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Police: Shootings gang-related

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Published April 30, 2010 at 6:06 a.m.

Police said Thursday they are trying to stem an apparent gang feud that erupted with a shooting death at an apartment complex earlier this week ... Deputy chief Tom Stolz said that the shooting death of Thomas Bolden, 21, on Monday appears to be related to a drive-by shooting across town three hours later ... Bolden was shot several times at about 11:40 a.m. Monday at the Fox Run Apartments, 1157 S. Webb ...

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Rock Road business burglarized for second time in a week

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Published Feb. 23, 2010 at 3:27 p.m.

WICHITA — Police are in the dark about who stole several sets of sunglasses from an optometry business on Rock Road late Monday night ... Officers responded to an alarm at Lentz Eye Care, 1223 N. Rock Road, at 11:50 p.m. and discovered that someone had broken in ... The burglar made off with 12 to 15 pairs of sunglasses, police said ...

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Man pulls gun in suspected road rage

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Published Dec. 29, 2009 at 1:07 a.m.

An apparent road rage incident ended Monday after two motorists — one armed — got into a physical confrontation at a busy intersection and a sheriff's detective held them at gunpoint, a police official said ... The incident was reported at about 11:30 a.m., when the two pickups involved stopped on westbound Kellogg at Greenwich, said Wichita police Capt. Hassan Ramzah ... One of the two drivers suffered possible minor injuries, Ramzah said. No shots were fired ...

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Sentencing Delay For Doctor In Illegal Prescriptions Case

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Published Dec. 21, 2009 at 2:06 p.m.

Dr. Lawrence Simons will be now be sentenced Jan. 11 for illegally prescribing a painkiller for a women he never met ...

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Arena ticket sales bring new challenges

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Published Dec. 21, 2009 at 6:45 a.m.

Bob Polk digs the music of country star Tim McGraw ... So, naturally, he's planning to see McGraw play June 11 at Intrust Bank Arena ... But after seeing the 15-minute sellout of the Taylor Swift concert two weeks ago, Polk got nervous ...

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Wichita Toys for Tots warehouse pillaged

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Published Dec. 14, 2009 at 6:20 p.m.

For the 22 years the Rev. Mike Stockwell has been helping organize and distribute toys to the poor and needy, he's never seen anything like what greeted him Sunday morning ... Sometime between 4 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. Sunday, thieves broke into the warehouse of the Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots and took more than 1,000 toys ... They apparently picked a lock on the barrier gate, threw open an overhead door and ransacked box after box meticulously packed and readied for distribution ...

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DUI patrol nets 13 arrests

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Published Dec. 14, 2009 at 10:58 a.m.

Sedgwick County Sheriff's officers made 13 arrests during a DUI saturation patrol over the weekend — including five for driving under the influence ... The patrol was conducted between 11 p.m. Saturday and 3 a.m. Sunday, authorities said. Three people were arrested on outstanding warrants, three for driving with a suspended license, and two for drug violations ... Another 24 citations were written for various traffic offenses, authorities said. The patrol consisted of one sergeant, four

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Wichita To Host Junior Olympics In 2011

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Published Dec. 6, 2009 at 5:36 p.m.

The six-day event is expected to attract more than 6,500 athletes and have an economic effect of $11 million to $13 million. It allows athletes to compete in five age divisions ...

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Wichita lands 2011 Junior Olympics

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Published Dec. 4, 2009 at 10:07 p.m.

Wichita was chosen Friday to host the 2011 Junior Olympics, an event that is expected to attract more than 6,500 athletes and have an economic impact of $11 million to $13 million ... Wichita was awarded the event at the USA Track & Field's annual meeting in Indianapolis. Houston and Des Moines also were finalists ... The Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission, which led the effort to bring the Junior Olympics to Wichita, plans to discuss further details at a news conference on Sunday ...

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