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Deputies arrested their Most Wanted suspect Friday evening, which led to an assault on a Sheriff’s O…
UPDATE 3:
The victim in this case is 37-year-old Steven C. Notari of Wisconsin.
UPDATE 2:
We h…
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office will soon roll into a community near you with a trailer’s worth of …
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office has released its 2025 annual report, which shows significant increa…
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office has been awarded national accreditation by the Commission on Accred…
To manage an increasing caseload of sexual crimes – especially internet crimes against children – th…
Clay County Sheriff’s Office deputies helped 39 deserving children have a fantastic holiday during t…
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office honored its deputies and staff for courageous acts and exceptional …
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office celebrated the completion of its new Law Enforcement Resource Cente…
All civil service fees charged by the Clay County Sheriff's Office will increase by $10 starting Jan…
Scammers claiming to be Clay County Sheriff’s Office deputies have been calling Clay County resident…
Residents who want to prevent identity theft can take advantage of a free Community Shredding Event …
Shoppers and residents throughout Clay County will see the stories of real domestic violence victims…
Would you like to help the Clay County Sheriff's Office build great relationships with the next gene…
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office arrested four men Aug. 7 and 8 who were seeking to have sex with 14…
UPDATE, AUG. 8, 4:35 P.M.: The deceased is identified as 32-year-old Dusenge Y. Mukiza of Kansas Cit…
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office has implemented a program for people with cognitive or communicatio…
UPDATE, SEPT. 15, 2025:
Repairs have been completed, and fingerprint services and the offices of the…
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office kicked off its No Ticket, Let’s Fix It initiative today to promote …
A scammer purporting to be a Clay County deputy is calling a large number of Clay County residents …
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office paired children with deputies and Sheriff’s Office professional sta…
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office has officially received the Missouri Blue Shield designation from t…
Multiple Clay County Sheriff’s Office staff members were among those recognized for saving lives, re…
A four-month-investigation culminated with the arrest of a Smithville woman yesterday for possession…
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office has released its 2024 annual report, which shows significant increa…
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office was awarded national accreditation on March 22 by the Commission on…
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office broke ground today on its first major construction project in 25 ye…
Want to be part of a feel-good mission? Here’s how:
This Valentine’s Day, we’re calling in back-up a…
UPDATE, FEB. 6:
A business owner drove toward deputies and tried to strike their vehicles with an 85,000-pound crane…
Clay County Sheriff’s Office deputies partnered with Liberty Police Department officers and retailer…
Clay County Sheriff’s Office deputies will help 40 deserving children have a fantastic holiday durin…
UPDATE: DEC. 11, 2024
Deputies located and arrested Robinson this afternoon in Independence. The She…
A woman has been charged with stealing packages from porches throughout Clay County this past weeken…
Clay County deputies rescued twin toddlers who were being held as hostages following a stand-off in …
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office’s 4th Annual Trunk or Treat event will showcase 14 different units …
A scary situation involving shots fired at deputies and Kansas City Missouri Police officers, a carj…
UPDATE, 2:20 P.M. AUG. 26:
We have received an update from the Missouri State Fire Marshal. They did…
Deputies seized enough fentanyl during an arrest last week to kill 327,000 people.
