Crowder College Weekly Update

 

Agenda posted for Joplin Redevelopment Corporation Board meeting

JOPLIN REDEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, INC. 

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2020 AT 4PM 

5th FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM 602 SOUTH MAIN STREET JOPLIN

AGENDA 

I. Meeting Called to Order 

II. Old Business 

III. New Business 

IV. Any Other Business 

V. Adjournment

Four arrested following armed robbery in Northpark Mall parking lot

(From the Joplin Police Department)

On Monday, November 30th, 2020, the Joplin Police Department received a call of an armed robbery that had just occurred in the parking lot of the Northpark Mall at 101 N. Rangeline Road. 

The victims reported the suspects were fleeing the scene in a silver Ford Fusion with out-of-state plates. An officer responding to that area located a vehicle matching that description northbound on Rangeline Road. 

When the officer caught up to the vehicle it fled a short distance before the passengers abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot near Myrtle Street and Zora Street. The officer saw three black males fleeing on foot and observed one of them was running with a handgun. A female who remained in the vehicle was detained at the scene. 

Joplin Police, along with assistance from the Webb City Police Department, the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office, the Duquesne Police Department and MSSU Campus Police, set a perimeter and began a search operation in the vicinity where the suspects were last observed. 

All suspects were apprehended in the area without any injuries or shots being fired. The two victims in this case later advised they were approached by three black males who demanded their wallets at gun point. 

No injuries were reported by either victim. 

The suspects arrested have been identified as Terrence T. Tinsley, age 24 from Danville, IL, Khamarion D. Smith, age 19 from Danville, IL, and Nyeisha L. Patton, age 28 of Joplin. A 16-year-old male from Danville, IL was also arrested, but his name is being withheld due to his status as a juvenile. 

The Joplin Police Department will be submitting charges for Robbery in the 1st Degree, Armed Criminal Action and Resisting Arrest for Terrence Tinsley, Khamarion Smith and the juvenile. 

Patton was arrested on three Joplin Failure to Appear warrants and Distribution of a Controlled Substance after illegal narcotics were located in her possession in the vehicle.

Highway Patrol reports 10 fatalities over holiday weekend

 

(From the Missouri State Highway Patrol)

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports 10 people died in traffic crashes during this year’s Thanksgiving holiday counting period--from 6 p.m. Wednesday, November 25, 2020, through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, November 29, 2020.

During the Thanksgiving holiday counting period, troopers report the following traffic statistics for 2020 (preliminary):

Crashes ─ 321
Injuries ─ 72
Fatalities ─ 9
DWI ─ 100
Drug Arrests ─ 78

[During the 2019 Thanksgiving holiday counting period, troopers investigated 404 traffic crashes, which included seven fatalities and 166 injuries. Statewide, 11 people died and 634 people were injured in 1,594 traffic crashes over last year’s Thanksgiving holiday. Troopers arrested 94 people for driving while intoxicated and made 63 drug arrests during the 2019 Thanksgiving holiday counting period.]

Of the nine traffic crash fatalities troopers investigated, three fatalities occurred in the Troop C, Weldon Spring, MO, area; two fatalities occurred in both the Troop E, Poplar Bluff, MO, and Troop G, Willow Springs, MO, areas; and one fatality occurred in each of the Troop D, Springfield, MO, and Troop H, St. Joseph, MO, areas. The Springfield Police Department worked the remaining fatality.

Two people died on Wednesday, November 25, 2020, during the Thanksgiving holiday period. Creighton J. Russell, 31, of Cameron, MO, died when he lost control of the vehicle he was driving, entered the median, and struck a guardrail. Russell was not wearing a seat belt; he was ejected from the vehicle and struck by an unknown tractor-trailer. The crash occurred in Clinton County on Interstate 35 southbound at the 34.4-mile marker north of Holt, MO. Clinton County Coroner Lee Hanks pronounced Russell deceased at the scene of the crash. Clinton County Sheriff's Department and Plattsburg (MO) Police Department also responded.

Cassaundra M. Parker, 40, of Dittmer, MO, died when she was struck by a vehicle as she crossed Missouri Highway 141 at Fiedler Lane in Jefferson County. Saline Valley Fire personnel pronounced Parker dead at the scene. The driver of the vehicle that struck Parker was not injured in the crash; he was not wearing a seat belt.

One traffic fatality occurred on Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 2020. Daniel Roberts, 52, of Republic, MO, died when the vehicle in which he was a passenger was struck by another vehicle as it made a left turn from Glenstone Avenue into a parking lot. The crash occurred in Springfield, MO. The driver of Roberts' vehicle sustained injuries in the crash. The driver and a passenger in the second vehicle sustained injuries in the crash; one passenger in that vehicle was not injured. For more information about this traffic crash, please contact the Springfield Police Department.

