Galena Police check on welfare of elderly lady leads to two meth arrests

(From the Galena Police Department)

On Saturday December 23, 2023, Officers with the Galena Police Department received a request to Check the Welfare of an elderly lady living at 1103 Joplin Street in Galena, KS. The person requesting the Welfare check also said there was a person with an active Warrant out of Cherokee County residing at the residence.

When the officers arrived, they began talking with the elderly lady, and based on the information received walked through the residence to ensure it was secure. 

While conducting a walk-through, Officers encountered two individuals with active felony warrants. Officers also noticed drugs and paraphernalia laying in plain view. 

Officers secured the residence, placed both individuals in custody, transported them to the Cherokee County Jail then applied for a search warrant of the residence.

 
Once the search warrant was approved officers located additional drugs and drug paraphernalia where the two individuals were located.

 
Arrested on scene were Scott Burelson DOB: 06/25/1993 for a warrant out of Ottawa County OK, and Brandi King DOB: 09/10/1984 for warrants out of Cherokee County, KS. Additional charges are being requested through the Cherokee County Attorney’s Office for both individuals for Possession of Methamphetamine, Marijuana, and drug paraphernalia.

Lamar Police Department Weekly Report

 

(From the Lamar Police Department)

Department numbers for the week of Dec 18– Dec 26:

 
Dispatched calls - 177
Reports – 11
Car Stops – 17
DWI – 1
Drugs – 1
Total other Arrests -3
Pedestrian/Bicycle Checks – 28
Business & Residential Checks – 181

12/17/2023 Officer conducted a traffic stop near 5th and Maple Streets. One person was arrested and transported to the Barton County Jail for a 24 hour hold for possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of controlled substances.

12/18/2023 Officer was dispatched to the area of KK Hwy and the Railroad tracks in reference to a John Deere Gator which had been stolen. The Gator was located and owner was contacted.

12/18/2023 Officer was contacted by phone regarding a case of fraud. Investigation continues.

12/22/2023 Officers were dispatched to the area of 8th and Mill in reference to a domestic assault in progress One suspect was arrested and placed on a 24 hour hold for investigation for Driving While Intoxicated and Driving While Suspended/Revoked 2nd/3rd offenses. A report was sent to the Barton County Prosecuting Attorney.

12/22/2023 Officers were dispatched to the 300 block of W. 1st St. regarding harassment. Investigation continues.

If you have any questions, please feel free to call 417-682-3546 and speak with Chief Joe Moore.

Parsons woman arrested on drug charges

(From the Parsons Police Department)

On December 26, 2023, at approximately 11:30 pm, Parsons Police Officers were called to a residence in the 30th block of Birch Ave for a report of a burglary in progress.

When Officers arrived at the house, they made contact with Grace Harmon and a juvenile. Officers conducted a safety sweep of the residence, and no burglar was located. Officers noticed paraphernalia laying around the residence. 

Officers spoke to the homeowner and consent was given to search the residence. Officers located paraphernalia related to the distribution of marijuana as well as the use of marijuana. Officers also found vape pens with THC cartridges and over 340 grams of Marijuana. This equates to almost ¾ of a pound of Marijuana.

Grace Anne Harmon, 21 of Parsons, was arrested and the following charges are being sent to Labette County Attorney's office for review; Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (Use), Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (Distribution), Possession of THC, Distribution of Marijuana, and no drug Tax stamp.

A juvenile male was also arrested at the residence for possession of Marijuana and Possession of Paraphernalia. He was later released to his parents.







Police Chief Robert Spinks said, "this is a great example of looking beyond the original call for service and really investigating everything. I applaud the hard work of these officers that were able to bring another drug dealer to answer for their crimes and an excellent way to end the year."

This continues to be an on-going investigation and citizens are encouraged to "See It, Hear It, Report It." All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. If anyone has any further information on this incident or any other criminal activity, please contact the Parsons Police Department at 421-7060 or call the Tip Line at 421-7057 or email at tips@parsonspd.com.

Name released of Joplin man killed in officer-involved shooting, autopsy scheduled

(From the Joplin Police Department)

The deceased individual from this incident has been identified as James L. Fischer, age 58 of Joplin. Next of kin has been notified. 

An autopsy has been scheduled for Thursday, December 28th. Further details may be released as information arises. 