They located and …
Acting on tips, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office Drug Task Force recovered a large amount of illegal…
UPDATE, AUG. 1:
The family of John Paul Scheidecker is calling on the community to come forward with information tha…
Deputies received calls from two different people Monday afternoon, June 24, about a vehicle pulled …
A charitable golf tournament on June 28 will benefit non-profit organizations that respectively assi…
Critical Incident Response Team K9 Lola of the Clay County Sheriff’s Office will sign “pawtographs” …
A man deputies arrested on Friday is now the first person in Missouri to be charged with the crime o…
An armed domestic violence suspect fired at members of the Sheriff’s Office’s Special Tactics and Re…
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office has released its 2023 annual report, which shows dispatchers exceed…
A 15-year-old who stole a car early Saturday morning almost struck a deputy on an unrelated traffic …
Two Clay County Sheriff’s Office deputies and a Gladstone Police officer were in an officer-involved…
The National Institute of Jail Operations (NIJO) has awarded the Clay County Detention Center its Le…
Parents will be invited to walk through a teenager’s bedroom and look through a teenager’s vehicle t…
Nearly 50 law enforcement officers arrested eight people who had felony warrants today in an operati…
UPDATE: 25-year-old Jonathen R. Estep of Missouri City has now been charged in this case. The charge…
A Nebraska man’s brief crime spree came to an end Saturday, thanks to a Sheriff’s Office canine and …
JAN. 15 UPDATE: You can now donate at any Clay County branch of Mid-Continent Public Library until J…
UPDATE, JAN. 3:
The victim is identified as 53-year-old Gildardo H. Carvajal of Gardner, Kan.
UPDA…
Critical Incident Response Team K9 Lola of the Clay County Sheriff’s Office is now the subject of a …
A man faces multiple charges after deputies interrupted him trying to burn down a house with his wif…
DEC. 27 UPDATE:
On Dec. 21, a resident located the body of a man who died by apparent suicide in a h…
If you're looking to support a great cause on this Giving Tuesday, consider the Shop with a Sheriff …
Sheriff Akin presented dozens of Sheriff’s Office members with awards for heroism, compassion and in…
Clay County Proposition A, which asked voters to implement a $1 monthly fee on cell phones to fund 9…
Clay County residents can get answers to their questions about Proposition A and what’s happening at…
Clay County voters will decide on Nov. 7 whether to implement a $1 monthly fee on any wireless devic…
A Clay County Sheriff’s Office deputy was not injured after a driver struck her with his vehicle on …
Residents who want to prevent identity theft can take advantage of a free Community Shredding Event …
Residents are invited to get to know the public safety professionals who serve them in a fun environ…
UPDATE, AUG. 24:
A $5,000 reward is now available for information leading to the arrest of the driv…
UPDATE, August 10: The National Transportation Safety Board has issued their preliminary report in t…
UPDATE, 5:15 P.M. JULY 19
Zachariah A. Peterson, 19, has been charged with one count of making a ter…
Clay County Sheriff’s Office K9 Argos has received a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a cha…
KCMO Talk Radio 710 AM/103.7 FM will host its inaugural stop for the “Back the Blue Tour” at the Cla…
Clay County Sheriff’s Office Major Phil Coffer was one of 238 law enforcement officers who graduated…
July 21 Update:
After running out, steering wheel locks are once again available at the Sheriff's Of…
A suicidal teen asked for his School Resource Deputy last night, who was able to talk him safely dow…
The Sheriff’s Office is investigating a scam that led to a resident losing $200,000 this week.
A man…
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Kansas City worked toget…
Sheriff’s Office phones will be shut down for an upgrade for approximately 30 minutes Thursday eveni…
Despite the suspect reaching for a gun he had dropped after running from them, deputies were able to…
A School Resource Deputy had to request assistance to break up a large fight at Winnetonka High Scho…
Andrew Lester, charged in the shooting of 16-year-old Ralph Yarl, surrendered at the Clay County Det…
Clay County Sheriff’s Office K9 Argos will receive a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a cha…
A deputy working off-duty security at Worlds of Fun heard on the radio from park security about a fi…
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office has released its 2022 annual report, which shows significant reduct…
Despite a suspect’s efforts to throw a coat over the dog’s head, a Sheriff’s Office canine stopped a…
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office is pursuing national accreditation and seeks public input as part o…
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office is the first sheriff’s office in Missouri to sign the 30x30 Pledge …
From the Kansas City office of Homeland Security Investigations:
CLAY COUNTY, Mo. – Homeland Securit…
Deputies investigated a potential explosive device at Gano and Water streets in Missouri City (south…
UPDATE: The victim is identified as 44-year-old Eric B. Starr of Excelsior Springs, Mo.
