Crime prevention: how to avoid police impersonators
Last week, Kansas City police alerted us to a sexual assault involving a man allegedly impersonating a police officer. Such crimes occur from time to time, so it’s a good idea to know how to protect yourself from being a victim of someone ...
Who didn’t “put their junk in their trunk” last weekend?
If you are an artist, chances are you could do a better job than this of designing a poster for the police department’s “Put your junk in your trunk” campaign. And you’re invited to submit your design for use across the ...
Take a tour of the new police choppers
Ever wondered what the police helicopter looks like up close? This is one of the three new choppers the police department started using about four months ago. Officers say they’re much safer and effective than the old models.
You can’t tell ...
Neighborhoods are adopting new anti-theft slogan
Local police say keeping this message in mind could have prevented four people in Central Patrol from having things stolen from their cars last weekend alone.
Sometimes a repetitive phrase helps us remember something important.
That’s what ...
As homicides rise, new anti-crime program begins arrests
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker and U.S. Attorney Tammy Dickinson said yesterday was the perfect day to launch a new anti-violence program.
Less than two hours Wednesday after a new double homicide – making the total six since ...
Could pollen help identify who fired a bullet?
It’s usually hard to get DNA evidence from a spent bullet casing, but what if the surface could be enhanced to capture skin cells? Then, the board of police commissioners heard yesterday, grains of pollen like these might provide evidence ...
Central Patrol offers holiday theft prevention warnings
With the economy improving – and the lure of Christmas gift bargains – many Midtown homes and apartments are now filling up with expensive electronic items and jewelry.
But as James Schriever of Central Patrol reminds us, criminals are ...
SWAT teams return to Midtown, expand duties
Tactical teams operations are again consolidated at Central Patrol, 1200 E. Linwood Boulevard. Officers are also patrolling the most dangerous areas of the city in an effort to reduce homicides.
The police SWAT teams who handle operation 100s ...
No Violence Alliance offers targeted violent offenders help – or jail
Police Capt. Joe McHale has a job that is the first of its kind, starting with where his office is located.
He and three officers are in Jackson County prosecutor digs on the 11th floor of the Downtown county courthouse.
They are the police ...
Coming soon to a bar near you: voluntary alcohol tests
An experiment this month that allowed bar patrons to take voluntary alcohol tests worked so well that Kansas City police will use it more.
Customers and the owners of Tanners Bar & Grill in Waldo liked the tests and other bars have already ...
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