure to pay, four incidents, 100 block West 12th, 5 p.m.
Noise disturbance, 2900 block Hillcrest, 1:15 p.m.
Suspicious activity, 400 block East 13th, Feb. 20
Animal at large, 1400 block West 42nd, 1:58 p.m.
Identity theft, 300 block West 27th, 5 p.m.
Found/lost property, 100 block West 12th, 2:51 p.m.
Phone/mail scam, 2500 block Marjorie, 3:42 p.m.
Abandoned vehicle, 600 block East Sixth, 3:50 p.m.
Motor vehicle accident, 27th and Broadway, 3:51 p.m.
Civil dispute, 1300 block East 15th, 6:11 p.m.
Vehicle burglary, 100 block West 10th, 5:30 p.m.
Telephone harassment, , 100 block East Sixth, 8:10 p.m.
Motor vehicle accident/hit and run, 200 block East 17th, 9 p.m.
Animal bite investigation, 2200 block Canterbury, 9:23 p.m.
Assist, 2500 block Sherman, 10:25 p.m.
Noise disturbance, 500 block Ash, 11:13 p.m.

Feb. 22
Lost animals, 1200 block Motz, 12:13 a.m.
Motor vehicle accident/hit and run, 400 block East 15th, 1:05 a.m.
Disturbance, 200 block East 15th, 1:15 a.m.
Unwanted person, 500 block West Seventh, 1:40 a.m.
Parking complaint,. 400 block East 12th, 4:47 a.m.
Bicycle/lost, found, stolen, 400 block West Fourth, 8:46 a.m.
Disturbance, 3200 block Vine, 8:53 a.m.
Abandoned vehicle, 300 block West 23rd, 10:12 a.m.
Civil dispute, 100 block East Sixth, 11:06 a.m.
Motor vehicle accident, 1300 block West 43rd, 11:46 a.m.
Theft, 2900 block Vine, 12:15 p.m.
Motor vehicle accident/private property/hit and run, 700 block West 12th, 8 p.m.
Violation of restraining order, 1300 block East 21st, 4:06 p.m.
Assist, 400 block East 16th, 4:11 p.m.
Animal at large, Eighth and Main, 5:17 p.m.
Found/lost property, 1000 block East 41st, 8 p.m.
Telephone harassment, 700 block East Sixth, 08:13 p.m.
Underage possession of alcohol, 100 block East Eighth, 9:09 p.m.
Aggravated battery, 400 block West Fifth, 11 p.m.
Noise disturbance, 200 block West Fifth, 11:59 p.m.

Feb. 23
Driving under the influence, 500 block West Seventh, 1:44 a.m.
Disturbance, 2900 Grant, 2:01 a.m.
Lost animals, 2500 block East Seventh, 2:18 a.m.
Driving under the influence, 100 block West Seventh, 2:29 a.m.
Criminal damage to property, 400 block West Seventh, 3:15 a.m.
Abandoned vehicle, 2700 block Walnut, 8:08 a.m.
Suicide, 300 block Fort, 3:30 a.m.
Dangerous animal, 3000 block Barclay, 12:33 p.m.
Found/lost Property, 200 block West 10th, 1:28 p.m.
Animal at large, 4300 block Vine, 1:55 p.m.
Found/lost property, 300 block West Ninth, 3:22 p.m.
Animal at large, 200 block West 38th, 4:17 p.m.
Animal at large, 1300 block Old U.S. 40, 5:06 p.m.
Found/lost property, 4300 block Vine, 6:23 p.m.
Warrant service/failure to appear, 1700 block Dechant, 8:11 p.m.
Drug offenses, 100 block West Fifth, 10 p.m.
Harassment, 500 block West 15th, 11:22 p.m.

Seat belt checkpoints result in 16 violations

Posted on February 21, 2014February 21, 2014

On Jan. 31, officers of the Hays Police Department conducted a nighttime seat belt enforcement event.

Statistics show that seat belt usage significantly decreases during nighttime hours, and the purpose of the event was to enforce seat belt and child restraint laws during nighttime hours.

The event was conducted from 7 to 11 p.m., and officers focused on the areas of 27th and Hall and 27th and Vine. As a result of this extra enforcement, 26 vehicle stops were conducted, according to a release from the HPD.

Sixteen seat belt violations were written along with four equipment violations, two no proof of insurance violations and two moving violations. The event was conducted in accordance with the Kansas Department of Transportation Nighttime Seatbelt Enforcement Program. The HPD also reminded drivers and passengers to buckle up when driving or riding in a motor vehicle.

