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Posts Tagged ‘Public Safety’

Getting Unlicensed Drivers Off the Road … By Helping Them Get Licenses

By | January 5, 2022 | 0
Ulisa Arreola-Campos says she couldn't have gotten her driver's permit without help from the Police Athletic League in Kansas City, Kansas.

Kansas City, Kansas, police have created what might be the nation’s first police-run driver training school to help get unlicensed drivers off the streets.

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Special KCPD Unit Focuses on Saving Lives, One Drunk at a Time

By | December 23, 2021 | 1
A Kansas City police officer administers a sobriety field test.

Meet Kansas City police officer Douglas Davidson. He has the distinction of arresting more people for drunk or otherwise impaired driving than any other member of law enforcement in Missouri.

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Cameron Lamb Case Stirs Emotions of Those Who Have Lost Loved Ones in Police Shootings

By | December 14, 2021 | 0
Neriha Stokes, the daughter of Ryan Stokes, participated in a vigil for her late father Friday, July 24. Ryan Stokes was shot by an KC police officer on July 28, 2013.

Families that have lost loved ones in police shootings have been both encouraged and retraumatized by the recent Cameron Lamb case.

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FBI has Investigated Kansas City, Kansas, Police for Decades, but Prosecution of Bad Cops is Rare

By | November 9, 2021 | 0
Photo illustration of former KCKPD detective Roger Golubski

As a federal grand jury investigates Roger Golubski, a former Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department detective, FBI documents dating back to the 1990s reported police beat Black people routinely, were said to be involved in the drug trade and ignored the crack cocaine problem.

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Mind, Body and Crime in the Country

By | October 13, 2021 | 0
Robert Cox's stepson, Tristn Jevon, passed away in February from an accidental fentanyl overdose.

Drug addiction and untreated mental health issues are leading contributors to higher violent crime rates in rural America.

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