Original news release

On December 24th, 2023, at 4:26 p.m. the Joplin Police Department Emergency Communications Center received a report of a suicidal individual at 1611 E. Vandalia Street in Joplin. 

During the call, the suicidal individual indicated he was armed with a firearm, made suicidal statements, and requested officers to respond to his address. As officers arrived on scene, they encountered the individual in the front yard of the address. 

During the encounter there were shots fired. The individual did suffer gunshot injuries and medical aid was rendered by police until EMS arrived on scene. The individual was transported to Mercy Hospital where he was later pronounced deceased. Identification information is being withheld at this time pending formal notification of next of kin. 

The Joplin Police Department can confirm that two Joplin Police Officers did discharge their weapons during the incident and that no officers were injured. The involved officers will be placed on paid administrative leave per department policy. 

Per department protocol, the Joplin Police Department has requested assistance from the Missouri State Highway Patrol to conduct an investigation to determine the facts of what took place. Further details will be released at a later time as information becomes available throughout the investigation. 

We ask for the public to please keep the officers involved in your thoughts and prayers, along with the family and friends of the individual. The Joplin Police Department knows the holiday season can be a stressful time. We want to remind everyone that you can call, text, or chat with Police Department 303 E 3rd Street Joplin, Missouri 64801 417-623-3131 someone at the Crisis Hotline by dialing or texting 988. 

Trained crisis specialists are available and can help individuals experiencing suicidal thoughts, substance use, and/or mental health crisis or any other kind of emotional distress.

Joplin Police Department Arrests December 26-27

12/26/2023 0828 

CARL LUCIAN CONNER 

 24175 Beach Road DIAMOND, MO 64840 

WM 32 303 E 3R D 0.00 

BENCH WARRANT 

BENCH WARRANT 

12/26/2023 0828 

THOMAS STEVEN COUCH 

 531 S Kentucky JOPLIN, MO 64801 

WM 40 303 E 3R D 500.00 

FAIL TO APPEAR 

FAIL TO APPEAR 

FAIL TO APPEAR 

12/26/2023 1501 

JARROD LEE BARNES 

 915 S Main JOPLIN, MO 64801 

WM 45 EWERT PARK 500.00 

FAIL TO APPEAR 

12/26/2023 1740 

JESSE WILKS MCCONNELL 

 15187 S Aa Highway EL DORADO SPRINGS, MO 64744 

WM 30 32ND / JACKSON 500.00 

DWS/DWR OR CANCELLED 

12/26/2023 2050 

GREGORY ALLEN GILMORE 

 Highway 171 WEBB CITY, MO 64870 

BM 59 THE HOUSE INC 500.00 

TRESPASS UPON ANOTHER PROPERTY 

12/26/2023 1954 

JOSE MAXIMINO MIRELES 

 1328 W 5th St JOPLIN, MO 64801 

WM 27 19TH/RANGELINE RD 0.00 

BENCH WARRANT 

BENCH WARRANT 

BENCH WARRANT 

12/26/2023 2257 

LEISA GAIL GARRISON 

 1019 N Darring Ave TULSA, OK 74110 

WF 43 303 E 3RD ST 0.00 

BENCH WARRANT 

BENCH WARRANT 

BENCH WARRANT 

BENCH WARRANT 

BENCH WARRANT 

BENCH WARRANT 

12/26/2023 1837 

RAY RAYMOND TALLAMON 

 531 S Kentucky Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801 

BM 35 703 W 7TH ST 0.00 

DOMESTIC ASSAULT--CITY

Highway Patrol Arrests December 26-27

Ellen M. Riggs, 28, Rogers, Arkansas, driving while intoxicated, careless and imprudent driving involving a crash, failed to display valid plates

Jesse D. Curtis, 30, Republic, felony warrant for statutory rape, misdemeanor warrant for non-support of parent

Jonathan D. Thomas, 28, Exeter, driving while intoxicated, no insurance, no valid plates, failed to maintain a single lane, no seat belt

 

