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Joplin Police Department Incident Spotlight - posted 11/14/2017 - KOAM TV 7

Joplin Police Department Incident Spotlight - posted 11/14/2017

Joplin Police Department Incident Spotlight - posted 11/14/2017

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Incident Spotlight

At 12:41am this morning one of our officers tried to stop a vehicle at 7th and Schifferdecker for expired plates. The vehicle slowly drove to 9th and Schifferdecker before stopping. The 36 year old female driver gave indications of being involved in criminal activity. The officer ended up finding a meth lab in the trunk of her car along with drug paraphernalia. She was arrested for felony creation of a controlled substance.

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    Monday, October 15 2018 8:05 PM EDT2018-10-16 00:05:44 GMT
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  • Police Release More Information Regarding Pittsburg Shooting

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    The Pittsburg Police Department is searching for a suspect in a weekend shooting. Police say Eric James Cravey is wanted in the Saturday shooting that injured Vanessa Rae McWhirt-Martin of Chetopa, KS. Authorities say McWhirt was a passenger in a black "Dodge Nitro" driven by Cravey. They say witnesses say she got out of the SUV during an argument with Cravey and was shot with a handgun.  McWhirt was taken to the hospital for emergency surgery. At last repo...More >>

  • Pittsburg Police Identify Shooting Victim

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    Police identified the victim in a  shooting Saturday afternoon in Pittsburg  as 37 year old Vanessa Rae McWhirt-Martin of Chetopa, Kansas. 

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    Police identified the victim in a  shooting Saturday afternoon in Pittsburg  as 37 year old Vanessa Rae McWhirt-Martin of Chetopa, Kansas. 

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