better prints of the pixs are at the site. CJOnline

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Police Report... Your paper show what and where sh*t happens. Well post it please. CJOnline

You should see the reader replys. Wow.
If you haven't got Topeka figured out the entire east side of the city limit is the lower class to lower middle class which got caught up when the first two gangs from LA., came here in the mid to late 80's. The crips and the bloods. I think there are eight gangs working the market now.
Entire neighborhoods are danger zones now! Now if you leave the city limits there is a lot more room and residental growth in the $150,000 and higher range on the east side out of the city limits.

Police seek suspect in homicide: CJOnline - Police seek suspect in homicide

Man shot and killed early today at Highland Park-area bar
By Phil Anderson
The Capital-Journal
Published Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at 1:31 p.m. CDT
Topeka police this afternoon are seeking a suspect and a person of interest in connection with the city’s eighth homicide of the year, which occurred overnight in the city's Highland Park area.

Capt. Ron Brown, of the Topeka Police Department, said James Arthur Qualls, 23, is being sought as a suspect in the shooting death early today of Joseph R. Beier Jr., 30, at the Whiplash Bar and Grill, 2107 S.E. California Ave.

Qualls was described as a black man standing 6-3 and weighing 270 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.

A person of interest, identified as Ana-Ama Angelique Brackin, 30, also is being sought.

Brackin is described as a black female standing 5-4 and weighing 230 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.

The police department’s Crime Scene Investigation unit continued collecting evidence at the bar this morning.

Officers had mapped the parking lot of the bar, on the east side of the building, and had moved indoors by about 10:30 a.m.

Police responded to a report of a shooting at 1:47 a.m. today. Responding officers found a man down inside the bar suffering from gunshot wounds.

The victim was taken to a Topeka hospital by American Medical Response ambulance, where he was pronounced dead.

Neighbors reported hearing multiple shots fired in rapid succession.

Police ask anyone with information on the shooting to call detectives at (785) 368-9400. Anonymous tips may be left by calling Crime Stoppers at (785) 234-0007.

Phil Anderson can be reached

at (785) 295-1195

or phil.anderson@cjonline.com.

The future of the area in one field.

Fed notes military impact on area economy: CJOnline - Fed notes military impact on area economy

The Associated Press
Published Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at 2:24 p.m. CDT
A new report by the regional Federal Reserve bank has taken note of the importance of the military and defense-related industries.

The research by economists at the Kansas City office found that national defense accounts for a larger share of the district’s economy than the rest of the nation. However, the defense sector has grown less since 2001 than the nation as a whole, but could feel the effects in the long-term.

The Federal Reserve district spans Colorado, Kansas, western Missouri, Nebraska, northern New Mexico, Oklahoma and Wyoming.

Researchers say the states are likely to continue to see short-term growth as the 2005 military realignment decisions are completed, consolidating more activities in the region.

Bet more come out to vote this election period. I know that I will be there on the 29th wanting my ballot. Do you vote in your cities and state elections? You should because just voting for a president isn't to smart nor th eact of a real American. But we have many non real Americans in this country so don't feel alone if your one.

Advance voting begins for primaries in Kansas: CJOnline - Advance voting begins for primaries in Kansas

The Associated Press
Published Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at 12:01 p.m. CDT
Kansans can now ask their local county election offices for advance ballots for the Aug. 5 primaries.

The advance voting period opened today.

County election offices must accept applications by mail, fax or in person. They also must mail ballots to those who request them. Starting July 29, Kansans can visit county election offices to vote.

In 2006, more than 51,000 people cast advance ballots in the Republican and Democratic primaries. That was about 17 percent of the 299,000 people participating.

Here w ehave a warning. Does your town/city do the same thing? Show us!
I encluded the reader comments for your enjoyment.

DUI saturation patrol planned: CJOnline - DUI saturation patrol planned

The Capital-Journal
Published Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at 9:57 a.m. CDT
The Shawnee County Sheriff's Office will conduct a DUI/Saturation Patrol between 10:30 p.m. Friday and 2:30 a.m. Saturday.

Five Deputies will be paid overtime from a grant sponsored by the Kansas Department of Transportation.

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Reader Comments
-2 Rating Posted by: gbpackers at Jul. 16, 2008 at 11:46:37 am
Don't waste my time!

