Kearney Man Faces Charges after Pellet Gun Shooting

Kearney police officers responded to a shots fired call in the James Pointe neighborhood last weekend. One man was arrested and criminal charges were filed.

The victim told police that when he arrived home, the suspect exited his residence and began shooting at him, shattering the window of his vehicle. The suspect then retreated inside his own residence.

Kearney police officers requested assistance from Excelsior Springs Police and the Clay County Sheriff’s Office due to the nature of the call. Officers later determined that the weapon used by the suspect was a rifle-style pellet gun.

Police made several announcements over their vehicle PA system to get the suspect to come out of his house. When he did finally exit the home, officers safely took him into custody. Criminal charges were filed in this case.

KPGZ News – Brian Watts contributed to this story.

Shop With a Cop Gives Christmas to 20 Children

Law enforcement officers brought Christmas to over 20 underprivileged kids on Saturday, December 14. The Shop with a Cop program brought smiles to children from Kearney and Holt.

“We have so many great local businesses and generous citizens that donated to this great cause to make it a success each year,” reads a post on the police department’s Facebook page. “The Kearney Police Department is very fortunate to have much an amazing community to serve! Thank you all!”

Police officers from Kearney and Lathrop, as well as the Missouri State Highway Patrol and members of Behind the Badge – Kearney, MO, were able to take the excited kids Christmas shopping at Wal-Mart in Liberty for presents for their families and themselves.

In addition to shopping for presents, Price Chopper in Kearney donated a holiday meal to each family, and Hess Barbershop, Total E-Clips and Henry Rose Salon donated a free haircut to each child.

“The children and their families were absolutely thrilled with all of the items they were able to get for Christmas this year, all thanks to the generous donations of our Kearney community.”

KPGZ News – Brian Watts contributed to this story.

Kearney Police Fundraise for Shop With a Cop

The Kearney Police Department is accepting donations to their annual Shop With a Cop program. Officers will be out collecting money to help buy presents for children at several locations this year.

The Police Department loves this program and so far, they have been able to give to over 400 kids through Shop With a Cop.

“The Kearney Police Department has a rich tradition of this yearly fundraising effort that allows us to bring deserving children shopping before Christmas,” reads their post on social media. “It is an effort that the department has been committed to for a number of years and we enjoy every bit of it!” 

Officers will be collecting money at the following locations in November:

November 9, all day at Bulldog Nutrition and Kearney Nutrition

November 12, 5 – 8 pm at La Fuente

November 16, 8 am – noon at Price Chopper

November 27, 8 am – noon at Price Chopper

People can also donate at Venmo@KearneyMO-ShopwithaCop or by dropping off a check at Kearney Trust Bank (main bank or at Price Chopper).  Donors can also stop by the Police Department to make a direct donation to Shop With a Cop.

Kearney Officers will be shopping with close to 50 children from the Kearney School District on Saturday, December 14, at Wal-mart on Church Road in Liberty.

Brian Watts contributed to this story.

Kearney Police Announces New K9 Officer

The Kearney Police Department announced the newest addition to the K9 unit on Monday, July 1. K9 Havoc will be joining the department in a few weeks.

“K9 Havoc has completed two and a half weeks of pre training at the Boone County Sheriff's Department and finished his first day of an eight-week handler class,” reads a post the police department’s Facebook Page.

Havoc is in a training class with Roman and Blitz, two other K9’s that will serve the Howell County Sheriff's Office, and the Buchanan County Missouri Sheriff’s Office.

Officer Parton and K9 Havoc have begin their journey to become certified in multiple areas of patrol work through Sheriff’s Department training at Boone County. Once certified, Parton and Havoc will be teaming up with Sgt. Garton and K9 Krash.

Brian Watts contributed to this story.

Allen Graduates Police Command Program

The Kearney Missouri Police Department announced on Friday, June 28, tha Captain Brian Allen is a new graduate from the School of Police Staff and Command (SPSC) at Northwestern University, Class #580. Captain Allen is the first ever from the department to graduate from this course.

Allen and his fellow graduates completed the 10-week Staff and Command program held at the Clay County Sheriff's Office.

Their class consisted of 18 students from multiple agencies across the country including: Clay County Missouri Sheriff's Office, Gladstone Missouri PD, Lee Summit Missouri PD, Missouri State Highway Patrol, Quincy Illinois PD, Clinton County Missouri Sheriff's Office, St. Joseph Missouri PD., Platte County Missouri Sheriff's Office, Kearney Missouri PD., Prairie Village Kansas PD, Polk County Florida Sheriff's Office, and Overland Park Kansas PD.

The Northwestern School of Police Staff & Command is the most academically rigorous program available for experienced mid- and upper-level supervisory personnel. Through an innovative combination of academic principles blended with practical applications, this intensive curriculum focuses on areas critical to successful senior law enforcement leadership and management.

Since 1983, SPSC has graduated more than 565 classes, and more than 21,000 students consisting of some of the best and brightest professionals in the field. Through an innovative combination of academic principles with practical applications, the

The 10-week SPSC curriculum zeroes in on such critical command-level content as planning and policies, media relations, organizational behavior, budgeting and resource allocation, human resources, statistics, project management, traffic, and more. Students are academically challenged through written examinations, projects, presentations, quizzes, and a staff study paper which are required parts of the curriculum.

Brian Watts contributed to this story.