Crime & Courts

A gang member took off his ankle monitor, Wichita police say. They’re looking for him.

Tremain Shears
Tremain Shears Wichita Police Department

Wichita police are looking for a gang member who removed his ankle monitor, officials said.

Tremain Shears, 30, removed his court-ordered ankle monitoring device, Officer Charley Davidson said. Police said Shears is a documented gang member and is considered armed and dangerous, describing him as an “absconded dangerous felon.”

Shears was convicted of aggravated robbery in 2007 in Sedgwick County, Kansas Department of Corrections records show.

He has a Sedgwick County warrant for removing the ankle monitor, Davidson said. Police ask anyone with information on Shears’ whereabouts to call 911 or Crime Stoppers at 316-267-2111.

This story was originally published July 24, 2018 at 5:28 PM.

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