The Clay C…
UPDATE: The victim has been identified as 42-year-old Bobby Joe Allen of Gladstone, Mo.
ORIGINAL:
Th…
Detectives are investigating an apparent death by suicide of an inmate in the Clay County Detention …
Clay County deputies safely took an armed man into custody Friday who was wanted for a home invasi…
A Lawson, Mo., man has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child and resisting arrest aft…
Shortly before 10 p.m. Dec. 31, deputies working a traffic grant stopped a woman who was speeding. S…
UPDATE 2: Kyle P. Barrett, 39, of Lawson, Mo., has been charged with leaving the scene of an acciden…
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatality crash that took the life of a teenager …
Clay County Sheriff’s Office deputies will help 19 families with 42 children have a fantastic holida…
At a ceremony Thursday night, Sheriff Will Akin will present awards not only to deputies who saved a…
UPDATE, Oct. 27: The deceased victim in yesterday’s bridge collapse was 22-year-old Connor R. Ernst …
This page contains all of the official information released by law enforcement regarding the investi…
UPDATE, Oct. 2: The suspect is now deceased. He is identified as 65-year-old Carl J. Carrel, a white…
Oct. 3 UPDATE: The motorcycle driver in this case has died. He is identified as 34-year-old Donald J…
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office’s Traffic Safety Unit has concluded its investigation into the scho…
Residents are invited to get to know the public safety professionals who serve them in a fun environ…
Deputies are investigating a school bus crash near Smithville. Shortly after 8 a.m. Sept. 12, deputi…
Deoina Mitchell just had to know. What happened to her mother?
Mitchell never really knew her mom, G…
Residents who want to prevent identity theft can take advantage of a free Community Shredding Event …
Fake posts warning of murderers and serial killers on the loose are showing up on local social media…
Within minutes of it occurring, deputies found and arrested a suspect who showed a woman a gun and t…
Sheriff Will Akin is pleased to announce that the Clay County Sheriff’s Office Citizens Academy is r…
UPDATE, AUG. 1: Due to the predicted heat for Aug. 2, we are postponing our National Night Out event…
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office has fielded numerous phone calls this week from residents who are r…
A Clay County grand jury has determined no charges will be filed against a teacher accused of abuse …
The Clay County Investigative Squad has concluded its investigation into the May 8 in-custody death …
A dump truck driver and a tire-deflation device helped end the pursuit of a suspect with multiple fe…
School Resource Deputies tracked down and arrested a man after he stole catalytic converters from th…
Inmates causing a disturbance in the Clay County Detention Center and then refusing to lock down ton…
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office has launched a task force to investigate child sexual exploitation …
Amid an uptick in fatal and near-fatal overdoses linked to the recreational use of pills laced with …
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Kansas …
Deputies recovered two stolen vehicles and took a juvenile into custody Saturday night in an inciden…
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office is working with the Excelsior Springs School District to investigat…
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office launched its first new web site in at least a decade today.
The new…
An autopsy has confirmed that a man found dead in an apparent homeless camp on March 3, 2022, died f…
Sheriff Will Akin will present awards to more than two dozen deputies and staff who have saved lives…
Amid an uptick in fatal and near-fatal overdoses linked to the recreational use of pills laced with …
Amid an uptick in fatal and near-fatal overdoses linked to the recreational use of pills laced with …
For the first time, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office is providing an annual report to the community …
Amid an uptick in fatal and near-fatal overdoses linked to the recreational use of pills laced with …
The response to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office’s Paperback Book and Puzzle Drive for Detention Cen…
Clay County, Missouri – February 10th, 2022– Sheriff Will Akin is proud to announce that the Clay Co…
Detectives are hoping new information and additional reward money will help solve the homicide of 45…
Detectives are investigating an apparent death by suicide of an inmate in the Clay County Detention …
They were getting tired of romance novels.
That’s why the Clay County Sheriff’s Office is hosting a …