Peculiar - MO Police Department

05/25/2026

Today we remember the sacrifices made so that we can live free. Thank you to all who serve and have served!

05/04/2026

On Saturday 05/02/2026 around 10:15 PM Police were called to the Peculiar Lion’s Club for a report of shots-fired at a gathering/party. A single gunshot victim, identified as 51 year old Melchor Carbjal-Hinojos, was pronounced dead at a local hospital. The shooter fled from the scene before officers arrived, but other partygoers provided his name to investigators. He was located the next afternoon, and has been released pending further investigation.

The investigation into the matter is still ongoing, but no further suspects are being sought at this time.

05/03/2026

On Saturday 05/02/2026 around 10:15 PM Peculiar Police were called to the 500 block of Schug Avenue for a report of shots fired at gathering/party. Once on scene, officers were met with many people fleeing the area. A single gunshot victim was taken to Belton Regional Medical Center, and was later pronounced dead. The shooter fled from the scene before officers arrived. A search was conducted in the surrounding areas, using drones, helicopter, and canine. The suspect was not found and is not believed to be in the Peculiar area.

The incident is currently under investigation and more information will be released as it becomes available.

Anyone with information about the incident is urged to call Peculiar Police at 816-779-5102 or 816-474-TIPS (8477).

04/09/2026

This event will be held at Price Chopper, 501 Schug Avenue, Peculiar, MO from 10am - 2pm on Saturday, April 25, 2026.

04/09/2026

So appreciative of this!! Thank you!

03/19/2026

Yesterday 3/28/26 was the mock-crash presentation for juniors and seniors at the Raymore-Peculiar High School. This presentation is done every two years, and organized by our school resource officers. The presentation serves as a reminder to students that poor choices can have lasting consequences. Thank you to all the agencies and entities that assisted with the presentations:
Raymore-Peculiar School District, Raymore Police Department, Missouri State Highway Patrol, West Peculiar Fire Protection District, J's Southland Tow Service, Cass County Sheriffs Office, LifeFlight Eagle

03/17/2026

Please Join us in congratulating Phillip Grabmiller on his promotion to the rank of Captain! He has served Peculiar PD for over 12 years, as a patrol officer, field training officer, school resource officer, patrol sergeant, and served in the rank of Lieutenant for the past 2+ years. He was officially 'pinned' with his new badge last night by his wife, Jenni. Congratulations, Captain Grabmiller!

02/21/2026

02/20/2026

02/19/2026

Many have asked on social media about yellow notices on one or more businesses in town. The answer is quite simple: Those businesses did not renew or obtain their annual business license, due January 1st.

Notices were mailed out in October, reminding all businesses that their license was coming due. We also identified many commercial ‘brick and mortar’ buildings in town which had not had a license in several years and some that had NEVER had a business license.

At the beginning of January, those who were not compliant were sent another letter that they had missed the deadline. There is a 30 day grace period where no late fees are added.

Toward the end of January, those who were still not compliant were sent an email, if we had an email address on file.

On Monday last week, those businesses who were still not compliant (around 19), were written another letter, this time bearing the Police Department letterhead. These letters were hand-delivered by city staff, letting them know that the business would be shut down if they did not become compliant within 4 business days. Those businesses which did not have anyone present to hand the letter to - the letter was taped in an envelope to the front door.

Yesterday (6 business days later), the remaining 7 businesses who were non compliant were posted with the notice from the Police Department. Several of those called in immediately, and got the situation fixed within a couple of hours, but a few did not and still have not.

During this whole process, some of the commercial ‘brick and mortar’ buildings we identified as never having a license called-in and explained why they did not need a city business license, and some of those were correct (only using the building for personal storage, etc). So they were checked off the list.

Why did the message posted on the door come from the Police Department? The Police Department is responsible for the enforcement of all city codes and bringing any violations before the municipal court. We are the executive branch of the city government. It’s also important to note that the city has been enforcing these laws in this exact same manner for the past several years at this same time - this is nothing new.

**UPDATE** just to be clear: we didn’t close down the donut shop. They had already been closed for more than a week on their own (thats their own business as to why). We just put up the notice on the door because there was no business license. Within a day of that posting, they renewed their business license and we took the sign down. They have been clear by the city to resume business whenever they choose.