Man attempts to rob Olathe restaurant with BB gun

Posted: May 17, 2013 - 2:48pm

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Olathe Police are asking for the public's assistance in identifying a man who attempted to rob a local restaurant in late April.

Police say on the evening of April 27, 2013, a male suspect entered the back door of the Subway restaurant at 11140 S. Lone Elm Road shortly before 9:30 p.m.. The man pointed a gun at the clerk and demanded money.

The clerk refused his demands after realizing that the weapon was a BB gun. The suspect ran out the front door of the business, leaving his sunglasses and the BB gun behind. Police say no injuries were reported.

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The suspect is described as a white male in his late teens or early 20's. He stands approximately 6 feet 2
inches, around 150 pounds with a thin build. He had a shaved head and acne scarring on his cheeks.

Anyone with information on the identity of this suspect is asked to contact the Olathe Police Department at 913-971-6950 or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.


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Convenience store robbed for second time in five days; third time since February

Posted: May 14, 2013 - 2:01am

Updated: May 14, 2013 - 10:05am

TempStop Convenience Store, 13515 W. 63rd Street
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Shawnee Police are investigating another armed robbery this morning.

A statement  from Shawnee Police says that an officer patrolling the area around 1:50 Tuesday morning when he noticed that he could not see the clerk of the TempStop convenience store at 13515 W. 63rd Street. As the officer parked his patrol car, he was approached by the clerk who had his arms restrained in zip ties behind his back and reported that the store had been robbed.

This morning's incident is the third robbery since February. The store has only been in business for about six months. The first robbery occurred on February 12, 2013, the second occurred around 1:30 a.m. Thursday, May 9th. Operation 100 News is the only media outlet that has reported all three robberies.

In a statement released around 9 a.m., Police say that the suspect is a black male, approximately 5 feet 8 inches to 5 feet 10 inches tall with a slender build. He was wearing a black hoodie, black pants, black gloves, sunglasses, and had a black bandanna covering his face.

Police say the suspect approached the clerk while displaying a silver or dark gray revolver and demanded cash from the register. Before leaving, the suspect told the clerk to lie down and used zip ties to handcuff the clerk's arms behind his back. The suspect left on foot and no vehicles were seen. The clerk was not injured.

A K-9 unit from the Lenexa Police Department conducted a brief track which led behind the business where it ended, indicating the suspect probably got into a vehicle.

Shawnee Police Department Major Bill Hisle tells Operation 100 News that "there are similarities in motive to the May 9th robbery," but it is not believed to be the same man.

A source with knowledge of the investigation tells Operation 100 News that Kansas City, Kansas Police and Shawnee Police are investigating a possible connection between the Shawnee robberies and similar cases in Kansas City, Kansas. The latest Kansas City, Kansas robbery occurred at a convenience store near Interstate 435 and Leavenworth Road. In that robbery the clerk was also handcuffed with zip ties.

Regarding the Shawnee robberies, Major Hisle tells Operation 100 News, "this is the third robbery this particular clerk has been a victim of. We are currently exploring the possibility of these robberies being connected to other robberies in the metro, but nothing definitive has been determined as of right now."

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Northwest corner of Shawnee Mission Parkway and Pflumm Road

Anyone with information on either robbery of the business is asked to call Shawnee Police at 913-631-2155 or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.

Stay with Operation 100 News on this blog and on Twitter for the latest details as they become available. Remember where you heard this news first, Operation 100 News, reporting the news to the public as it breaks.

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All three men who escaped from Lansing are back in custody

Posted: May 10, 2013 - 9:39am
Updated: May 10, 2013 - 11:00pm

Update: 11pm:

The Kansas Department of Corrections says that all three men are back in custody tonight.

Allen Hurst and Scott Gilbert were arrested in Clinton County, Missouri following a car chase, shootout  and standoff with law enforcement. The men made it approximately 25 miles from the prison.

Randy Ridens, Sr, was apprehended just inside of Topeka, Kansas before 10:30 Friday evening. Ridens made it approximately 40 miles from the prison.

Update 1:17pm:

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says they have surrounded a home near Trimble, Missouri (Clinton County). Two of the escaped convicts are said to be in the home. The third man is unaccounted for currently. Authorities have not said which men are in the home and which man remains unaccounted for.

An alert Platte City, Missouri officer spotted a vehicle on Interstate 29 around 10 a.m.. That officer believed that the occupants resembled two of the escapees. The officer gave chase and was joined by the Platte County Sheriff's Office. The escapees fired shots at law enforcement while on Interstate 29.

After exiting the Interstate, the chase wound through Edgerton, Missouri and east on State Highway Z. The men ran into a home in the area of Highway Z and U.S. Highway 169. The two men remain holed up in that home as of this update.

Officials say they currently have "no info" on the third man.

The St. Joseph News-Press reports that the homeowner told authorities that he is an avid gun collector and his collection is in the home. No one was home when the men broke in.

Original Report:

Authorities throughout northeast Kansas are on alert after three minimum security inmates escaped from the Lansing Correctional Facility on Friday morning. The facility is located in Leavenworth County.

Prison officials say that at approximately 7:40 a.m. it was confirmed that the three men were declared on escaped status.

Two of the men have convictions out of Sedgwick County, Kansas. The third man has convictions out of Douglas County and Shawnee County.

All three men should be considered armed and dangerous. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of any of these men should call 911, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation at 1-800-572-7463 or the Lansing Correctional Facility at 913-727-3235.

Allen M. Hurst

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Born March 8, 1982 (31-years-old). He stands 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighs approximately 220 pounds, has brown hair, and blue eyes. Hurst has several tattoos  on his arms, legs, and chest. His left ear is also pierced. He was being held on a 2010 conviction out of Sedgwick County, Kansas for multiple counts of burglary and theft. His known aliases include Alan Hurst and Allan Michael Hurst

Scott A. Gilbert

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Born November 26, 1963 (49-years-old). He stands 6 feet 2 inches tall, weighs approximately 231 pounds, has brown hair and brown eyes. Gilbert has tattoos on his arms and chest. His tattoos are said to include a several swastikas (right side, abdomen, and right chest) and the words  "white power" on his right chest, among many others. He was being held on a 2010 conviction out of Sedgwick County for multiple counts of burglary and theft. His known aliases include Raymond L. Cox and Gilbert A. Scott.

Randy A. Ridens

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Born November 11, 1955 (57-years-old). He stands 5 feet 11 inches tall, weighs approximately 230 pounds, has brown hair and brown eyes. Ridens has numerous tattoos on his arms, legs, chest, and back. He also is said to have a six inch scar on his right forearm and a 14 inch scar on his abdomen. He was being held on 2010 convictions out of Douglas County and Shawnee County for multiple counts of burglary and one count of theft. He is known to go by the name "Blue".



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