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The crowd size has increased at each Super Bowl parade for the Chiefs, causing more planning and work for the KCPD.

Former NYPD Cop Weighs in on Crowd Safety at Chiefs Parade

Ben Springer, Staff Writer
February 19, 2024

  An estimated one million people attended New York City’s Times Square New Year’s Eve ball drop with zero fatalities or injuries.     An estimated one million people attended the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade last Wednesday. More than 20 people...

Starbucks employees protesting against their store closing. (Jasmine Smith)

Starbucks Plaza Shutdown

Maleigha Billings, Writer
October 4, 2022

The Starbucks on the Country Club Plaza recently shut down due to safety concerns.    There was no specific safety incident given as the reasoning behind the closing. According to KCPD’s crime map, no incidents have been reported at that store as of the last month,...

KCPD sees sharp decline in officers

KCPD sees sharp decline in officers

Gabe Bartholome
November 2, 2021

The Kansas City Police Department has been experiencing a decrease in officers throughout the last year and a half, causing concerns over safety and security for Kansas City and police response times.  Back in May, KCPD Chief Richard Smith released a statement connecting...

Opinion: KC’s violent crime is a symptom of the impoverishment of non-white communities

Opinion: KC’s violent crime is a symptom of the impoverishment of non-white communities

Lawrence Brooks IV
September 8, 2021

On Aug. 21, an unknown man was found by KCPD’s South Patrol on East 118th Pl. and Delmar Dr. with apparent stab wounds. The man, who was pronounced dead upon arrival at a local hospital, marked Kansas City’s 100th homicide of 2021.   Later in the week, victims 101-103...

KJ Brooks on the left - capture from her speech given to the Police board and on the right - her standing on the Country Club Plaza

Students support local activist’s efforts against KCPD

Rebekah Shackelford
November 16, 2020

Local activist KJ Brooks recently went viral after a video of her condemning the Kansas City Police Department (KCPD) was posted to Twitter. The video shows Brooks calling out each member of the KCPD Police Board during a speech at an Oct. 27 police board meeting. Brooks,...

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