SEDGWICK COUNTY— Wichita police determined a reported kidnapping was unfounded but uncovered threats to a local school that resulted in two arrests and the recovery of three firearms.
Just before noon Thursday, police received information about a possible kidnapping involving a 16-year-old girl, according to a statement from Wichita police. Initial reports claimed a male suspect had taken her by force and was armed.
Investigators later learned the juvenile was not kidnapped but was a reported runaway who returned home. When officers contacted her at her residence, they obtained information about threats to harm individuals at a Wichita area school. The threats involved armed suspects believed to be traveling in stolen vehicles.
Using Flock technology, officers located one of the vehicles. When they attempted a traffic stop, the suspects fled, crashed and ran from the vehicles. One suspect was arrested immediately. The second was located with assistance from a Wichita police drone and the Kansas Highway Patrol’s air unit.
Both suspects were taken into custody. Three firearms were seized.
The case remains under investigation. Reference case number 25C182494.