Two people died on Friday, November 27, 2020. Jamie J. Brock, 53, of Kennett, MO, died when the vehicle she was driving crossed the center line and struck another vehicle head-on. Brock's vehicle then rolled. Brock was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash; she was ejected from the vehicle. The crash occurred in Dunklin County on Missouri Route Y, east of Caruth, MO. Dr. Wilson pronounced Brock dead at Methodist Medical Center in Paragould, AR.

Joshua S. Crowley, 34, of Van Buren, MO, died when the vehicle he was driving ran off the right side of the roadway and overturned in the ditch. Crowley was not wearing a seat belt; he was partially ejected from the vehicle. The crash occurred in Carter County on Missouri Highway A in Ellsinore, MO. Carter County Coroner Erik McSpadden pronounced Crowley dead at the scene.

Four people died in traffic crashes on Saturday, November 28, 2020. Barney Harris, 51, of Troy, MO, died when the vehicle he was driving traveled off the south side of the roadway, he overcorrected, the vehicle began skidding, returned to the roadway, traveled off the north side of the roadway, and overturned. Harris was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash. The crash occurred in Lincoln County on Missouri Highway 47 at Mennemeyer Road. Lincoln County Coroner R. Parker pronounced Harris dead at the scene.

Keith Czarniak, 66, of Springfield, MO, died when the vehicle he was driving traveled off the right side of the roadway, became airborne, and overturned. Czarniak was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the vehicle. The crash occurred in Christian County on Missouri Highway H south of Chadwick, MO. Christian County Coroner Mandi Armitage pronounced Czarniak dead at the scene.

Thomas B. Radford, 59, of Redford, MO, died when the vehicle he was driving went off the right side of the roadway, overturned, and struck a large tree. Radford was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash. The crash occurred in Reynolds County on Missouri Route K east of Missouri Highway 21. Butler County Coroner Andy Moore pronounced Radford dead at the scene. Reynolds County Sheriff's Department, Reynolds County EMS, and Reynolds County first responders also responded.

Daniel R. French, 30, of Pacific, MO, died when another vehicle crossed the center line and struck French's vehicle head-on. French was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash. The crash occurred in Franklin County on Missouri Route HH at Wildwood Lane. St. Clair Ambulance personnel pronounced French dead at the scene. The driver of the vehicle that crossed the center line and struck French's vehicle sustained serious injuries; he was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.


One person died in a traffic crash on Sunday, November 29, 2020. Abigail K. Jansen, 17, of Kelso, MO, died when the vehicle she was driving ran off the right side of the roadway and struck a tree. Jansen was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash; she was ejected from the vehicle. The crash occurred in Scott County on Interstate 55 at the 88-mile marker. Scott County Coroner Scott Amick pronounced Jansen dead at the scene.



There were zero boating crashes, zero boating fatalities, zero drownings, and zero boating while intoxicated arrests reported during the 2020 Thanksgiving holiday counting period.

NOTE: The fatality statistics in this news release could change if late deaths occur, or if other departments report fatal traffic crashes after this news release is sent out.

Noel residents injured in accident on 71

Two Noel residents were injured in a one-vehicle accident 5:40 p.m,. Monday on U. S. 71 in the Jane city limits.

According to the Highway Patrol report, a 2006 Toyota Sienna driven by Osman Ali Alaso, 51, Noel, crossed the center of the roadway and struck a highway sign and a rock bluff.

Ali Alaso and a 15-year-old male passenger were treated for minor injuries at Freeman Neosho.

Carthage man seriously injured in rollover crash on Fir Road

A Carthage man was injured in a one-vehicle accident 3:20 a.m. today on Fir Road, one mile east of Carthage.

According to the Highway Patrol report, a 1997 Toyota Corolla driven by Carlo M. Gutierrez, 19, Carthage, traveled off the left side of the roadway, struck a culvert, vaulted and overturned.

A passenger, Jonathan Renteria Marquez, 20, Carthage, was treated for serious injuries at Mercy Hospital, Joplin.

Highway Patrol Arrests November 30-December 1

 Ahren R. Woosley, 33, Houston, felony possession of a controlled substance, felony driving while intoxicated, no valid license, speeding

Kevin J. McGinnis, 47, Springfield, felony no valid license, driving while intoxicated, failure to register motor vehicle, no insurance, misdemeanor Greene County warrant for failure to appear on driving while revoked.

William W. Click, 25, Pierce City, felony Barry County warrant for failure to appear on driving while intoxicated, no valid license, no insurance, no valid plates, no seat belt

Leslie D. Means, 38, Seymour, Webster County felony warrant for failure to appear on drug charge, Douglas County felony warrant for failure to appear on fraud charge, Greene County misdemeanor warrant for failure to appear on no insurance