"For immediate release:
The WaKeeney Police Department while working traffic, stopped a vehicle who did not stop for a stop sign. The vehicle came back stolen out of Wisconsin. The Trego County Sheriffs Office responded to back our officer up as well as another member from the WaKeeney Police Department. Information from the Wisconsin sheriffs office was that the person driving this vehicle could be armed with a handgun. The subject was taking into custody with no further incident. The subject was identified and found out to be a juvenile wanted out of Wisconsin. The juvenile did have items in the vehicle that were consistent with the information we had received from the Wisconsin sheriffs office. The subject is a person of interest in a double homicide that this Wisconsin sheriffs office is still investigating.
All evidence was recovered by the WaKeeney Police Department and is being held for the Wisconsin sheriffs office. The subject is being held in a juvenile detention center, and is awaiting extradition for the laws of Kansas and the laws of Wisconsin.
Again, due to the hard work of the new officers at the WaKeeney Police Department a possible dangerous subject was taken off the streets in our community. I cannot comment further as this is still an active investigation, and we are working in conjunction with the Wisconsin sheriffs office.
A big thank you to the Trego County Sheriffs Office for their unwavering support in this incident. 
Chief Romero."
Taken from WaKeeney Police Department Official Facebook page
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