Newton County Sheriff's Office Weekly Report

 

Neosho Police Department Weekly Report

 

Agenda posted for Joplin Traffic Commission meeting

 

April election topic for next Newsmakers program

(From KGCS)

Election day is April 7 and Jasper County voters will be asked to fill seats of elected officials and decide tax related issues which are the focus of the next Newsmakers.

Joplin Schools Superintendent Dr. Kerry Sachetta and Fred Palmer with the Eagle Forward Bond Campaign talk about seeking an extension of a 40 million-dollar debt-extension bond issue to continue long range facility improvements. 

The Joplin City Manager, Police and Fire Chiefs, discuss the proposed extension of a sales tax to fund hiring more officers, salary improvements, constructing a fire house and other equipment for both agencies. And Jasper County Clerk Charlie Davis details voter turnout for spring elections and other items on the ballot.

Newsmakers is airing nightly at 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. beginning on KGCS-TV March 29 and will air at 5:30 a.m. Saturday, April 4 on KOAM-TV. It is also posted on the station’s YouTube channel: KGCS – Missouri Southern State University.

KGCS-TV programming can be seen on channel 21 and is also available on regional cable television systems such as Sparklight, Mediacom and Optimum Internet. The station operates as a service of the Department of Communication at Missouri Southern State University.

                                  

Newton County Sheriff's Office Arrests

03/24/2026 0952 MARIA GUADALUPE

MENDOZA

21763 Gateway Dr

NEWTON COUNTY, MO 64843

WF 42

21763 GATEWAY DR 5,000.00

1 RESISTING/INTERFERING WITH ARREST FOR A FELONY

03/24/2026 1320 MICHAEL SCOTT RUARK

0 Homeless

NEOSHO, MO 64850

WM 41

405 5 10,000.00

1 PROBATION VIOLATION- BURGLARY 2ND DEGREE

2 PROBATION VIOLATION-DOMESTIC ASSAULT 2ND DEGREE

3 PROBATION VIOLATION-BURGLARY 2ND DEGREE

4 PROBATION VIOLATION-POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE

03/24/2026 1317 WEASLEY GARRET PROCK

15694 Ibex Rd

NEWTON COUNTY, MO 64850

WM 27

15694 IBEX RD 0.00

1 RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY

03/24/2026 1448 JASON ROSAS CRESPO

1209 Prospect Ave

CARTHAGE, MO 64836

WM 22

28 B ST 3,500.00

1 POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE

2 `EXCEEDED POSTED SPEED LIMIT (16-19 MPH)

3 `OPERATE VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY WITHOUT A VALID LICENSE - 1ST OF

4 `OPERATE M/V OWNED BY ANOTHER W/O FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

5 `EXCEEDED POSTED SPEED LIMIT (11-15 MPH)

6 `OPERATE VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY WITHOUT A VALID LICENSE - 1ST OF

DENNIS DEWAYNE REYNOLDS

WM 38

03/24/2026 2132 7542 NANCY LN 2,500.00

7542 Nancy Ln

NEWTON COUNTY, MO 64850

1 PROBATION VIOLATION TAMPERING WITH MOTOR VEHICLE 

Highway Patrol Arrests March 24-25

Edgar A. Trejo-Hernandez, 23, Springfield, driving while intoxicated, speeding, failed to drive in a single lane, window tint

Jonathan H. Mitchell, 21, Duenweg, driving while intoxicated, no valid license, speeding

Thomas C. Camp, 19, Anderson, driving while intoxicated, failed to obey traffic control device, failed to drive on right half of roadway, failed to display valid plates

Ali A. Mahamed, 38, Lexington, Nebraska, felony possession of a controlled substance- khat

Samuel R. Fryar, 18, Joplin, felony resisting arrest, felony endangering the welfare of a child, minor visibly intoxicated, minor in possession, possession of marijuana, speeding by 26 miles or more over the limit, failed to stop for stop sign, failed to drive on right half of roadway, failed to signal

Jessica C. Hanson, 19, Seymour, driving while intoxicated, resisting arrest, speeding, no seat belt, following too closely

 

Jasper County Sheriff's Office searching for missing teen