POLICE

ACTIVITY REPORTS

Law enforcement agencies provided these reports of their activities this past week. Routine activities such as patrols, inspections, training, report-writing, and assistance to other agencies generally are excluded. Dates may reflect starting or ending dates of officers’ shifts rather than actual dates of occurrence.

HILLSBORO

Sept. 14 — A driver ticketed for having a defective windshield also was cited for carrying an open container of liquor.

Sept. 15 — A 39-year-old Florence man was arrested on suspicion of having an expired license plate, driving without a required anti-drinking ignition interlock, and driving while his license was suspended. Police addressed a dog issue in the 100 block of S. Cedar St. No problems were found in checking on an alarm at Sonic Drive-In.

Sept. 16 — Police helped the sheriff’s office search an unspecified suspect.

Thursday — An open door at Vintage Bank was secured. Police checked city streetlights.

Friday — A traffic stop for a missing brake light led to two arrests on suspicion of distributing and possessing marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, having no drug tax stamp, and transporting an open container of liquor. Police tried to catch a stray dog at Wilson and D Sts. Two drivers were ticketed for running stop signs — one at Ash St. and Orchard Dr., the other at US-56 and Orchard Dr.

Saturday — Eight tires were reported slashed in the 200 block of W. B St. A driver stopped for an equipment violation was arrested on suspicion of driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, transporting an open container of liquor, and interfering with law enforcement.

Sunday — Police dealt with a dog complaint in the 200 block of E. Grand Ave. A driving complaint on Main St. was determined to be unfounded. Police backed up a sheriff’s deputy in a trespassing case near 180th and Holly Rds.

MARION

Sept. 14 — A dog was reported loose on W. Santa Fe St. but a responding officer could not locate it. Three drivers were warned for speeding at Main and 1st Sts., Main and 2nd Sts., and US-56 and Timber Rd.

Sept. 15 — An accident was investigated in the 1500 block of E. Lawrence St. A report is pending. A driver was warned for speeding at Main and Arbor Sts.

Sept. 16 — Police searched for a suspect after a domestic incident was reported at 9:30 p.m. in the 400 block of N. Freeborn St.

Thursday — At 1:51 a.m., police and sheriff’s deputies found the car owned by the suspect in the domestic incident at a residence near 250th and Kanza Rds. Police requested to use Hillsboro’s fire drone. At 8 p.m., the suspect, Dirk E. Young, 30, Marion, turned himself in and was arrested by Marion police on suspicion of aggravated domestic battery, aggravated kidnapping, making a criminal threat, criminal restraint, aggravated child endangerment, interfering with law enforcement, and theft. Held in lieu of posting a $250,000 bond. A driver was warned for speeding on US-56 and Cedar St. A report is pending.

Friday — Police responded to a verbal disturbance over a disagreement on an easement on Sandstone Rd. No offense report was made. Police responded to a report of a disturbance in the 300 block of N. Lincoln St. A suspect was arrested on suspicion of disorderly conduct, but no offense report was released. Drivers were warned in traffic stops at Main and Coble Sts. and in the 400 block of N. Coble St. — one for speeding and one for an unspecified moving violation.

Saturday — A person experiencing a mental health crisis and seeking help in the 200 block of S. Freeborn St. was taken by police to St. Luke Hospital. A suspicious person at the courthouse around 7:30 p.m. asked police to run a search for warrants in his name — Christopher McBride. Police found he was wanted in Harvey County, was taken into custody, and a sheriff’s deputy transferred him to a Harvey County deputy at the county line. No report was made. Police helped sheriff’s deputies with an unspecified matter 19 miles away in the 100 block of Berry St. in Lost Springs. A driver was warned for an unspecified moving violation on Sunflower Rd. in the county.

Sunday — Kevin W. Geren, 64, Marion, was arrested on suspicion of possessing methamphetamines and drug paraphernalia after a traffic stop in the 300 block of N. Freeborn St. Bond not set. A report is pending. Previously jailed 17 times for a total of all or part of 93 days between Dec. 18, 2019, and April 28, 2026. Previous jailings were for failing to appear in court seven times, for allegedly violating his probation once, on court orders three times, and on suspicion of theft, criminal trespassing, distributing stimulants, attempting to flee or elude police during commission of a felony, making a criminal threat, failing to display evidence of vehicle liability insurance, and possessing stimulants four times, marijuana three times, drug paraphernalia five times, and a hallucinogen once. Another driver was warned for an equipment violation at US-56 and Cedar St.

PEABODY

Sept. 14 — Police investigated a reported hit-and-run, but no accident report was released.

Sept. 15 — Police helped investigate a deer crash at an unspecified location.

Thursday — Possible financial crimes were investigated at Peabody Health and Rehab. but no offense report was released.

Friday — Five drivers were stopped, and two were ticketed for speeding.

Saturday — Seven drivers were stopped, and four were ticketed for speeding.

Sunday — Two drivers were ticketed for speeding.