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by John Boyd and KWCH 12 Eyewitness News | June 18, 2012
Wichita police arrest a man for making a false report and vandalism to a police vehicle. It all started around 5:15 Monday morning when officers were called to a report of a "robbery in progress" at the Quik Trip on S. Hillside. Police say, it turned out the call was false and they took a man into custody accused of making that call. Apparently, the suspect became irate while in the back seat of the squad car. "The individual began to be upset and urinated in the back seat of the vehicle and kicked out the rear driver's side (window)
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By Pilar Pedraza and KWCH 12 Eyewitness News | June 14, 2012
Authorities are investigating a bank robbery in the Sumner County town of Oxford. The robbery happened at Emerald Bank Thursday morning. Click Here for Scene Photos “If the guy's any bit smart he's out of town and he's gone somewhere else,” said Austin Sherman, an Oxford resident. Officers from five different law enforcement agencies headed to the small town of Oxford Thursday, on the lookout for an alleged bank robber. Officers stopped cars trying to leave town and searched them.
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by Kim Hynes and KWCH 12 Eyewitness News | June 11, 2012
The two men accused of shooting at Wichita police officers after allegedly robbing a KFC have been charged in federal court. 49-year-old James Adamson and 55-year-old Paul Sifuentez have been charged with robbery and committing a violent crime with a weapon. Police spent several hours on the night of June 7th searching for the men after receiving a robbery call at a KFC on south Woodlawn. Federal prosecutors say personalized license plates...
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by John Boyd and KWCH 12 Eyewitness News | June 11, 2012
Police in Mulvane are looking for two men they say robbed a Dillon's grocery store Sunday. Police say an employee opened the door for a man he thought worked there. The two suspects forced their way in, attacked the workers and made them open a safe. The pair then made off with cash. Police think a third person may be involved and was already inside the store at the time of the robbery. That person has been arrested. The workers were not seriously hurt.
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by John Boyd and KWCH 12 Eyewitness News | May 31, 2012
Wichita police are looking for a man who held up the Fidelity Bank in E. Wichita Thursday morning. Police say the suspect went into the bank in the 7700 block of E. Harry around 9:15, said he had a gun and demanded money. He then took off on foot with an undetermined amount of cash. Six employees and one customer were in the bank at the time, they were not hurt. Officers searched for the man in the area using K-9s, but lost the scent. Police think the suspect may have had a getaway car parked nearby.
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By Joe Fenton and KWCH 12 Eyewitness News | May 26, 2012
Hutchinson Police are on the look-out for a man they say robbed a business Saturday morning. It happened around 6:00am at the Sirloin Stockade, located on the 1500 block of E. 17th st. Police say three people were opening up the restaurant for the day when a man armed with a handgun entered, and forced them into the walk-in cooler. The suspect then took approximately $1,200 from a safe, and left the area. No one was hurt. Police described the suspect as a black male, measuring 6'1", weighing 180 pounds, and had 2 to 3 days worth of facial hair growth on his face, black and grey in color. He was last seen wearing a black stocking cap, a black jacket with Asian style art on the front, and wearing black pants.
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by John Boyd and Melissa Scheffler and KWCH 12 Eyewitness News | May 15, 2012
Wichita police say charges could come against three teenagers who pranked customers and workers at the N. Rock Subway restaurant Monday morning. Police tell us three students from Heights High School walked into the business a few minutes after 11:00 am and told everyone to get on the floor. Two of the teens are 15 years old, the third is 16. Police say one of the 15-year-olds started counting the people, then left without taking anything. The other two left while he was counting.
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by Garrick Enright and KWCH 12 Eyewitness News | May 12, 2012
A district security officer called 911 saying he hear loud noises and alarms going off at Wichita's East High. When police arrived they found 4 teens with thousands of dollars worth of items in several bags. They say the teens also caused $2,500 worth of damage to the building. Police arrested four boys and one girl. Their ages range from 14 to 17.
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By John Boyd and KWCH 12 Eyewitness News | May 9, 2012
Wichita police arrested two people who they say were involved in a robbery at a grocery store in east Wichita. It happened just before 9:00 Tuesday morning. Police tell us a teenager walked into the Central Food Mart on E. Central with a bandana over his face, he showed the clerk a handgun and demanded money. As the suspect was leaving, the clerk tripped the alarm and chased after him. The suspect tried to get into a getaway car driven by a woman, but the clerk kept him from getting into the car. The driver took off and the suspect fled on foot.