HPD activity log, Feb. 19

Posted on February 20, 2014

The Hays Police Department conducted 15 traffic stops and received 8 animal calls on Wednesday, Feb. 19, according to the HPD activity log.

Abandoned vehicle 500 block West Eighth , 1:46 a.m.
Civil dispute, 700 block West 12th, 6:54 a.m.
Animal at large, 2600 block General Custer, 7:42 a.m.
Suicidal subject, 100 block East 23rd, 8:14 a.m.
Motor vehicle accident, 700 block Fort, 8:35 a.m.
Animal at large, 33rd and Country Lane, 9:15 a.m.
Found/lost property, 1100 Noose Road, 10:30 a.m.
Animal at large, Augusta and Hall, 11:35 a.m.
Theft, 1200 block Main, 4:50 p.m.
Found/lost property, 1300 block Vine, 1:52 p.m.
Fire, 20th and Fort, 2:51 p.m.
Motor vehicle accident/private property, 700 block East Seventh, 3:57 p.m.
Animal at large, 300 block West 15th, 4:46 p.m.
Animal at large, 2300 block Pershing, 5:20 p.m.
Animal at large, 1000 block East Eighth, 6:28 p.m.
Animal at large, 100 block West 14th, 6:28 p.m.
Motor vehicle accident/hit and run, 400 block West Fifth, 7:32 p.m.
Suicidal subject, 200 block East Sixth, 7:53 p.m.
Theft, 1100 block Canterbury, 8:35 p.m.
Shoplifting, 4300 block Vine, 8:40 p.m.
Welfare check, 100 block West 12th, 9:31 p.m.
Mental health call, Hays, 9:44 p.m.
Harassment, 3400 block Vine, 10:07 p.m.

Judge sets fall trial date over use of restraints in juvie

Posted on February 14, 2014February 14, 2014

WICHITA (AP) — A federal judge has scheduled a trial for a man who claims the juvenile detention center in Sedgwick County violated his rights by using a restraining chair as punishment.

U.S. District Judge Monti Belot set the Oct. 14 date in the wake of last year’s appeals court ruling that Brandon Blackmon is entitled to a trial.

Blackmon sued as an adult in 2005 over treatment he received at the facility as an 11-year-old while awaiting trial on criminal charges that were later dismissed.

The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said jailers had made “liberal use” of the restraining chair, in which a person is immobilized with straps.

The appeals court upheld a lower court’s refusal to dismiss Blackmon’s lawsuit against the Sedgwick County Board of Commissioners and its employees.

HPD activity log, Feb. 13

Posted on February 14, 2014February 14, 2014

The Hays Police Department conducted 18 traffic stops and received three animal calls on Thursday, Feb. 13, according to the HPD activity log.

Disturbance, 500 block Walnut, 1:52 a.m.
Urinating in public, 600 block Elm, 2:16 a.m.
Motor vehicle accident, 27th and Broadway, 7:45 a.m.
Credit card violations, two incidents, 3600 block Vine,v 6:07 a.m.
Noise disturbance, 11000 block Oakmont, 10:56 a.m.
Motor vehicle accident, 1300 block Vine, 1:12 a.m.
Warrant service/failure to appear, 1700 block Volga, 2:09 p.m.
Drug Offenses/driving under the influence, 4300 block Vine, 2:09 p.m.
Motor vehicle accident/private property, 1200 block East 27th, 3:20 p.m.
Motor vehicle accident/private property, 4300 block Vine, 4:51 p.m.
Abandoned vehicle, 1600 block Fort, 5:20 p.m.
Domestic disturbance, 2800 block Grant, 06:18 p.m.
Shoplifting, 4300 block Vine, 7:35 p.m.
Disturbance, 2100 block Elm, 8:30 p.m.
Motor vehicle accident, 2700 block Hall, 10:20 p.m.

HPD activity log, Feb. 12

Posted on February 13, 2014

The Hays Police Department conducted 19 traffic stops and received four animal calls on Wednesday, Feb. 12, according to the HPD activity log.

