GLADSTONE, Mo. (KCTV) – The City of Gladstone passed a new tampering ordinance earlier in the week, and the next day police arrested people involved in the crime.
The need for a new ordinance stems from the increase in vandalism and property crimes in the Kansas City metropolitan area, and the City of Gladstone has filed a lawsuit in municipal court for this tampering charge with harsher penalties than traditional trespassing charges. It is possible to sue.
“A good example is someone breaking into a car. They may not steal anything from the car, but they get into the car or someone’s garage and walk around,” said Detective Sergeant Gladstone. Brian Boydston said. “There really isn’t enough legal basis to charge them with theft, but we can use this new tampering ordinance to prosecute them at the city level.”
Dean Clouse witnessed Gladstone Police Department’s first tampering-related arrest on Tuesday. According to the release, the man returned to his neighbor’s house multiple times a day and eventually tried to enter his neighbor’s home.
“As soon as Gladstone police pulled over, he came back to the door a third time, where they detained him and ended up taking him away, so that’s where it ended,” Mr Krause said. .
The vandalism has gotten worse in the eight years that Kroes has lived in the neighborhood, and she has begun to alert neighbors to problems occurring on her property.
“For the past two days, while I was gone, someone was on the deck in broad daylight. It’s a little scary because I have 6-year-old twins,” Kraus said. “If I have to prosecute someone, I want you to be able to be that patient, but this is not a game and this is not a joke. Please do not come near my property unless I invite you. ”
Gladstone, Missouri, October 18, 2024 (KCTV5/Ryan Hennessy)
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