Around 9:50pm on Saturday, May 18th, 2024, Miami County Kansas Deputies were called to the area of 255th Street and Harmony Road for two suspicious vehicles sitting in the roadway without their lights on. The vehicles were occupied. While on the way to the call a Miami County Deputy observed two vehicles on Old KC Road traveling without any lights and attempted to stop the vehicles. Both vehicles fled and the Deputy initiated a brief pursuit.
The vehicles turned onto gravel at 271st Street and for the safety of all involved the pursuit was terminated due to the dust. A few minutes later a caller reported a vehicle on 169 Highway at 271st street had crashed. It was learned that one of the fleeing vehicles had crashed on 271st east of Old KC Road into a creek and the second vehicle was the wreck on 169 Highway where the vehicle had drove up the embankment and got stuck.
All occupants fled from the vehicles and a large perimeter was set up. K9’s were used to track the subjects and subsequently found multiple firearms and other evidence during the tracking. A follow up of a gun store at 255th Street and Harmony Road found it had been broken into and multiple firearms stolen.
Two
juveniles were taken into custody related to this incident and the
investigation continues. The Miami County Police Department credits the “See
something, say something” policy in the apprehension of the suspects. The Paola
Police Department, City of Paola Fire Department, Miami County EMS and Gardner
Police Department also assisted during this investigation.
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