Driving under the influence, 800 block Ash, 12:38 a.m.
Driving under the influence, 1300 block East 17th, 2:09 a.m.
Motor vehicle accident/private property/hit and run, 1400 block Hall, 8 a.m.
Motor vehicle accident/private property/hit and run, 1200 block Haney, 8 p.m.
Truancy, 1700 block Hall, 8:31 a.m.
Telephone harassment, 1400 block East 29th, 10:04 p.m.
Assist, 1000 block Fort, 10:44 a.m.
Found/lost property, 1400 block U.S. 183 Alternate, 11:40 a.m.
Credit card violations, four incidents, 1700 block Haney, 8 p.m.
Motor vehicle accident, Seventh and Ash, 12:29 p.m.
Animal at large ,19th and Pine, 12:30 p.m.
Animal call, 700 block East Sixth, 12:59 p.m.
Found/lost property, 700 East Sixth, 5:24 p.m.
Criminal damage to property, 500 block West 19th, 6:21 p.m.
Domestic disturbance, 100 block West 24th, 6:44 p.m.
Theft, 3000 block Limestone, Feb. 10
Open door/window, 100 block East 19th, 9:54 p.m.

Hutch man in court Wednesday on child sex charges

Posted on February 12, 2014February 12, 2014

Hutch Post

HUTCHINSON — A 25-year-old Hutchinson man facing child sex charges is scheduled to be in court Wednesday for a preliminary hearing.

Michael Wayne Stahl is charged with four counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child, two counts of electronic solicitation and one count of attempted indecent liberties with a child. Two of the counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child are alternate counts, meaning the state has different theories of the crimes.

Stahl is alleged to have been communicating with two 13-year-old girls through Facebook and text. Authorities say that led to him meeting the girls and then the sexual encounters occurring.

Police became involved in the case after two reports. A detective reportedly posed as a 14-year-old girl, which led to Stahl showing up at an abandoned residence where thought he was meeting the 14-year-old. He instead met police instead.

Body of man found in freezer in Kansas City, Kan.

Posted on February 11, 2014

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Kansas City, Kan., police say the body of a man was found in a freezer in a detached garage behind a home.

The body was found Sunday afternoon in a top-loading freezer. A woman who was cleaning found the body.

The coroner’s office said Monday the body was intact but a full autopsy could not be performed until the body thawed.

The police department’s major case unit is investigating the case but the death has not been ruled a homicide.

HPD activity log, Jan. 15

Posted on January 16, 2014

The Hays Police Department conducted 22 traffic stops and received one animal call on Wednesday, Jan. 15, according to the HPD activity log.

Suspicious activity, 400 block West Seventh, 1:30 a.m.
Abandoned vehicle, 2700 block Hillcrest, 8:43 a.m.
Assist, 1700 block Volga, 1:02 p.m.
Lost animals, 1100 block Drum, 2:41 p.m.
Assist, 1000 block Fort, 3:46 p.m.
Motor vehicle accident, 1000 block East 27th, 4:55 p.m.
Harassment/telephone/FAX, 2200 block Marjorie, 5:31 p.m.
Theft, 100 block West 12th, 5:15 p.m.
Harassment/telephone/FAX, 600 block Walnut, 10:30 p.m.
Warrant service/failure to appear, 100 block West 12th, 11:17 p.m.

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.

Former Junction music minister sentenced in molestation case

Posted on January 14, 2014

By DEWEY TERRILL
Little Apple Post

JUNCTION CITY — Geary County Attorney Steve Opat said Tuesday that Jordan Young, former music minister for Faith Tabernacle Apostolic Church in Junction City, has been sentenced to more than 24 years in prison.

The prison term stems from Young’s convictions in an child molestation case.

As part of the sentence handed down in Geary County District Court on Monday, Opat said Young also will be required to register with authorities for the rest of his life and was assessed a “post-release of lifetime.”

“Basically, means if and when he ever gets out on parole or post-release, if he has occasion to screw it up, he goes back to the Department of Corrections,” Opat said.

Young pleaded no contest in November and was found guilty of one count of aggravated criminal sodomy and three counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child.

According to a stipulation of the facts filed in court, Young was employed as a music teacher at the Apostolic Academy when nine teenage boys came forward on Aug. 5, 2012, and said Young was sexually inappropriate and/or had engaged in sexual acts with the boys.

Young was arrested and charged in the case following a Junction City police investigation in August 2012.

HPD reminds community to lock cars

Posted on January 14, 2014January 14, 2014

Kari Blurton
Hays Post

Law enforcement is reminding the community to lock their cars. Hays police say warmer weather can cause an increase in car break-ins. According to Lt. Ron Rounkles, this time of year also plays a part in thefts.

Lt. Ron Rounkles, Hays Police Department

Rounkles said making sure your car is locked is the most important way to deter theft. He also advised parking your car in a visible spot.