Kansas City Police Department (Missouri)

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The Kansas City Police Department (KCPD) is the principal law enforcement agency serving Kansas City in the U.S. state of Missouri. The current chief is Colonel Richard Smith .Colonel Smith, who served as head of the KCPD's Central Patrol Division, became the city's 45th police chief on August 15, 2017.

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Overview

The Mission of the Kansas City Missouri Police Department is to protect and serve with professionalism, honor and integrity.

Kansas City Police Department is the largest city police agency in Missouri, based on number of employees, city population, and geographic area served.

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Board of Commissioners

The Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners is responsible for the operation of the KCPD. The Board sets policy, makes promotions, holds both closed and open meetings and coordinates with the Chief of Police in providing police services to the citizens. Four of the five members of the board are selected by the governor of the state of Missouri, following approval of the Missouri legislature, with the mayor serving as the fifth member. Commissioners serve four year terms, however they serve at the pleasure of the governor and can be replaced.

Currently, those Commissioners are:

Current membership

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Commissioned/sworn positions

The KCPD uses the following ranks, as dictated by state statute.

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Sidearms

The main sidearm used by the KCMO PD is the Glock 22 or Glock 23 both in .40 S&W. Officers also had the choice of choosing the Smith & Wesson Sigma but that is no longer chosen by officers as was the S&W 4026 (Smith & Wesson Model 4006) .40 S&W which had the KCMO PD Badge and KCPD engraved on the slide.

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Media

The Tactical Response Teams of KCPD was featured in A&E's reality series Kansas City SWAT.

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See also

• List of law enforcement agencies in Missouri

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References

Source of article : Wikipedia