Jay Senter
Jay Senter
Crime & Courts
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shawneemissionpost.com reader’s tip leads police to Antique Mall thief

Grady McKenzie

Prairie Village police on Monday sent charges to the Johnson County District Attorney against Grady McKenzie, the man they accuse of multiple thefts at the Mission Road Antique Mall.

Police were led to McKenzie after a shawneemissionpost.com reader and Antique Mall vendor recognized him in security camera footage posted on the site Feb. 15.

The reader alerted the department that the man appeared to be her hairstylist. Police visited McKenzie, who works at a Leawood salon, at his home, where they were able to recover several items stolen from the Antique Mall.

(The Pitch had a wrap up of the story last week).

 

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About the author

Jay Senter
Jay Senter

Jay Senter is the founder and publisher of the Johnson County Post.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in business at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, where he worked as a reporter and editor at The Badger Herald.

He went on to receive a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Kansas. While he was in graduate school, he also worked as a reporter for the Lawrence Journal-World.

His reporting has appeared in the Kansas City Star, The Pitch and The New York Times, among other publications.

Senter was the recipient of the Johnson County Community College Headliner Award in 2023.

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