Police, fire department, health care stand in unity
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Health workers from Axtell Clinic, as well as the Newton Fire/EMS Department and Newton Police Department, gathered on the…
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Newton Police Department reports
Sept. 11 Arrests: • Jeremy Scott Christiansen-Harris, 20, Newton, 400 Block of North Plum, failure to appear, possession of stimulant • John R. Hannah,……
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Drive-by shooting not gang related
By Newton Now staff At 4:43 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17, Newton Police Department officers learned of a drive-by shooting near Hoover and Northwest 24th……
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Catch and release: ride-along with Officer Minkevitch angling for some big fish
By Mike Mendez Newton Now Before Newton Police Department Officer Levi Minkevitch heads to his patrol car to begin his 12-hour night shift,……
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Bike/car accident blocks Old Main for short time
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Old Main near Southeast 12th Street in Newton was blocked off for a short time this afternoon following a……
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Man arrested for baseball bat battery
By Newton Now Staff One man was arrested for aggravated battery after another showed up at Newton Medical Center reporting that he’d been hit……
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Newton Police arrest Peabody men in Hesston for marijuana distribution
By Newton Now Staff Two Peabody men were arrested for distribution of marijuana, following a car stop by a Newton Police Officer. According……
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Car burglary suspects nabbed
By Newton Now Staff The Newton Police Department arrested a pair of brothers suspected in car burglaries in Hesston, Peabody and Newton early Friday……
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Kids roam with warm weather
By Adam Strunk Newton Now Kids are out of school, the weather’s nice, and that means they’ve been wandering off. On June 7,……
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Police making arrests but still looking for suspects in recent burglary cases
By Adam Strunk Tools have been stolen, commercial businesses and churches broken into and numerous cars rifled through. Lately, Newton and North Newton……
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