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Joplin Police K9 apprehends construction site Burglary suspect

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JOPLIN, Mo. — Thursday night about 11:00 pm a Joplin Police patrolman located a suspicious vehicle, unoccupied and parked near a residential construction site near Coyote Drive and Concord Ln in Joplin.

The officer checked the construction site and ascertained that there was someone inside the residence actively moving and going through items. Additional back up officers arrived to assist.

“As officers were about to make contact, the suspect exited out of window. Officers gave the suspect commands to stop, however he attempted to flee on foot towards his vehicle. The suspect was apprehended by a Joplin Police K-9 and was taken into custody.” — Capt William Davis

The suspect identified as Daniel B. Banks, 36, of Joplin. Banks was found to have a backpack and several items in his possession that are commonly associated with burglary tools.

Banks was taken to a local hospital for treatment to his injuries from the K9 apprehension and then transported to the Joplin City Jail.

The Newton County Prosecutors Office has filed charges against Banks:

  • Burglary 2nd Degree
  • Resisting Arrest
  • Possession of Burglary Tools
  • Bond set at $3,500

We will update this article with additional information as it released by authorities.

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Lamar PD sends off K-9 Hondo with retirement party

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LAMAR, Mo. – A long time officer with the Lamar Police Department said his final goodbyes Thursday as he headed off into retirement.

That officer is Hondo, a K-9 unit. Officials say Hondo has served for nine years and assisted in the seizure of more than a 1,000 grams of marijuana, 4,000 grams of meth, and numerous weapons. He will now live out the rest of his life at the home of his handler.

Before retiring though, Hondo was able to show his replacement Tosca the ropes.

“The good thing with that is that for the last 3 years, I have been hauling 2 dogs,” said K-9 Handler Corporal Toby Luce. “So she’s been in the car since she was 6 weeks old, so it made it easier for a transition for me, not necessarily for him but for me to be able to take just one dog. I can’t imagine what it would be like to have went cold turkey and went without a dog at all.”

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Parsons Police Department gains K-9 officer

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PARSONS, Ks. — The Parsons Police Department is going to the dogs, but in this case – that saying is a good thing.

Robert Spinks, Parsons Police Chief, said, “That’s the key thing in rural Kansas, we have to work together or we just are not effective.”

And to do this, the Parsons Police Department has been working on a very special project for over 20 years. On Monday night, it finally came together.

“This is exciting for our department, we received approval last night from our city commission to purchase our first canine.”

This specific K-9 is named Karim, and thanks to the community, he will soon be the newest member of the department.

“This is really a community supported endeavor, we’ve been able to raise $14,500 so far, and another $10,000 in pledges.”

Up to this point, the department has depended on K-9 units in other cities.

Darren Eichinger, Labette County Sheriff, said, “Even if they do have K-9’s, we still go out and help them, a lot of times if there are K-9 officers, one of ours can come on out and help them.”

Now Karim will join those other dogs in the county to help those in need.

“It benefits everybody because a lot of times if we don’t have our K-9s out or they’re down, they can call one of the other cities that may have one and they would respond to help them.”

Speeding up investigations, and helping make parsons, as well as departments across the county, more effective.

“We don’t have to wait around, if we make a traffic stop we can deploy the dog instantaneously, if we have to go do a search of a building or its part of a search warrant process, we instantaneously have that extra cool, very sensitive nose that will point us in the right direction,” said Spinks.