-2 Rating Posted by: TopekaIsBoring at Jul. 16, 2008 at 12:29:54 pm
Hmmmm....don't they usually tell us where they're gonna be? I need to plan my drunk driving and this article doesn't do me very much good.

+ 1 Rating Posted by: trojon02 at Jul. 16, 2008 at 12:34:00 pm
Pretty much they'll be near the Fiesta, I hope when the pull people over they check citizenship too.

Posted by: CntryGurl7 at Jul. 16, 2008 at 12:39:08 pm
yeah it will probably be around the fiesta around and then usually one is around topeka blvd

Posted by: rihavens at Jul. 16, 2008 at 1:33:03 pm
I want to cover myself in some kind of liquor and drive through under the guise of being the DD and having shots spilled on me.

Yes, I have no life.

Posted by: truthfinder at Jul. 16, 2008 at 1:42:33 pm
rihavens: you may have no life, but what you do have is a good sense of humor!

Posted by: lclay49 at Jul. 16, 2008 at 2:22:43 pm
You people missed the part of the article where it says "Saturation Patrol". That means that if you are NOT a DD you will be when the Saturation Patrol gets done.

Posted by: thumper63 at Jul. 16, 2008 at 3:20:49 pm
Tasers set to saturate I presume ...

how many shots does it take to saturate ...

ooooh your resisting... two more taser shot for you sir ...

Posted by: Nunyabiz1 at Jul. 16, 2008 at 3:43:35 pm
"... two more taser shots for you sir ..."

Ooooh! I LOVE happy hour!

Posted by: amesmb at Jul. 16, 2008 at 4:03:41 pm
I'm kind of glad they didn't put the address this time; as far as I can tell all that does is tell people what areas to avoid.

Posted by: mlurp at Jul. 16, 2008 at 5:24:12 pm
Guess the police read the stupid comments in the last warning. I sure hope they get everyone who isn't right and collect a few guns while they are at it.

Another robbery. $20.00 or more lets a crack head have their way for the day or night. Lots of reader comments, see the site for all of them. North Topeka has a large Hispanic population but also others. It is on th enorth side of the Kansas river.

Gunman robs N. Topeka convenience store: CJOnline - Gunman robs N. Topeka convenience store

The Capital-Journal
Published Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 8:31 a.m. CDT
A man armed with a gun was last seen leaving eastbound on foot after robbing a North Topeka convenience store Wednesday night.

Topeka Police Department Sgt. Julie Hoffman said officers responded about 9:43 p.m. to a robbery call at the Kwik Shop at 1114 N. Topeka Blvd.

The robber is described as a Hispanic male, wearing a blue and white bandana, a black short-sleeved jersey with Roman numerals on it, jean shorts, white socks, white shoes and a black hat.
Reader Comments
Posted by: FYInformation at Jul. 17, 2008 at 9:34:38 am
Raise the cost of gas, groceries, and everything else and crime goes up... coincidence?
FYI

Posted by: smithtr7 at Jul. 17, 2008 at 9:41:14 am
Same guy that robbed the liquor store yesterday?

Posted by: oldcop at Jul. 17, 2008 at 9:44:51 am
A Kwik Shop robbery? That's almost as common as Engine #3 being closed, maybe more so. If the dummy gets caught he'll go to prison for $50.00 or less. Now there's a risk worth taking.

Posted by: ashleyp at Jul. 17, 2008 at 9:51:00 am
FYI, where did they say there wasn't a correlation between the two in this article? Is Kwik Shop solely responsible for all of the price increases? I guess I'm missing the pertinence of that comment to this article.

Posted by: seanseago at Jul. 17, 2008 at 10:31:18 am
Maybe all Kwick shops should insall electron magnets. If they get robbed, the clerk hits a panic button that activates
the magnet and the gun gets ripped out of the hand of the robber. Just kidding, but maybe the north Kwick shop should install a bullet proof "cage" like other gas stations operate at night? A security guard? Anything... other than a red carpet invitation for would be robbers (crack heads, etc...)


-1 Rating Posted by: MacColl at Jul. 17, 2008 at 10:47:59 am
He probably already fled back to Hispania. (sarcasm)

The CIA and other agencies have eliminated the human classification if "Hispanic" because of it's obvious inconsistencies. It is just another racist label that interferes with true identity and identification. Race is a social construct and "hispanic" is probably the most absurd example.

