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Title
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Public Questions KCPD Homeless Camp Eradication
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Description
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Part one of a two-part series on the closing of several area homeless camps by the Kansas City Police Department. Local authorities have come under some criticism for raiding such camps and forcing the occupants to vacate the area. KCPD officials point out that they have encountered illegal activity in 98% of the camps raided and have also partnered with local social service agencies such as Hope Faith Ministries to help the homeless get needed services. One camp described in the article featured a network of underground tunnels and shelters; other camps uncovered in the area are also discussed.
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Date
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2013-04-17
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Joseph (Joe) D. McNamara Obituaries
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Description
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Copies of obituaries for former Kansas City Police Department Chief Joseph D. McNamara (1973-1976). It is reported that McNamara passed away in his sleep at about 4:00 a.m. on Friday, September 19, 2014, at his home in California after battling cancer.
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Date
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2014-09-19
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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East Patrol Campus Officially Named for Leon Jordan
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Description
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Article announces that the Kansas City City Council has voted 12-0 to name the new East Patrol campus in honor the memory of civil rights leader Leon M. Jordan. The author states that Kansas City Police facilities are usually named for their geographic location, but that Councilman Jermaine Reed recommended a compromise in which the entire campus would be named after Jordan but the station itself still being known as East Patrol.
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Date
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2014-12-19
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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North Patrol Division Facilities
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Description
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Facilities of the North Patrol Division of the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department at 1001 NW Barry Road. The station, designed by architect Tom Devine, received a design award for being a startling and refreshing change and evoking feelings of a space ship design.
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Date
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1978
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Kansas City Police Officers and Chief Thomas Speers
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Description
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Group portrait of Police Chief Thomas Speers (on far right) and uniformed night force police officers near gatling gun positioned outside of Assembly Hall. Billy West is identified on far right.
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Date
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1886
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Motorcycle Division - Metropolitan Police Department
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Description
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Panoramic photograph of the Motorcycle Division of the Kansas City Police Department posed in front of Shelter House #1 in Swope Park. A note on the photograph reads: 30 of the 45 Harley Davidsons in use by this department. Cars can be seen in the background.
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Date
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1930~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Brookside Fire Station
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Description
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Photograph, looking south, circa late 1970s of the parking lot behind the buildings at 22 West 63rd Street in the Brookside shopping area. At the time of the photograph, the building housed the Police & Kansas City Fire Station No. 23, which closed by 1979. Meiners Thriftway Grocery Store at 21 West 63rd Street is visible in the center of the photo.
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Date
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1970~/1979~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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SC205 Organized Crime Files Finding Aid
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Description
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This collection contains files relating to organized crime in Kansas City from the 1930s to the 1970s. Contents include records from the Kansas City Police Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation, reporter’s notes, newspaper clippings, and photographs of local mafia members.
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Date
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1934~/1972~
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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SC205 Organized Crime Files - Series 3: Hoods Who Spotlight on Organized Crime in the Kansas City Area
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Description
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Booklet intended to inform the public of the dangers of organized crime in Kansas City. The book contains: a summary of successful prosecution of syndicate members or associates from January 1, 1961 to present (April 1970); the Kefauver Senate Committee underworld charts for Kansas City organized crime activities, Exhibits 1 and 1A; a list of members and associates of the syndicate; the danger signs for the community; and a list of syndicate business connections.
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Date
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1970-04
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Object Type
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Archival Material
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Title
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SC205 Organized Crime Files - Series 1: Mugshots
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Description
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This series contains miscellaneous Kansas City Police Department mug shots from various dates showing individuals suspected of having ties to organized crime, mafia, and mob activity in Kansas City. Some include a physical description and record of previous arrests on the back side of the photograph. Please note that the individuals in these mug shots do not have a corresponding police file in this collection. Mug shots of those listed in Series 2 and 3 were kept with their corresponding file. This series is arranged alphabetically by surname.
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Date
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1934~/1972~
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Object Type
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Archival Material
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Title
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SC205 Organized Crime Files - Series 2: Kansas City Gangsters -Italian
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Description
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This series contains files on criminals of Italian descent suspected of having ties to organized crime, mafia, and mob activity in Kansas City. Items include: mug shots, photographs, KCPD and FBI records, short biographies, and newspaper clippings. While most of the documents are undated, many contain arrest records from the 1930s until the year 1950. This series is arranged alphabetically by surname.
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Date
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1934/1964
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Object Type
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Archival Material
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Title
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SC205 Organized Crime Files - Series 4: Unione Sicilione
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Description
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This series contains photographs, miscellaneous documents,and newspaper clippings pertaining to the Sicilian-American criminal brotherhood known as the Unione Sicilione, or Unione Siciliana, and individuals suspected of having ties to organized crime, mafia, and mob activity in Kansas City.
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Date
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1950/1961
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Object Type
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Archival Material
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Title
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SC205 Organized Crime Files - Series 5: Records and General Data
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Description
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This series contains miscellaneous police records, newspaper clippings, Kansas City Star staff correspondence, and information on various mafia members, including Charles Gargotta and several others listed in Series 2, all suspected of having ties to organized crime, mafia, and mob activity in Kansas City. Loose mug shots were removed and interfiled with Series1-3.
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Date
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1947/1959
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Object Type
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Archival Material
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Title
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Judges Tosses Library Arrest Lawsuit
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Description
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Overview of the dismissed lawsuit by Jeremy Rothe-Kushel against an off-duty former police detective who arrested him during a 2016 speech by Ambassador Denis Ross at the Kansas City Public Library Plaza branch. Rothe-Kushel and a library staffer were arrested by private security during the inaugural Truman and Israel Lecture. Issues include freedom of speech, whether or not this was a public or private event, and confusion between library staff and paid security about criteria for arrest and removal from the event.
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Date
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2020-02-13
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Object Type
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Newspaper
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Title
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Treating Inmates In-House
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Description
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Article on the success of the new nurse program at Police Headquarters. Initiated by Chief Darryl Forte and Mike Schumacher, the program provides for nurses to staff Police Headquarters and treat inmates complaining of medical issues. The on-site nurse evaluations have cut down on the number of ambulances called to Police Headquarters and the number of escape attempts by inmates from ambulances, and have caught serious medical issues as well.
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Date
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2013-06-24
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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KC Police Department Pioneer Closes Her Last Case
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Description
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Profile on Janna Eikel, a detective who served in the Kansas City Police Department from 1984 until her retirement in 2013. Eikel worked in the vice unit and as a detective in forgery and robbery before moving to the sex crimes unit, where she "crafted herself a role as the department's first cold case investigator," taking advantage of recent developments in DNA technology. Her success in the position led to the creation of a department cold case squad as well as the establishment of the Jackson County Prosecutor's office cold case unit.
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Date
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2013-06-03
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Police Residency Bill Now Includes KC
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Description
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Details how Kansas City was included in a bill in the Missouri house that removed residency requirements for police officers. The bill was target at St. Louis, which has a difficult time recruiting police officers due to requirements that they live within the St. Louis City limits. Though supported by the Fraternal Order of Police, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas opposed the inclusion of Kansas City.
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Date
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2020-01-23
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Object Type
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Newspaper
