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KC police search for woman last seen near Ashland Square Park

Amber Simpson was last seen on May 27, 2026, in the area of Kensington Avenue and East 23rd Street, near Ashland Square Park. This Google Maps Street View image of the area is from April 2026.
Amber Simpson was last seen on May 27, 2026, in the area of Kensington Avenue and East 23rd Street, near Ashland Square Park. This Google Maps Street View image of the area is from April 2026. Screenshot

The Kansas City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance to locate a woman last seen in late May near Ashland Square Park.

Amber Simpson was last seen on May 27 near Kensington Avenue and East 23rd Street, Kansas City Police Department spokesperson Sgt. Phillip DiMartino said in a news release Tuesday.

Amber Simpson was last seen on May 27, 2026, in the area of Kensington Avenue and East 23rd Street, near Ashland Square Park.
Amber Simpson was last seen on May 27, 2026, in the area of Kensington Avenue and East 23rd Street, near Ashland Square Park. Kansas City Police Department Contributed

Simpson has brown hair and brown eyes, DiMartino said. It’s unclear what she was wearing when she was last seen.

Anyone with information regarding Simpson’s whereabouts is asked to call 911 or the Kansas City Police Department’s Missing Persons Unit at 816-234-5043, according to the news release.

Caroline Zimmerman
The Kansas City Star
Caroline Zimmerman is the breaking news night reporter for The Star. She is a Kansas City, Kansas, native and a 2024 graduate of the University of Kansas. She has previously written for the Argus Leader in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
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