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Street closed amid large police and SWAT presence near Hotel Old Town

By Lindsay Smith and Allison Campbell
The Wichita Police Department is asking the public to avoid the 100 block of N. Mosley in Old Town as they respond to an incident, the department said in a Monday afternoon Facebook post.
The Wichita Police Department is asking the public to avoid the 100 block of N. Mosley in Old Town as they respond to an incident, the department said in a Monday afternoon Facebook post. Jaime Green The Wichita Eagle

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The Wichita Police Department is asking the public to avoid the 100 block of N. Mosley in Old Town after an incident Monday garnered a large police presence and warranted a SWAT team response.

“If you normally travel through this area, please use an alternate route and avoid the area if possible,” a post on the department’s Facebook page read.

As of 3:30 p.m., a SWAT team arrived, joining the roughly dozen police cars as well as a Sedgwick County EMS vehicle. Police have been flying drones in the Old Town area, and police cars are parked in front of the Hotel Old Town.

Mosley is closed between 1st and 2nd streets and the police department is asking the public to take a different route and avoid the area if possible.

The road will remain closed for an undetermined amount of time, the department’s Facebook post said.

The Wichita Police Department is asking the public to avoid the 100 block of N. Mosley in Old Town as they respond to an “incident,” the department said in a Monday afternoon Facebook post.
The Wichita Police Department is asking the public to avoid the 100 block of N. Mosley in Old Town as they respond to an “incident,” the department said in a Monday afternoon Facebook post. Jaime Green The Wichita Eagle

The department hasn’t given more details on the incident.

An Eagle reporter is on scene and awaiting more details.

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This story was originally published February 2, 2026 at 3:59 PM.

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Lindsay Smith
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Lindsay Smith is a suburban news reporter for the Wichita Eagle, covering the communities of Andover, Bel Aire, Derby, Haysville and Kechi. She has been on The Eagle staff since 2022 and was the service journalism reporter for three years. She has a degree in communications with an emphasis in journalism from Wichita State, where she was editor-in-chief of the student newspaper, The Sunflower, for two years. You can reach her via email at lsmith@wichitaeagle.com.
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Allison Campbell
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Allison Campbell is a breaking news reporter for The Wichita Eagle and a recent graduate of Wichita State University. While at WSU, Campbell served as the news editor and editor-in-chief of the student newspaper, The Sunflower. She was also named the 2025 Kansas Collegiate Journalist of the Year.
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