If they were all from Hispanola, I would understand, but guess what...nearly all of the people from Hispanola (Haiti/Dominican Republic) would be called "black" if they were in the US! This whole race thing is entirely messed up.

BTW, I am not "white", I am a Celt who is genetically closely related to many Spanards and North Africans, but my skin genes have faded from northern climates and is now darkening from exposure to summer on the great plains. In time, my decendents will be brown. Maybe they will learn Spanish like my son and confuse everyone into eliminating the social construct that divides us.

-2 Rating Posted by: FYInformation at Jul. 17, 2008 at 11:02:11 am
ashleyp, don't be facetious... you know as well as I do that when things become too expensive to afford, certain persons turn to crime. No, it’s nothing having to do with THAT C-Store, it’s all over the nation. It’s a proven fact – why do you doubt me?
Are High Gas Prices Causing Crime at the Pump? - Associated Content
Crime rises with gas prices - South Bergenite
McClatchy Washington Bureau | 07/12/2008 | Gasoline prices give kick to new crime: stealing grease (this one’s from Mission, KS)
Have you been the victim of a crime since gas prices went up? - Yahoo! Answers

Now, we’re ALL getting robbed at the gas pump… but that’s not considered a crime yet!

ashleyp, need I say more? Don’t act coy… the world isn’t all peaches & cream.
FYI

No injuries were reported.

Police ask that anyone with information contact detectives at 368-9400 or Crime Stoppers at 234-0007.

I think they should move on this. If he is clean and has earned the right by being a soldier in combat. Heck that is a lot more than most even Americans who work for the weekend and give not a minute a day to the wars.

This is what the ACLU needs to be doing not the crap they handle everyday with Religion and backing one person to change years of majority of the citizans traditions.

Iraqi-born solder sues over citizenship delay: CJOnline - Iraqi-born solder sues over citizenship delay

The Associated Press
Published Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 8:13 a.m. CDT
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An Iraqi-born U.S. soldier who applied for U.S. citizenship more than a year ago has filed suit, claiming federal officials have ignored their own deadlines for processing citizenship applications.

The American Civil Liberties Union filed the lawsuit Tuesday in the U.S. District Court of Kansas on behalf of Army Spc. Julian Polous Al Matchy, who the organization says is a member of the 1st Brigade’s Military Transition Team at Fort Riley.

Fort Riley officials on Wednesday couldn’t immediately confirm his status on the base.

Named as defendants in the lawsuit are Attorney General Michael Mukasey; the heads of the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; and a district director for the Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Spokespeople for most of the agencies didn’t immediately return phone calls for comment. Kevin Steck, spokesman for the FBI’s Kansas City office, said he couldn’t comment as it involved pending litigation.

In the suit, the ACLU said Polous Al Matchy was born in Iraq and immigrated to the U.S. in 2001, receiving permanent legal resident status in 2005. He joined the Army in March 2006 and was sent to his homeland as an interpreter.

The lawsuit said he filed for naturalization in April 2007 under a provision allowing armed services members to forgo the typical residency requirements.

He was seriously wounded by a suicide bomber in September 2007 and was scheduled to leave Iraq with his unit in October but agreed to extend his tour until December, the lawsuit said.

The lawsuit said Polous Al Matchy received the Purple Heart, two Army Commendation Medals and other honors for his service.

Polous Al Matchy said in the lawsuit that he was interviewed by the Citizenship and Immigration Services in January and was supposed to have his application either granted or denied within 120 days.

Instead, he said he has been told security checks are still pending. His attorneys claim the FBI’s background check process often results in “false positives” and can take years to clear.

“Spc. Polous Al Matchy has been robbed of his statutory right to naturalize solely because of the bureaucratic failings and callous inaction of two federal government agencies — USCIS and FBI,” said the lawsuit, which asks the court to either grant Polous Al Matchy naturalization or order the agencies to process his application immediately.
Reader Comments
Posted by: PaxtonOUT99 at Jul. 17, 2008 at 11:22:25 am
Sorry Dude being disapointed in the "bureaucratice failings" of American politics is part of being an American! Sounds like they are treating him like anyone else.

I don't care what medals he has won to me it sounds like he's in a hurry to get out from under the microscope. Maby the FBI or USCIS might find something they don't like?

+ 1 Rating Posted by: purplewally at Jul. 17, 2008 at 12:13:49 pm
What is a solder?

