Missouri
Fact Finders: Do no trespassing signs carry any weight in Missouri?
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) – You see the signs near electric substations, private property, and prisons. No trespassing. One of our viewers wants to know, if you have no trespassing signs up, does it really make a difference?
In Missouri, trespassing is a pretty straightforward concept. State law says, “A person commits the offense of trespass in the first degree if he or she knowingly enters unlawfully or knowingly remains unlawfully in a building or inhabitable structure or upon real property.”
And those no-trespassing signs do serve a purpose. You should also know in Missouri, it doesn’t necessarily have to be a sign to get the message across to other people.
“Hey, this is my land. You’re knowingly entering it by, you know, crossing a fence, putting up a no trespassing sign, of course, verbally telling them to get off my land works,” explained Grant Rah of Rah Law. “And there’s also there’s kind of odd things in the statute where you can put these purple marks on trees or on posts. And that gives people notice that they’re trespassing on someone’s land.”
As far as enforcement, we reached out to several agencies in the Ozarks. The Springfield Police Department told us, “If someone is trespassing on your property or at your business, please call 911 for an officer to respond.”
The department also says, “If you’re a business owner or property owner, we recommend having a letter of enforcement on file with the police department. Having these letters on file allows us to enforce trespassing on a property when the owner isn’t on site and/or police are patrolling and identify persons who may be trespassing (details are on the form). https://www.springfieldmo.gov/DocumentCenter/View/11855/Letter-of-Enforcement-?bidId= Completed forms can be dropped off at police HQ on Chestnut or emailed to spdmail@springfieldmo.gov.”
The Greene County Sheriff’s Office says, “Calling 911 to file a report is always best. GCSO does NOT have an online reporting system which some people do not know.”
But other departments do allow you to file reports online. The Salem Police Department (Mo.), told us, “We are open 24/7 and allow reports to be filed in person, electronically, or over the phone. On the city of Salem’s website, we have a directory for how to complete a report or contact the Salem Police Department.
Back to the viewer’s question, does it really make a difference if you have no trespassing signs up? The answer is YES; it does make a difference.
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Missouri
Kidnapped child from Missouri, subject of Amber Alert, rescued Thursday in Wabaunsee County
ALMA, Kan. (WIBW) – A woman was taken into custody Thursday after a kidnapped child from Missouri who was the subject of an Amber Alert was rescued in Wabaunsee County, authorities said.
The rescue was reported to have occurred at 8:17 p.m. Thursday at the E. Spring Creek Road on-ramp to westbound Interstate 70 near Paxico in Wabaunsee County.
Authorities said an Amber Alert had been issued by the Missouri State Highway Patrol after a 12-year-old child was reported to have been kidnapped from Warsaw, Mo.
The child was reported to have been taken without permission by the non-custodial biological mother, officials said.
Wabaunsee County sheriff’s units, were joined by Alma City Marshal Mike Baker as they located the suspect vehicle.
The child was located unharmed. Authorities then took the child into police protective custody.
A woman identified as Anna Savard, 36, of Boise, Idaho, was taken into custody by Wabaunsee County sheriff’s deputies without further incident. Officials on Friday said Savard was being held in the Wabaunsee County Jail in Alma pending extradition warrants from the Benton County Sheriff’s Office in Missouri.
Also assisting were the Kansas Highway Patrol; Missouri Highway Patrol; Kansas Juvenile Intake; Warsaw, Mo., Police Department; and the Benton County Sheriff’s Office in Missouri, officials said.
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WARSAW, Mo. (KY3) — The Missouri Highway Patrol located a 12-year-old Warsaw girl authorities believed was with her non-custodial mother.
Bridgette Annaleise Crane disappeared from the area around the 2800 block of Cedar Hills Loop in Warsaw around 4:30 p.m. Investigators believed she was with her mother, Anna Savard, 36.
Authorities announced the child was found around 8:45 p.m. Authorities have not updated the whereabouts of the non-custodial mother.
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HARRISONVILLE, Mo. (KCTV) – An arrest has been made on a fugitive found in Missouri with narcotics and weapons who was wanted for a similar crime in Kansas.
The Cass County, Missouri, Sheriff’s Office says that just after midnight on Wednesday, Sept. 25, law enforcement officials stopped a vehicle in rural Harrisonville due to an expired license plate.
During the stop, deputies said they found drugs, a gun and a knife in the possession of Jacob Ott, 31, of Garden City, Missouri. It was also found that Ott had a warrant for his arrest out of Jackson County, Kansas, for failure to appear in court for an amphetamine charge.
As a result, Ott has been charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful use of a weapon, possession of a controlled substance and for his fugitive status. As of Thursday, he remains behind Cass Co. bars with no bond listed.
No further information has been released.
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