“This is a win-win for everyone,” Chief Rick Smith said. “The community wanted this, and our officers wanted this.”
Measures put in place since the summer of 2020 include body cameras and independent investigations of officer-involved shootings.
The officer was working off-duty security at a nearby restaurant and bar near 30th Street and Southwest Boulevard on April 17.
"On March 23, our Board of Police Commissioners approved a policy that we have been working toward since early last summer."
The children were taken from a wrecked vehicle after the driver pointed a gun around the inside of the car.
Any Kansas City area parent who cannot afford a safe sleeping space for their baby can contact Safe Cribs for Missouri.
An ambulance took him to a hospital for psychiatric treatment.
The First Amendment Policy prohibits officers from using less-lethal weapons and munitions to disperse unlawfully assembled crowds.
They encountered an armed and impaired driver on a major highway exit ramp Friday morning.
Officer Brielle Johnson came in on her day off to assist the detectives in tracking down the suspect because of her love for dogs.
One man sustained life-threatening injuries.
A seemingly a seemingly mundane call for service due to a trash bag in a drain pipe led to the identification of a murder suspect.
The urn was not among the stolen property that police recovered at the scene of the crime in August 2019, but officers have tracked it down.
From Jan. 1 to Feb. 17, officers received 266 reports of these parts being stolen from vehicles.
Because the pills are produced for the black market, there is no regulation of any kind about what is in them.
Officers confronted street racers and the violence that ensued from them throughout the city on Tuesday night.
Nova Warren, 18, and Mercury Davis, 22 have both been charged with first-degree robbery and armed criminal action.
The 5-year-old child injured in this incident remains in critical condition with a brain injury.
Blaine Kennedy was stabbed on June 3, 2020, in the line of duty.
Police managed to rescue a 6-year-old when her father used her as a shield after firing at officers Sunday night.
Keith Hernandez, 22, has been charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action, knowingly burning and evidence tampering.
The department currently has 340 cameras, and another 475 are on order for Phase 2 of the project.
The city's homicide rate dropped significantly in the fall, and the department's clearance rate for 2020 was above the national average.
He’s currently charged with seven counts ranging from burglary to motor vehicle tampering to unlawful possession of a firearm.
Kevin Eifert was in his personal car near the McDonald’s at 11001 Hickman Mills Dr. on Oct. 18 when he heard gunshots and a vehicle fleeing.
When police arrived, Josh Henges had the suspect pinned on the ground.
The operation brought hundreds of federal agents into Kansas City to help investigate violent crimes.
Police arrested him for trespassing, but first took him to a hospital for a mental health evaluation.
Chief Smith says the cuts would mean a reduction in social workers and others who work to proactively address crime.
An initial donation from the DeBruce Foundation will pay for cameras for all patrol officers.
The boy's parents, who were also shot, remain hospitalized.
Police say 33-year-old Joshua D. Newton shot at an employee but did not strike him.
KCPD has had social service workers assigned to each of the city’s six patrol divisions since early 2018.
The KC Police Department reminds residents that impaired driving laws also apply to scooters.
The girl, who suffered a non-life-threatening injury, was caught in a crossfire between the occupants of two vehicles.
He was shot in the head on July 2.
Just last week the department identified persons of interest in two 2019 homicide cases.
Aggravated assaults saw the biggest drop with 48%.
The officer has been put on administrative leave.
The 6-year-old girl now has a doghouse for her puppy.