“I knew it was a problem, but I didn’t think it was going to happen to me,” said Chase Brennan, a Hyundai owner and victim of the ongoing car break ins affecting certain car manufactures.    Brennan’s car, a 2017 Sonata, was stolen in the Brookside 51 and Whole...

  The “UMKC Parents and Families” group on Facebook has raised concerns about children’s vehicles on campus; as well as campus safety.    UMKC is immersed in the city, making it prone to off campus crimes, and susceptible to a new trend increasing auto break-ins...

The UMKC Police Department updated its policies and procedures this summer to clarify their officers’ duty to intervene and what is considered an unacceptable use of force.  According to UMKC Police Chief Michael Bongartz, the department added the following to its policies...

A victim was assaulted Tuesday, Feb. 18 on the UMKC Hospital Hill Campus, according to a crime notification sent out by the UMKC Police. The victim was walking on the south side of the UMKC School of Medicine around 6 p.m. when they were punched in the side of the head by...

Have you ever wondered why police officers are stereotypically associated with coffee and donuts?  UMKC’s Multicultural Student Affairs Office used what is often a joke about police as an opportunity for UMKC cops and students to interact. Multicultural Student...