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Tonganoxie hit with string of vehicle thefts, burglaries

Tonganoxie experienced a string of vehicle thefts and burglaries in the past week, though the city’s police chief reminds residents to continue to be mindful of the potential for more attempted thefts.Between March 23 and Monday, four vehicles were stolen and another five were burglarized in ...

Vehicles stolen in Tonganoxie; additional vehicles taken in county

A vehicle was reported stolen Tuesday in Tonganoxie and additional vehicles Wednesday elsewhere in Leavenworrth County.Tonganoxie police said Wednesday that a truck had been stolen Tuesday from a residence's driveway near FastTrax on the east side of town. That vehicle still was missing as of ...

2 boys slain in Leavenworth County; 2 girls abducted, then found

Authorities found two girls who were abducted from a Leavenworth County home where two boys were discovered dead Saturday, and a suspect is in custody, a TV station reported.KMBC TV reported about 7 p.m. Saturday that the girls were found by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol near Erick, Okla.The ...

Car pursuit ends in two-vehicle accident in Tonganoxie

Local authorities were pursuing a vehicle when the car collided with a truck, causing both vehicles to roll over late Wednesday in Tonganoxie.The accident occurred just before 11 p.m. Wednesday at U.S. Highway 24-40 and 12th Street, according to Leavenworth County Sheriff’s Office ...

Click It or Ticket ends this weekend

Drivers can continue to expect increased police presence on the city streets as the Tonganoxie Police Department joins agencies across Kansas in enforcing traffic laws with a primary focus on occupant restraint.The increase in activity is in conjunction with the 2020 Kansas “Click it or ...

Tonganoxie joins Click It or Ticket campaign

Drivers can expect increased police presence on the city streets as the Tonganoxie Police Department joins agencies across Kansas in enforcing traffic laws with a primary focus on occupant restraint.The increase in activity is in conjunction with the 2020 Kansas “Click it or Ticket” ...

Book buddies: Tonganoxie police, schools begin reading partnership

Tonganoxie Elementary School students have some new reading buddies in uniform.The Tonganoxie Police Department recently coordinated with Tonganoxie USD 464 to facilitate police officers reading to children at Tonganoxie Elementary School. Like similar reading programs in the metro, this ...