Riley County Police are investigating after a Manhattan couple reported someone attempted to break into their home on Laramie Street.

Officers filed a report for attempted burglary and criminal damage to property Wednesday in the 700 block of Laramie Street. The residents who reported the incident told police an unknown person damaged their door, causing an estimated $500 in damage.

Police are asking anyone with information to call RCPD or Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers.

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Several incidents and arrests were reported by the RCPD on June 13 and 14, 2025.

Officers responded to a variety of calls, including two non-injury accidents, a burglary at a Northview Drive residence, and a past rape report on Leavenworth Street. A battery incident at Green Tea Sushi in the early hours of June 14 and a report of shots heard on Platt Street were also among the more serious cases documented. Other incidents included a stolen vehicle from Lewis Automotive Group on Tuttle Creek Boulevard, a weapons violation on Colorado Street, and a criminal trespass at the Super 8 Motel on Tuttle Creek Boulevard.

Arrests included Jaron Taitano, 37, of Manhattan, who was taken into custody on charges of aggravated domestic battery, domestic battery, criminal restraint, and child abuse. He remains confined in the Riley County Jail on a $75,000 bond. Evelyn Pittman, 36, was arrested for domestic battery and later released. Shaun Troyer, 55, of Leonardville, was arrested on a warrant for domestic battery and failure to appear, with a total bond set at $2,500. Donte Long, 24, of Manhattan, was arrested for criminal possession of a weapon by a convicted felon and remains jailed on a $5,000 bond.

Riley County Police also took two individuals into custody on out-of-county warrants. Crystal Cummings, 46, of Topeka, was arrested in Shawnee County for a probation violation, while Zane Stephens, 18, of Goessel, was arrested in Harvey County for failure to appear.

Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers. Using Crime Stoppers allows you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000.

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Riley County Police Department Director Brian Peete told the Riley County Law Board Monday that his officers answered 503 calls on March 8, down 30 from the previous year.

“The five-year average for calls for service is 435.6. We were up a little bit, but we’ve decreased 5.6 percent in calls for service,” he said.

Peete said the majority of issues officers encountered were not from Manhattan residents or K-State students.

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A Manhattan man is behind bars on numerous charges, including identity theft and criminal use of weapons.

Landon Bearce, 22, was arrested at the Riley County Police Department on a district court warrant for three counts of possession of stolen property with a value of less than 15 hundred dollars; theft by deception; the theft of $1,500 or less from three businesses in 72 hours; criminal possession of a weapon by a felon; two counts of burglary; criminal use of weapons; defacing identification marks on a firearm; the use/possession with the intent to use of drug paraphernalia; two counts of criminal use of a financial card; attempted theft by deception; four counts of unlawful computer acts; and four counts of identity theft.

Total bond was set at $50,000. Bearce was still confined in the Riley County Jail as of Friday morning.

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Two women were arrested in Riley County on January 31, 2025, in connection with multiple felony charges, including burglary and theft.

Leslie Young, 26, of Manhattan, was taken into custody at approximately 8:45 AM in the 1000 block of S. Seth Child Road on a Riley County District Court warrant. She faces charges of burglary, theft of property or services, criminal damage to property, and criminal trespass. Young’s bond was set at $8,000, and she remained confined at the time of the report.

At the same time and location, Brittany Conrad, 27, of Manhattan, was also arrested on similar charges, including burglary, theft of property or services, criminal damage to property, and criminal trespass. Her bond was set at $32,000, and she was confined at the time of the report.

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RCPD filed a report for aggravated battery on Monday following an incident between two 14-year-old boys in Manhattan.

Officers filed the report just prior to 12:45 p.m. in the 700 block of Pebblebrook Circle when one of the 14-year-olds hit the other 14-year-old over the head with a beer bottle twice.

The beer bottle proceeded to shatter over the one boy leading to medical attention being required. No further details were released at this time.

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Sheriff’s deputies in Pottawatomie County arrested a local woman on Monday after reports were filed in Riley County of two stolen vehicles.

RCPD filed the report of motor vehicle theft in the 500 block of S. 15th Street just prior to 7 a.m. on Monday when a service vehicle was stolen by an unknown suspect. Officers listed Olgoonik Enterprises as the victim in this case. While investigating, officers discovered a second vehicle had gone missing – a 2012 GMC Denali. Officers were able to locate the two vehicles in Frankfort later in the day.

Sheriff’s deputies from Pott County later arrested a suspect in the case – 32-year-old Kimberlea Becklund, who is homeless. The charges were not disclosed by RCPD at this time.

Monday’s incident was one of ten motor vehicle thefts reported to RCPD. Officers are encouraging everyone to remain aware and lock their doors when they leave their vehicles.

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