'This is a problem.' Three vehicle chases, one deputy injured in Cass County pursuits
A Cass County sheriff's deputy was injured Thursday after crashing his patrol car during a high-speed pursuit in a rural portion of the county.
It was the first of three separate vehicle pursuit deputies had been involved in within a 24-hour span.
The first pursuit began just after 3 p.m. Thursday when the deputy tried to pull over a Dodge Stratus on Missouri 58 just east of Strasburg, Mo., for speeding and not having a rear license plate.
The driver refused to stop and sped east into Johnson County, Mo., according to Capt. Kevin Tieman, a spokesman for the Sheriff's Office.
During the chase, the deputy swerved to avoid striking another vehicle that was not involved in the chase on Northwest 1821 Road in Kingsville and crashed. The deputy was treated at a hospital for minor injuries. The suspect sped away in an unknown direction.
Anyone with information should call the Cass County Sheriff's Office at 816-380-5200.
The second chase occurred about 12:45 a.m. Friday, when deputies assisted the Harrisonville Police and the Missouri State Highway Patrol during a pursuit that began on northbound Interstate 49 and Commercial Street.
The fleeing driver, Michael R. Hunter-Moore, 33, was arrested after state troopers deployed a tire deflation device near Peculiar. Hunter-Moore, of Kansas City, was wanted on an outstanding Jackson County warrant for failure to appear in court for burglary. He had several outstanding Grandview municipal warrants, Tieman said.
Hunter-Moore is being held on a $13,000 bond. Charges related to police chase remain pending.
Deputies were involved in a third car chase at 12:49 a.m., Friday after they tried to pull over a driver for traffic violations near Cleveland, Mo. A deputy and Cleveland, Mo., police officer chased the driver's car as it sped north on Interstate 435.
The chase ended in Clay County when Claycomo police officers deployed a tire deflation device and arrested the driver.
"This is a problem," Sheriff Jeff Weber said in a written statement. "Deputies are duty bound to protect our citizens from these criminals. It is our responsibility to stop and apprehend these offenders and put them in jail. Criminals are showing an increase in their willingness to victimize our community and then put the public at risk in an effort to avoid capture."
This story was originally published May 11, 2018 at 3:59 PM with the headline "'This is a problem.' Three vehicle chases, one deputy injured in Cass County pursuits."