We already pay a city sales tax of 7.45% This form of city govt., isn't worth the time it would take to bury them. Useless and don't understand the needs of its own city people. But the Chamber of Commerce has its hands in everything and most of it is political and bad for our city and state.

Details sought on tax plan: CJOnline / The Topeka Capital-Journal - Details sought on tax plan

Chamber's proposal for half-cent increase greeted with surprise and skepticism
By James Carlson
The Capital-Journal
Published Thursday, July 17, 2008
Wait and see. That is what some Topeka City Council members and local business owners are doing before deciding on a proposed half-cent sales tax increase.

The Greater Topeka Chamber of Commerce presented to the city council Tuesday evening the tax hike idea to help improve community infrastructure and development. The council was asked to place the issue on the November ballot.

Documents

• View the Chamber's letter to the city council.

• View the Chamber's sales tax policy.

• View the results of ASA Marketing/Infomark Research's study.

• View sales tax comparisons to other northeast Kansas cities.

• View the proposed ballot question.
Opinions of the potential increase were split. At least two council members supported the concept, while two independent business owners were skeptical. Everyone wanted more information.

"I'm a member of the chamber, and this is the first I've heard of it," said Ken Daniel, chief executive officer of Midway Wholesale and chairman of the board of the Topeka Independent Business Association.

He said TIBA is preparing to send out a survey asking its members their opinion on the proposal. He already has an idea of its results.

"I'd be surprised if a majority of our members supported this," Daniel said.

Marvin Spees is one of those not supporting it. Spees, the owner of Capital City Oil, said he isn't in favor of higher taxes.

"I honestly think I pay too much as it is," he said.

There are other options available to the city, Spees said, including cutting the city budget.

As justification for the tax increase, the chamber offered a blunt opinion of the city's appearance during Tuesday evening's work session. Jim Parrish, a member of the chamber's board, said "the community is falling apart," and the problem is "near a crisis point now."

The ballot question the chamber proposed putting before voters would direct the $12 million to $13 million in new revenue created by the tax increase toward maintaining and improving streets, sidewalks, curbs and lighting around town; adding neighborhood police officers; addressing flood control issues; and redeveloping north and south of the Kansas River.

When asked Wednesday about Parrish's frank assessment of the city, Councilman Jack Woelfel said, "I think that's exactly what everyone is saying about our city."

He said he supports the idea of the tax but would like to see the money earmarked for specific projects.

"If we're going to do it for a reason, then let's do it for that reason," he said.

Councilman Jeff Preisner pointed to the 2004 sales tax ballot question, which laid out exactly where the money would go. That is important for voters wary of raising taxes in the face of difficult economic times.

"Voters could feel it, touch it, see it," Preisner said of the earmarked 2004 tax increase.

The 2004 increase was split between the Joint Economic Development Organization and infrastructure.

Sales tax in Topeka would rise to 7.95 percent with the half-cent increase.

Doug Kinsinger, president of the chamber, said the city should have been spending $3 million each of the past few years on road maintenance but instead spent about $500,000 per year.

With soaring costs, the city could have to pay $4 million a year for improvements.

"We have to invest the money," he said.

Kinsinger said recent survey results show Topeka residents support the investment.

He said 67 percent of those polled were in favor of the proposed improvements and preferred increasing the sales tax to property tax as a means to meet that goal.

James Carlson can be reached at (785) 233-7470 or james.carlson@cjonline.com.

Reader Comments
Posted by: keithmiles at Jul. 17, 2008 at 3:48:19 am
The outrageous cost of the new computer system the city is hell bent in buying is coming home to roost.

Posted by: purrlady at Jul. 17, 2008 at 7:52:48 am
Good grief folks. Aren't we already paying out the ying yang in this town as it is? Just what we need now with gas up, groceries, up....on and on and on.... a sales tax increase!

Posted by: purrlady at Jul. 17, 2008 at 7:53:23 am
Good grief folks. Aren't we already paying out the ying yang in this town as it is? Just what we need now with gas up, groceries, up....on and on and on.... a sales tax increase!

+ 1 Rating Posted by: thisreallysucks at Jul. 17, 2008 at 8:03:38 am
The sales tax is ridiculous now. Who exactly conducted this poll and who were the respondents? The people who have bought up land north and south of the Kansas river?

What a cheap, below the belt, dishonest way to try to pass a tax to develop the Riverfront Project. If it is such a great deal, let private money develop it.