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Off-duty Kansas City officer who thwarted woman with gun at DMV awarded medal<\/strong><\/p>\n BY DAVE D’MARKO Kansas City Police Chief Richard Smith presented Officer John King a Distinguished Service Medal on Tuesday for stopping a woman who fired a shot at a Department of Motor Vehicles office in the Northland.<\/p>\n The incident occurred in July while King was off-duty with his wife and baby.<\/p>\n “As we are pulling up, we see everyone sprinting out of the back, and we’re like that’s not normal,” King said.<\/p>\n King had on shorts, a t-shirt and flip flops, but he knew he had to try to help.<\/p>\n “I didn’t know what was going on, but I knew I didn’t want them to be close enough to find out what it was.”<\/p>\n He’d learn from Tom Hutsler, a customer who had been inside the DMV, that the scare involved an upset woman.<\/p>\n “She was cussing at the staff and she was upset about the wait time,” Hutsler told FOX4 shortly after the incident.<\/p>\n Despite her claims, it was a matter of national security the woman later identified as Vanessa Richey was told she’d have to wait. She knocked a printer off the counter and allegedly told an employee she was going to get a gun and stormed out of the office.<\/p>\n “He’s yelling, ‘You need to get out of here. There’s a lady with a gun. She just fired shots,'” King said of his first interaction with Hutsler.<\/p>\n Richey had returned to her car. King called police dispatch and requested police backup.<\/p>\n But then things changed quickly for the off-duty officer in his flip flops when she exited her vehicle with her purse. He drew his firearm and identified himself as a police officer. He commanded the woman to put the purse down and get on the ground, but she refused and continued to head back to the DMV.<\/p>\n King and Hutsler combined to tackle the woman and hold her down until more police arrived.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n 0 \/ 1 \/ 0 Beauty store clerk shoots, kills masked suspect during attempted armed robbery<\/strong><\/p>\n AKRON, Ohio \u2014 A pair of masked men tried to rob a beauty shop but were met with gunfire, according to WJW. <\/p>\n Friday evening, officers responded to Royal Beauty Supply Store on the 900 block of South Arlington Street in Akron, Ohio.<\/p>\n Police say two masked men, armed with guns, came into the store to rob it.<\/p>\n Two employees were working at the time, and a 26-year-old clerk drew his gun and fired. The shot killed one of the suspects, according to WJW.<\/p>\n Officers say the second attempted robber ran from the scene.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n 1 \/ 0 \/ 1 Robbery suspect shot dead with own gun by homeowner, police say<\/strong><\/p>\n HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A robbery suspect was shot dead by a homeowner in a neighborhood in southwest Houston, police say. Police say the homeowner was in his garage when the suspect approached him and said it was a robbery. That’s when police say the homeowner managed to get the suspect’s gun and shot him.<\/p>\n The suspect died at a nearby hospital, according to police.<\/p>\n The suspect’s identity has not yet been released. Officials say the case will go before a grand jury. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nKANSAS CITY, Mo. — He was off duty and in flip flops, but one KC police officer’s quick actions likely saved lives.<\/p>\n
\nRead about the disgruntled customer here: Fox 4kc.com<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nIt happened shortly before 3 p.m. Tuesday at 5822 Ludington Dr., near Hillcroft and W. Bellfort Avenue.<\/p>\n