Car chase ends with building collapsing
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A vehicle being chased by police slammed into a downtown Kansas City building where vintage cars were being stored Thursday, causing the structure to partially collapse and sending at least one vehicle plummeting to the ground from the second floor.
Police Capt. Chris Sicoli told KSHB-TV that the white SUV was reportedly stolen. Police spotted it earlier in the day, but a chase wasn’t authorized until a detective saw the vehicle run a stop sign downtown while going 80 mph, Sicoli said.
Cynthia Bell of Kansas City told The Associated Press that she was driving when she saw the chase. She said the driver of the SUV was talking on a cellphone when she tried to turn a corner and plowed into the old brick building.
Armed man arrested near White House
WASHINGTON – An Iowa man arrested in Washington after the Secret Service found a hunting rifle, ammunition and a knife in his car parked near the White House will stay in jail for now.
A judge Thursday ordered R.J. Kapheim, of Davenport, held until a Friday hearing. He has been charged with illegally carrying a rifle in the District of Columbia, a felony punishable by up to five years in prison.
Court documents filed Thursday say Kapheim approached a Secret Service post Wednesday and said he had an appointment with the president, who Kapheim said called him directly. The officer determined he didn’t have an appointment. Kapheim showed officers to his nearby car and let officers search it.
Associated Press
