Tag: Allen County Sheriff’s Department

A two-vehicle accident sent a 16-year-old driver to the hospital Saturday afternoon. Allen County sheriff’s deputies said the driver, whose name was not released, was attempting to pass another car on the old highway between…

Two people were arrested Wednesday morning following a search at Iola’s Regency Inn. The Iola Police Department and Allen County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at 6 a.m. Wednesday. The initial search was for…

Reports of potential gunfire are keeping law enforcement officers on their toes this week. Allen County sheriff’s deputies were called to assist with an investigation stemming from Neosho Falls Tuesday morning after a subject reportedly…

Allen County sheriff’s deputies executed a search warrant Friday because of suspected drug use. What they found was much worse. In a Tuesday press release, the Sheriff’s Department announced two suspects had been arrested on…

Tanner Porter, a former Allen County sheriff’s deputy, will be arraigned in September to face a charge of aggravated indecent liberties with a child. Porter, of Moran, waived his right to a preliminary hearing on…

BOURBON COUNTY – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation discovered what was described as an extensive outdoor marijuana grow operation Thursday, capable of producing about $1.7 million worth of cannabis. The discovery was announced in a…

Iolan John Sigg, 80, is suing Allen County Sheriff Bryan Murphy and others after officers pursued and later Tasered him for driving 3 mph over the speed limit. In his lawsuit, filed this week in…

Allen County sheriff’s deputies will step up traffic control around area high schools Feb. 20-March 30 in an effort to raise awareness on roadway safety. Deputies will be extra vigilant in spotting violators for speeding,…

A Petrolia man has been arrested on suspicion of killing a Chanute man who was found dead on Saturday. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation and sheriff’s departments in Allen and Neosho counties are investigating. Casey…