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Police Blotter
The following information is derived from the Grain Valley Police Department daily calls for service log for the week of April 24-30, 2019.
Remaining Issues of 2019 Legislative Session The end of the 2019 legislative session is fast approaching. With a constitutional deadline of May 17, members of the Missouri General Assembly have less than two weeks to get their legislative priorities across the finish line and to the governor’s desk. While that deadline nears, there are still several important pieces of economic development legislation for the Legislature to consider. I sponsored Senate Bill 182, which works to end the economic border war with Kansas. This bill prevents certain tax incentives from being offered to businesses that relocate from Kansas border counties to the Kansas City metropolitan area. Without this ban, companies will continue to be able to take advantage of these valuable incentives for simply relocating a matter of miles or, in some cases, blocks. This policy has already cost Missouri $151 million over the past decade without creating any net new jobs. By passing SB 182, I believe we are showing our commitment to real, sustained job growth and economic development. This bill is awaiting a conference committee to work out differences between the bill’s House and Senate versions. Another bill I am ushering through the legislative process is House Bill 255. This bill, in part, modifies the Missouri Works Program, one of the state’s top tools for incentivizing job expansion and retention by providing qualified businesses access to capital through withholdings or tax credits. House Bill 255 seeks to keep the Missouri Works Program competitive with other states by allowing it to offer more upfront incentives to projects that have a positive economic impact. Other states are already doing this, and I believe these changes will give the Missouri Works Program the flexibility it needs to better help Missouri businesses grow and succeed. House Bill 255 is similar to my Senate Bill 56. Regardless of which bill makes its way to the governor’s desk, I am cautiously optimistic that the idea of keeping our economic development programs competitive will pass the Missouri General Assembly. Another economic development bill is House Bill 225, which creates the Fast-Track Workforce Incentive Grant program. This scholarship program intends to help eligible adults further their education to ensure they have the qualifications needed to fill the high-in-demand jobs in today’s technology-driven economy. Ultimately, HB 225 will help prepare the next generation of Missouri workers for good paying jobs that are needed now and in the near future. House Bill 225 is on the Senate’s informal calendar for House bills on third reading. There is another bill that has gotten quite a bit of attention as it has moved through the Legislature this year. House Bill 1062 specifies that a private entity does not have the power of eminent domain for constructing high-voltage, direct current electric lines that do not service this state. This legislation stems from the issues surrounding the Grain Belt Express line which plans to supply wind power from Kansas to Indiana and further east, by going through Missouri and Illinois. House Bill 1062 is seen as a way to protect landowners from having their property taken through the use of eminent domain for this project. I am sympathetic toward the concerns of property owners regarding this issue. I believe there should be a high threshold for the use of eminent domain, and I am not completely convinced the Grain Belt Express project meets that threshold. After being voted out of the Senate’s Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee, HB 1062 now heads to the Senate floor for further debate. While the end of session is approaching, I am optimistic that we can get most of these bills passed out of the Missouri General Assembly and keep our state moving in the right direction economically. Please feel free to contact my office in Jefferson City at (573) 751-1464. For information about committees or sponsored legislation for the 2019 session, please visit my official Missouri Senate website at senate.mo.gov/Cierpiot.
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April 24, 2019 700 Block Main Street 300 Block Woodbury 100 Block Eagles Parkway 600 Block Cross Creek 700 Block Main Street
Stealing Abandoned Auto Stolen Auto Standby to Prevent Citizen Contact
April 25, 2019 600 Block Cross Creek 700 Block Brome 1200 Block Sawgrass 700 Block Main Street 600 Block Montana Ridge EPW/Kirby AA/Jackie Centurion/Stockman 500 Block Hickory Ridge 700 Block Main Street
Check the Welfare Disturbance Checkk the Welfare Citizen Contact Check the Welfare Vehicle Accident Area Check Area Check Check the Welfare Citizen Contact
April 26, 2019 1400 Block Burr Oak 300 Block Front Street 500 Block Main Street 400 Block Orion 1400 Block Burr Oak 200 Block Harris 40/Sni A Bar 1000 Block Willow Drive 700 Block Main Street 700 Block Main Street McDonalds 400 Block Main Street 600 Block Muriel 1000 Block Dean
Suspicious Activity Citizen Contact Area Check Area Check Area Check Citizen Contact Area Check Parking Complaint Harassment Agency Assist (P&P) Suspicious Activity Vandalisim Area Check Agency Assist (CJC)
April 27, 2019 BB/I70 1300 Block Stoney Brook 1200 Block NW Ashley 700 Block Main Street 200 Block Jefferson
Area Check Vehicle Accident Agency Assist (BSPD) Assault Assault
1200 Block Eagles Parkway 1200 Block NW Pamela 1100 Block Buckner Tarsney 1100 Block Golfview Drive 500 Block Centurion Court Bucker Tarsney/Jefferson Camping World
Citizen Contact Area Check Citizen Contact Animal at Large Animal at Large Vehicle Accident Alarm
April 28, 2019 700 Block Logan Drive 600 Block BB 1400 Block Golfview Hudson Street, Buckner 100 Block Buckner Tarsney
Alarm Suspicious Auto Stealing Agency Assist (BSPD) Stealing
April 29, 2019 600 Block Nicholas EB I70/Grain Valley Exit 1200 Block Pamela 1400 Block Mary Court 700 Block Main Street RD Mize/Meadow Main Street/40 Highway 700 Block Main Street 700 Block Main Street 700 Block Main Street Main/McQuerry 400 Block Orion 700 Block Main Street
Suspicious Auto Vehicle Accident Suspicious Activity Alarm Vandalisim Area Check Area Check Citizen Contact Citizen Contact Citizen Contact Vehicle Accident Citizen Contact Stealing
April 30, 2019 900 Block Stonebrook McQuerry/Wolf Circle 40/Barr Wolfcreek/Seymour 500 Block Woodbury 1300 Block Lindenwood
Check the Welfare Flooding Vehicle Accident Citizen Contact Vehicle Accident Alarm
Additional calls for service: Suicidal subject – 6 Domestic Violence – 3
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