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Posts Tagged ‘Kansas City Police Department’

Life and Death: KCPD Struggles to Answer 911 Calls

By | June 2, 2022 | 0
police line do not cross tape

Nearly one in four 911 call-taker jobs are unfilled in the Kansas City Police Department, which is struggling to keep up with incoming emergency calls for service.

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Imagine That: What If Police Unconditionally Respected the Community?

By | April 6, 2022 | 0
A row of police line up in the middle of the street on the Country Club Plaza, flanked by demonstrators on the left and right.

Two former Kansas City Police Department officers are now training people in how to use “unconditional respect” to help reform law enforcement.

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Search Begins for Kansas City’s Next Chief of Police

By | March 29, 2022 | 0
inside of police car on patrol

The process of gathering community input to replace Kansas City Police Department Chief Rick Smith is being taken up by the Urban League and the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce.

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High School Students Canvass Voters About Local Control of KCPD

By | February 22, 2022 | 0
The Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners meeting in January.

Students from three local schools are canvassing voters to gauge political support for local control of the Kansas City Police Department.

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Use of the Force: KC Debates Police Department Staffing

By | February 17, 2022 | 0
Lauren Billinger, a South Patrol officer with the Kansas City Police Department, responding to a call for service.

Kansas City is grappling with how to allocate resources for its police department this budget season. Much of the debate turns on how many police officers are needed, and how they should be deployed.

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