Joplin Police Department Holiday Weekend Arrests

12/22/2023 1232 

JENNIFER ANN DALRYMPLE 

 531 S Kentucky Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801 

WF 39 819 S MAIN ST 0.00 

TRESPASS UPON ANOTHER PROPERTY 

12/22/2023 1412 

NATHAN KENT HERNANDEZ 

 5902 Highway 60 NEOSHO, MO 64850 

WM 44 22ND/ CONNECTICUT 500.00 

DWS/DWR OR CANCELLED 

12/22/2023 1426 

ZACHARY LYLE SIMONDS 

 124 S Oliver JOPLIN, MO 64801 

WM 39 14TH / RANGELINE 0.00 

BENCH WARRANT 

BENCH WARRANT 

BENCH WARRANT 

BENCH WARRANT 

BENCH WARRANT 

BENCH WARRANT 

12/22/2023 2000 

DUSTIN WAYNE CURE 

 2010 1/2 S Moffet JOPLIN, MO 64801 

WM 41 303 E 3RD ST 0.00 

BENCH WARRANT 

BENCH WARRANT 

BENCH WARRANT 

BENCH WARRANT 

BENCH WARRANT 

BENCH WARRANT 

12/22/2023 1948 

MATTHEW BARRY BROWN 

 531 S Kentucky JOPLIN, MO 64801 

WM 35 1501 S RANGELINE 500.00 

POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA 

TRESPASS UPON ANOTHER PROPERTY 

12/22/2023 2037 

MELYNN MICHELLE HULSEY 

 177 Avalon Dr KINGSTON, TN 37082 

WF 37 7TH ST/JACKSON AVE 500.00 

DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED

DEFECTIVE LIGHTING 

12/22/2023 2350 

CHRISTOPHER LEE BRITT 

 531 S Kentucky Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801 

WM 38 9TH/CHESTNUT AVE 0.00 

BENCH WARRANT 

BENCH WARRANT 

12/23/2023 0147 

JONATHAN ANTONIO GARCIA 

 531 S Kentucky Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801 

WM 36 3031 S RANGELINE ROAD 500.00 

DISTURBING THE PEACE 

12/23/2023 0223 

GEORGE TRAVIS BARNES 

 531 S Kentucky JOPLIN, MO 64801 

WM 49 N LANDRETH AVE/ E POOL ST 0.00 

BENCH WARRANT 

BENCH WARRANT 

12/23/2023 0223 

MALLORY RENA POOLE 

 2328 Saddlesoap Trail ASBURY, MO 64801 

WF 38 N LANDRETH AVE/ E POOL ST 500.00 

FAIL TO APPEAR 

FAIL TO APPEAR 

12/23/2023 0324 

DARREL LEE OLSON 

 531 S Kentucky Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801 

 E ARTISTIC ALLEY/ S PENNSYLVANIA 

WM 43 500.00 

FAIL TO APPEAR 

FAIL TO APPEAR 

FAIL TO APPEAR 

12/23/2023 0535 

CAMERON GORDON WESSELS 

 4002 Ne Miner Ct BENTONVILLE, AR 72712 

WM 28 32ND/ RANGELINE RD 500.00 

DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED 

12/23/2023 0840 

PATRICK WILLIAM FORKAN 

 531 S Kentucky JOPLIN, MO 64801 

WM 59 419 W 4TH ST 0.00 

BENCH WARRANT 

BENCH WARRANT 

12/23/2023 0905 

TERRELLA JANE KELLEY 

 7395 Angus Dr SENECA, MO 64865 

WF 43 7TH/MURPHY AVE 0.00 

DWS/DWR OR CANCELLED 

12/23/2023 1232 

KYLE LYNNE MEREDITH 

 1212 E 30th St JOPLIN, MO 64804 

WM 38 32/RANGELINE 500.00

DWS/DWR OR CANCELLED 

FAIL TO STOP ON A STEADY RED SIGNAL 

CIRCUMVENTION OF IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE 

12/23/2023 1315 

LARRY ALLEN DIPLEY 

 531 S Kentucky Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801 

WM 62 2231 S ANNIE BAXTER AVE 500.00 

TRESPASS UPON ANOTHER PROPERTY 

VANDALISM 

12/23/2023 1432 

JENNIFER MARCIA NELUMS

 531 S Kentucky Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801 

WF 39 2612 S IOWA AVE 500.00 

TRESPASS UPON ANOTHER PROPERTY 

