Two Prairie Village Police officers were honored Monday with the department’s Lifesaving Award for their actions in saving a victim in a burning pickup truck in April. Officers Joel Colletti and John Shipman had responded to a call of a vehicle crash on west 79th Street early in the morning. Prairie Village Police Chief Wes...Read More

Senior Police Officer Dan Whitney was called out to a wreck on Highway 29 around 3 a.m. on August 18. He arrived to find a vehicle completely engulfed in flames, with a passenger trapped inside. In a heroic effort the officer was able to reach the man inside and rescue him. This could happen to...Read More

Shawnee, Kansas, September 2012 According to Sgt. Philip Burger, Shawnee Police Department “An SUV was southbound on I435 at Johnson Dr. and decided to exit onto Johnson Drive. The vehicle was traveling way too fast and was not able to negotiate the turn. The car left the roadway, went airborne and flipped. The driver was...Read More