Fort Riley Crime

Crime, law and justice, and police blotter near Fort Riley, KS or anywhere in the US.

Recent Crime News

• Taliban use of deadly poisons as weapons in Afghanistan

  Saturday | via Examiner.com 

  Now for a most disturbing report out of northern Afghanistan. It appears the Taliban are using "poisons" as a weapon against innocent civilians, including a group of more than 120 schoolgirls .

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  Related Topix: Asia, Afghanistan, World News, Fort Riley, KS

• Carlisle couple and seven of their sons have more th...

  Saturday | via PennLive.com 

  Six months after someone stabbed a soldier stationed at Fort Riley in Kansas 22 times, the investigation turned stale.

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  Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Riley, Carlisle Barracks, Fort Riley, KS

• 1 killed in explosion at suburban Chicago factory

  Tuesday May 22 | via The Miami Herald 

  Fire officials in suburban Chicago say an explosion at a factory in Arlington Heights killed one person and injured several others.

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• AP State News Briefs

  Monday May 21 | via The Garden City Telegram 

  Kansas courts will remain open through the rest of the 2012 fiscal year after legislators approved $1.1 million in supplemental funding to cover operating expenses.

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• Fort Riley Soldier's Death Ruled Accidental

  Monday May 21 | via KSALLink.com 

  Riley County police say a Fort Riley soldier's death at his Manhattan home apparently was caused by an accidental drug overdose.

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• Soldier's death ruled accidental

  Monday May 21 | via Manhattan Mercury 

  Authorities said Monday that the Friday death of a Fort Riley soldier in Manhattan was due to an accidental drug overdose.

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• Soldier's Death In Manhattan Ruled Accidental

  Monday May 21 | via WIBW-TV Topeka 

  MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Riley County police say a Fort Riley soldier's death at his home in Manhattan appears to have been the result of an accidental drug overdose.

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• Soldier found dead

  Sunday May 20 | via Manhattan Mercury 

  The body of a 24-year-old man identified as a Fort Riley soldier was discovered in a Manhattan apartment Friday morning.

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• Ft. Riley soldier found dead in home

  Sunday May 20 | via KSNT-TV Topeka 

  Riley County police have been investigating the death of 24-year-old Fort Riley soldier.

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• Ft. Riley Soldier Found Dead At Manhattan Residence

  Saturday May 19 | via KAKE 

  The caller believed the 24-year-old Fort Riley soldier was already deceased at the time of the call, which was confirmed by EMS and the Coroner.

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• Foul play not suspected in soldier's death

  Saturday May 19 | via The Capital-Journal 

  Riley County police were investigating the death of a Fort Riley soldier whose body was found Friday morning at a Manhattan residence.

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• Deceased Fort Riley Soldier Found In Residence Yeste...

  Saturday May 19 | via WIBW-TV Topeka 

  MANHATTAN, Kan. - A 24 year old Fort Riley soldier is believed to already have been deceased when a resident found him Friday.

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• Ft Riley thefts result in losses of $14,000

  Saturday May 12 | via KMAN-AM Manhattan 

  Sometime between 7:50 A.M. and 3:00 P.M. Thursday,A two incidents of theft took place at 2929 Brookville, ManhattanA and 685 Pawnee Bluff, Fort Riley.

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• People should not park in handicapped spaces

  Friday May 11 | via The Victoria Advocate 

  In the Sunday paper there was an article on disabled parking and the laws pertaining to the use of those parking spaces.

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  Related Topix: Fort Riley, KS, Kansas State University, Riley County, KS

• Honoring a Fallen Army Captain

  Thursday May 10 | via WTAJ 

  Governor Tom Corbett Thursday ordered all U.S. and Pennsylvania flags in the Capitol Complex and at commonwealth facilities in Clinton County to fly at half-staff on Friday, May 11 to honor U.S. Army Capt.

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• Jackie Robinson: A Real Mensch

  Wednesday May 9 | via The Jewish Press 

  Dodgers broadcaster Red Barber, who grew up with the prejudices of the South, had to learn to treat Jackie Robinson as an equal.

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• US troops accused of torture in Iraq and Afghanistan...

  Tuesday May 8 | via Examiner.com 

  Former Iraqi detainee Abbas Abid told a War Crimes Tribunal in sworn testimony that he was "tortured" in Baghdad during questioning by "American troops", who had demanded names of "terrorists" in his neighborhood during the invasion to oust strongman Saddam Hussein in August 2005.

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  Related Topix: Baghdad, Iraq, Iraq, World News, George Bush, Dick Cheney