12/23/2023 1547 

ALFRED DEANE HAYNES 

 2130 E Hamilton, C SPRINGFIELD, MO 65738 

BM 35 3405 S RANGLINE 0.00 

DWS/DWR OR CANCELLED 

12/23/2023 1730 

MELISSA DIANNE DEFAZIO 

 1422 North St JOPLIN, MO 64804 

WF 40 303 E 3RD ST 500.00 

VANDALISM 

12/23/2023 1732 

CHAD ALAN CROWTHER 

 302 S Joplin Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801 

WM 36 1501 S RANGELINE RD 0.00
LARCENY 

12/23/2023 1730 

AARON NEIL WILLHITE 

 1102 W 9th St JOPLIN, MO 64801 

WM 42 11/PORTER 500.00 

LITTERING 

TRESPASS UPON ANOTHER PROPERTY 

12/23/2023 1744 

EMMILIA NICOLE HUDSON 

WF 25 10TH/ JOPLIN 500.00 

FAIL TO APPEAR 

12/23/2023 1824 

JENNIFER ANN DALRYMPLE 

 531 S Kentucky Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801 

WF 39 827 S MAIN ST 500.00 

TRESPASS UPON ANOTHER PROPERTY 

12/23/2023 2000 

JUDY KAY TUNE-GABBARD 

 220 S Brownell Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801 

WF 47 2727 S MCCLELLAND BLVD 500.00 

DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED 

12/23/2023 2048 

MARY-SARAH JEAN FECKO 

 4163 Detroit Lane JOPLIN, MO 64804 

WF 26 N EUCLID AVE/E UTICA 500.00 

FAIL TO APPEAR 

FAIL TO APPEAR 

FAIL TO APPEAR 

FAIL TO APPEAR 

FAIL TO APPEAR 

12/23/2023 2136 

GREGORY ALLEN GILMORE 

 Highway 171 WEBB CITY, MO 64870 

BM 59 24706 ST HWY 171 500.00 

TRESPASS UPON ANOTHER PROPERTY 

12/23/2023 2230 

TIFFANY DAWN JEFFERIES 

 3711 Mission Lane JOPLIN, MO 64804 

WF 38 W 20TH ST/S ROOSEVELT AVE 500.00 

FAIL TO APPEAR 

12/24/2023 0024 

JAMES MARVIN ADKINS 

 821 S St Lous JOPLIN, MO 64801 

BM 54 9215 S JACKSON AVE 0.00 

NO VALID DRIVERS LICENSE 

NO PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 

12/24/2023 0106 

WILLIAM SHERMAN ASHLEY 

WM 33 W 5TH ST/S PENNSYLVANIA AVE 0.00 

1213 Katherine Ave DUQUESNE, MO 64806 

BENCH WARRANT 

BENCH WARRANT 

BENCH WARRANT 

12/24/2023 0152 

JAMES MARVIN ADKINS 

 821 S St Lous JOPLIN, MO 64801 

BM 54 3RD/ MAIN ST 500.00 

OBSTRUCTION / RESISTING 

PEDESTRIANS WALKING ALONG ROADWAYS 

12/24/2023 0150 

LARRY DALE DURBIN 

 531 S Kentucky Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801 

WM 65 3RD/MAIN ST 500.00 

TRESPASS UPON ANOTHER PROPERTY 

12/24/2023 1246 

TYLER JAMES PERRY 

 1627 S Pennsylvania JOPLIN, MO 64804 

WM 31 1602 S MINNESOTA 500.00 

TRESPASS UPON ANOTHER PROPERTY 

LARCENY 

12/25/2023 0145 

MORGAN ELAINE BOYER 

 1802 S Oronogo, 3F WEBB CITY, MO 64870 

WF 25 303 E 3RD ST 0.00 

BENCH WARRANT 

BENCH WARRANT 

12/25/2023 0320 

BRYLEIGH RASHELL ROSS 

 531 S Kentucky JOPLIN, MO 64801 

WF 24 1502 S MICHIGAN AVE 500.00 

TRESPASS UPON ANOTHER PROPERTY 

12/25/2023 2048 

TRAVIS WAYNE SHAW 

 1123 Marie Ln CARL JUNCTION, MO 64834 

WM 46 303 E 3RD ST 500.00 

FAIL TO APPEAR 

FAIL TO APPEAR 

FAIL TO APPEAR 

12/25/2023 2155 

CHEYE VIOLET ORTAISHA RICHARDS 

 1110 Buena Vista St JEFFERSON CITY, MO 65109 

WF 35 1102 W 32ND 500.00 

ASSAULT - CITY 

12/25/2023 2225 

RAYMOND AUGUSTA MCNAMARA 

 531 S Kentucky JOPLIN, MO 64801 

WM 46 511 S MOFFET AVE 500.00 

TRESPASS UPON ANOTHER PROPERTY