In our ongoing commitment to transparency and accessibility, we provide a summary of calls for service and reports filed by our agency. Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to protect community members from being victimized further and to follow local, state, and federal law.
Manhattan, Kan. -
Officers filed a theft by deception report on March 27, 2024, at approximately 10:00 AM in the 800 block of Levee Drive. Officers listed Purple Wave Auction as the victim when they reported a vehicle listed through their service was sold to a known individual who used a fraudulent credit card to secure the purchase. Total loss associated with the transaction was $2,910.
Officers filed a report of criminal damage to property on March 27, 2024, at approximately 1:45 PM in the 1800 block of College Ave. Officers listed Via Christi as the victim when it was reported a 32-year-old male patient to the Emergency Department damaged a hospital bed, chair, and window. Total loss is estimated to be $5,100. Donovan Nash of Manhattan was arrested in conjunction with this report. His total bond was set at $4,000 and he was confined at the time of this report.
Officers filed a report of an injury accident at the corner of S. 5th Street and Pierre Street in Manhattan on March 27, 2024, at approximately 7:01 PM. When officers arrived on the scene they found a 2005 Toyota Sienna driven by Annalese Zawodny-Benlon, 47, of Shawnee, Kansas, had collided with a 2013 Ford F150 driven by Luke Farrell, 16, of Manhattan. Both Farrell and a passenger in Sienna were transported to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. Zawodny-Benlon was cited for failure to stop at a stop sign.
Nicholas McHenry, 35, of Manhattan, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance (unknown), use/possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia into the human body, and interference with an LEO on March 27, 2024, at approximately 11:29 AM. in the 400 block of Fort Riley BLVD. McHenry was confined at the time of this report with a total bond set of $7,500.
Christine Hurley, 42, of Manhattan was arrested on March 27, 2024, at approximately 7:00 PM in the 1000 block of South Seth Child Road. Hurley was arrested on a Riley County warrant for aggravated failure to appear. The original charges in this matter were for possession of an opiate/opium/certain narcotic/stimulant and possession of drug paraphernalia. She was confined at the time of this report with a total bond set of $8,000.
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Summary of Reports Filed: Report information was collected during a 24-hour period (6:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.) starting on the day prior to this day's post. Weekend reports are collected from Friday at 6:00 a.m. to Monday at 6:00 a.m. Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal laws and in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further. For more information on reports filed by the Riley County Police Department, visit our Crime Mapping Section of RileyCountyPolice.org.
Citation Report
Summary of Arrests: Report information was collected during a 24-hour period (6:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.) starting on the day prior to this day's post. Weekend reports are collected from Friday at 6:00 a.m. to Monday at 6:00 a.m. Some subjects listed as confined are no longer confined at the time of this report. Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal laws and in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Arrest Report
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