Crime of the Week

FOR THE WEEK MAY 11TH, 2008

Crime Stoppers needs your help to solve a burglary.  Sometime between 6:00 pm on May 2, 2008 and 1:00 pm on May 3, 2008 unknown person(s) broke into the fenced in area of Prairie Land Services located at 3703 W. Maple.  The burglars stole custom rims and ground effects off of some vehicles there.  The suspects went a step further and poured motor oil on the hoods of the vehicles.

They then broke into a garage and stole a key cutting machine, blank keys and a tool bag.  Estimated loss is more than $14,000.00.

If you have any information about this burglary or any felony crime, call Crime Stoppers at 267-2111.  You can also go to www.wsccs.com and submit a secure tip online.  If your tip leads to an arrest you may be eligible for a cash reward up to $1000.00 and nobody will ask your name.  Crime Stoppers of Wichita/Sedgwick County is a non-profit organization of citizens against crime.

Detective Hans Asmussen
Coordinator
Wichita/Sedgwick County Crime Stoppers

FOR THE WEEK MAY 4TH, 2008

Wichita Police need your help.  Round 7:00 pm on April 27, 2008, a man entered Jacob’s Liquor Exchange at 10221 West 21^st Street North and ran out of the store with a few bottles of liquor.  The clerk ran after the thief and tried to get the bottles back as he was getting into a silver Pontiac Bonneville.  The suspect then pulled out a silver colored handgun from the vehicle and pointed it at the clerk’s head.  When the clerk ducked behind cover, the suspect drove off.  The car was later recovered by the Sheriff’s Office on West Kellogg.  It had been stolen on April 25^th from the area of East Mount Vernon and South Spruce.

The suspect is described as a white male in his 20’s, 6′2″, 165 lbs and blonde hair.

If you have any information about this aggravated assault or any felony crime, call Crime Stoppers at 267-2111.  You can also go to www.wsccs.com and submit a secure tip online.  If your tip leads to an arrest you may be eligible for a cash reward up to $1000.00 and nobody will ask your name.  Crime Stoppers of Wichita/Sedgwick County is a non-profit organization of citizens against crime.

Detective Hans Asmussen
Coordinator
Wichita/Sedgwick County Crime Stoppers

FOR THE WEEK APRIL 27TH, 2008

Wichita Police are needing help to solve a robbery.  Late in the evening on April 21, 2008, a Hispanic male in his 20’s entered Aboud’s Retail Liquor at 955 South Rock Road and pointed a handgun at the employee behind the counter.  The suspect demanded the clerk to open the register.  He complied and the suspect reached over the counter, taking money from the till.  The suspect then ran out of the store towards the southwest.

The suspect was described as having a medium height and build, wearing a white hooded sweatshirt with black trim and faded blue jeans.

If you have any information about this robbery or any felony crime, call Crime Stoppers at 267-2111.  You can also go to www.wsccs.com and submit a secure tip online.  If your tip leads to an arrest you may be eligible for a cash reward up to $1000.00 and nobody will ask your name.  Crime Stoppers of Wichita/Sedgwick County is a non-profit organization of citizens against crime.

Detective Hans Asmussen
Coordinator
Wichita/Sedgwick County Crime Stoppers

FOR THE WEEK APRIL 20TH, 2008

Crime Stoppers and you can help solve a robbery.  In the afternoon of April 12, 2008, a man was peddling some shoes from his van in the parking lot of the apartments at 5400 East 21^st Street North.  Out of nowhere, someone punched him in his jaw, knocking him to the ground.  The suspect continued to punch him until another suspect walked up and pointed a gun to his chest.  The armed suspect then demanded the victim’s money.  The two robbers stole the victim’s wallet and van keys then drove off in his blue 2003 Ford Windstar minivan.  The victim’s van was later recovered by police near Grove Park.

The first suspect is described as a black male in his late 20’s, 5′2″, 140 lbs, wearing a white sports jersey, blue jeans and dreadlocks.

The second suspect is described as a black male, 5′11″, 175 lbs, wearing a dark checkered shirt, blue jeans, black ski mask and armed with a black semi-automatic handgun.

If you have any information about this robbery or any felony crime, call Crime Stoppers at 267-2111.  You can also go to www.wsccs.com and submit a secure tip online.  If your tip leads to an arrest you may be eligible for a cash reward up to $1000.00 and nobody will ask your name.  Crime Stoppers of Wichita/Sedgwick County is a non-profit organization of citizens against crime.

Detective Hans Asmussen
Coordinator
Wichita/Sedgwick County Crime Stoppers

FOR THE WEEK APRIL 13TH, 2008

You can be a crime stopper. On April 8th around 9 o’clock in the morning, a woman’s vehicle broke down in the 1900 block of East 21st Street North. A young man offered his assistance by giving her a ride to an auto parts store. The woman got into his brown colored van, but he did not turn out to be as helpful as she hoped. A couple blocks into the ride, the man pulled a knife on the woman and demanded her money. The woman did as he asked and then got out of the vehicle.

The suspect was described as a black male in his 20’s, short in height, wearing a black jacket.

