At the May 27 Kansas City police board meeting, Deputy Chief Luis Ortiz told commissioners the department has seen a surge in interest in positions in the department’s communications unit after ...

Nancy Chartrand, a police spokesman, said to put things in perspective, about 10% of U.S. police departments have a dedicated cold case unit, so it is not “unusual” for Kansas City, Kansas, to ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Police Department is reforming its missing persons unit. Former Chief Rick Smith disbanded the missing persons unit last year, moving the detectives to ...

The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department is launching the first dedicated cold case unit in the metro. KMBC 9 spoke with the police chief about why it’s a priority, and how he hopes it will ...

— The Kansas City, Kansas, police department is opening a new unit to review cold cases, Chief Karl Oakman said. Oakman announced Thursday the city has 285 unsolved homicides spanning five decades.

In Kansas City, police have revived the missing persons unit. Officers say they publish the number of missing people and communicate with the families involved with missing persons investigations.

The Kansas City Police Department is reforming its missing persons unit one year after its former chief disbanded it. Thousands gather at KC’s Country Club Plaza for “No … News / Jun 14 ...

22 graduate from Kansas City Police Academy, joining police department. Due to budget issues, there were no recruit classes in 2021. ... and $6.6 million toward the communications and 911 unit.

At the May 27 Kansas City police board meeting, Deputy Chief Luis Ortiz told commissioners the department has seen a surge in interest in positions in the department’s communications unit after ...

Kansas City Police Chief Rick Smith has disbanded the Missing Persons Cold Case Squad days before he officially retires from the department and weeks after the Kansas City Council approved a $269 ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - There’s controversy this afternoon surrounding Kansas City Police Department’s Cold Case Squad. The department will be shifting investigators from that department to ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department’s Gang Intelligence Squad works to identify and eliminate groups involved in gang activity and violent crime. Now, the unit has ...