If you have any information about this robbery or any felony crime, call Crime Stoppers at 267-2111. You can also go to www.wsccs.com and submit a secure tip online. If your tip leads to an arrest you may be eligible for a cash reward up to $1000.00 and nobody will ask your name. Crime Stoppers of Wichita/Sedgwick County is a non-profit organization of citizens against crime.

Detective Hans Asmussen
Coordinator
Wichita/Sedgwick County Crime Stoppers

FOR THE WEEK APRIL 6THTH, 2008

The Wichita Fire Department is seeking information about some arsons. From close to midnight of March 25th, 2008 to the same time on March 26th, 2008 there were five vehicles set on fire. Two were in the 600 block of East Douglas, one was in the 1600 block of South Meade and two were in the 2700 block of South Topeka.  To view the pin map of the arsons, click on the link below.

If you have any information about these arsons or any felony crime, call Crime Stoppers at 267-2111. You can also go to www.wsccs.com and submit a secure tip online. If your tip leads to an arrest you may be eligible for a cash reward up to $1000.00 and nobody will ask your name. Crime Stoppers of Wichita/Sedgwick County is a non-profit organization of citizens against crime.

Detective Hans Asmussen
Coordinator
Wichita/Sedgwick County Crime Stoppers
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FOR THE WEEK MARCH 30TH, 2008

Crime Stoppers needs your help to solve a robbery. On March 21, 2008 just after midnight, a man was crossing the intersection of 9th Street North and Market in his wheelchair when he was confronted by two other men. One of them threatened to kill him if he did not give them his money, then the other man struck him in the head several times with a baseball bat, knocking him out of his wheelchair. The robbers took a large amount of cash from the victim and ran off in an unknown direction.

Both suspects were described as black males in their late 30’s to early 40’s with an average height and build.

If you have any information about this robbery or any felony crime, call Crime Stoppers at 267-2111. You can also go to www.wsccs.com and submit a secure tip online. If your tip leads to an arrest you may be eligible for a cash reward up to $1000.00 and nobody will ask your name. Crime Stoppers of Wichita/Sedgwick County is a non-profit organization of citizens against crime.

Detective Hans Asmussen
Coordinator
Wichita/Sedgwick County Crime Stoppers

FOR THE WEEK MARCH 23RD, 2008

Crime Stoppers and you can help solve a burglary. Around 11:00 am on March
14, 2008 a man left his residence, leaving his mother-in-law and daughter
napping in the back bedroom. When he returned around 1:00 pm that day, he
found the front and back doors open and several items missing. The mother-in-law and daughter were not harmed, nor had they awoken during the intrusion. The burglars took several electronics, a laptop computer and a safe that contained an expensive diamond ring.

If you have any information about this burglary or any felony crime, call Crime
Stoppers at 267-2111. You can also go to www.wsccs.com and submit a tip
online. If your tip leads to an arrest you may be eligible for a cash reward up to
$1000.00 and nobody will ask your name. Crime Stoppers of Wichita/Sedgwick
County is a non-profit organization of citizens against crime.

Detective Hans Asmussen
Coordinator
Wichita/Sedgwick County Crime Stoppers

FOR THE WEEK MARCH 16TH, 2008

You can help Wichita Police solve a robbery. Close to midnight on March 6,
2008, an employee of Church’s Chicken located at 3808 East Harry Street was
taking out the trash when they were confronted by a man with a gun. The robber
followed the employee into the restaurant and ordered all three employees there
into the freezer. The employees waited in the freezer for a few minutes then
came out, hoping the robber had left. They found that he had emptied the
registers and left the business.

The suspect is described as a white Hispanic male in his 20’s with a medium
height and build. He was wearing all black hoodie, ski mask and pants that had
“FUBU” on the rear pockets.

If you have any information about this robbery or any felony crime, call Crime
Stoppers at 267-2111. You can also go to www.wsccs.com and submit a tip
online. If your tip leads to an arrest you may be eligible for a cash reward up to
$1000.00 and nobody will ask your name. Crime Stoppers of Wichita/Sedgwick
County is a non-profit organization of citizens against crime.

Detective Hans Asmussen
Coordinator
Wichita/Sedgwick County Crime Stoppers

FOR THE WEEK MARCH 9TH, 2008

You could help Crime Stoppers solve a robbery. Close to midnight on February 27, 2008, an employee of KFC was getting into his vehicle in the parking lot of 2347 South Seneca with the night deposit when two men came out from behind a shed. The robbers started to grab at the employee who tried to fend them off. One of the men then pointed a gun to the back of his head and told the employee to give them everything he had. The employee complied and the suspects ran off to the north and west.

Both suspects are described as black males in their twenties. They were of average height and build wearing dark clothing.

If you have any information about this robbery or any felony crime, call Crime Stoppers at 267-2111. You can also go to www.wsccs.com and submit a tip online. If your tip leads to an arrest you may be eligible for a cash reward up to $1000.00 and nobody will ask your name. Crime Stoppers of Wichita/Sedgwick County is a non-profit organization of citizens against crime.

Detective Hans Asmussen
Coordinator
Wichita/Sedgwick County Crime Stoppers