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Police Training Takes Step Forward
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Description
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"With marble hallways and the smell of fresh paint, Kansas City's new, state-of-the-art regional police training academy opened to 98 police cadets" on September 17, 2007. While the academy will be used to train local cadets and serve as an advanced training site for police officers, it is expected to be a training destination for police officers across the nation. The facility sits on 120 acres located in the Northland at Pleasant Valley Road and North Shoal Creek Parkway.
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Date
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2007-09-18
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Haven? Cops, Residents find Waldo, Brookside Safe
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The Waldo and Brookside neighborhoods, bounded roughly "by 47th Street on the north, 95th Street on the south, State Line Road on the west, and Blue Ridge Road on the east," are generally low-crime areas. This is attributed to the "tight knit" nature of the neighborhoods and the Community Police Action Co-op.
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Date
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2008-09-09
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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1904
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First in a four-part series of historical fiction set in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1904 and focusing upon a murder investigation carried out by the city's first African-American police officer Lafayette Tillman. James and Thomas Pendergast and other figures from Kansas City history make appearances throughout the story. The final installment includes a section that explains how historical information was used to create the story.
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2014-11-30
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Joseph (Joe) D. McNamara Obituaries
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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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2014-09-19
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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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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Busy Street Location
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Description
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Exterior view of an unidentified busy street location. Besides pedestrians, policemen can be seen as well as an automobile. A large, barn-type building is in view across the street and people appear to be going to attend some event being held there.
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Date
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1915~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Target Practice at Firing Range
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Description
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Seven men firing at a bullseye target from short range. The two men on the right are wearing police uniforms.
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Date
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1930~
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Negative
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Police Detectives
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Group portrait of portion of Detective Bureau before police memorial.
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Date
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1922-05-07
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Police Briefing or Training
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Description
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Group of law enforcement agents seated in a classroom. They appear to be in a briefing or some sort of training session.
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Date
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1920~
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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Police Briefing or Training
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Description
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Group of law enforcement agents seated in a classroom. They appear to be in a briefing or some sort of training session.
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Date
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1920~
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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SC164 KCPL Reference Hard to Find Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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The materials within the KCPL Reference Hard to Find (HTF) Collection were compiled by Kansas City Public Library reference librarians and staff members to provide an easy to access source of information concerning topics of local and regional interest. The collection primarily consists of newspaper and magazine clippings, pamphlets, brochures, other forms of printed material, and typed notecards.
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Date
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1980/2005
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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Police Academy Opens in Northland
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Description
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A ceremony to commemorate the opening of the new Kansas City Police Academy was held November 13, 2007. Speakers included Mayor Mark Funkhouser and Missouri Governor Matt Blunt. "The 132-acre facility at Pleasant Valley Road and Shoal Creek Parkway includes a 125,000-square-foot main building and a situational training building." Included with the facility is "a 500-seat auditorium, a 1.1-mile driving track, a suspended four-lane indoor track encircling a full-size basketball court, a 22,5000-square-foot indoor pistol range with 30 lanes and a 200-yard outdoor rifle range." The cost was $35 million. Includes a picture of the building and a map of its location.
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Date
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2007-11-14
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Missouri State Highway Patrol
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Description
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A look at Missouri's State Highway Patrol, its different divisions, besides maintaining safety on Missouri roads, like the canine unit, drug and crime enforcement, etc. Before becoming a trooper, recruits study for six months, in a combination of classroom and on location training that involves "grueling practical exercises." "Beginning in 1923, the Missouri State Legislature debated the creation of either a statewide traffic regulatory agency or a state policy agency. Finally, in April 1931, Senate Bill 36 established a state patrol, which became effective September 14 of that year." The patrol started with only 55 officers, 36 Model A Ford Roadsters, and 17 motorcycles.
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2011-08
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Finalists for Police Chief are Named
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Of the five policemen being considered for the new chief are three Kansas City policemen and two from smaller, out-of-state departments. The three from Kansas City are current deputy chiefs Darryl Forte and Kevin Masters and retired deputy chief Vince Ortega (the current deputy director for Jackson County's COMBAT anti-drug program). The outside candidates are Fayetteville, N.C., Police Chief Tom Bergamine and former Rochester, N.Y., Police Deputy Chief George Markert. "Board members expect to tap one of them in October to replace retiring Police Chief Jim Corwin, the city's longest-tenured chief in nearly four decades." September 16 will be Corwin's last day. Article includes several short biographical paragraphs for each candidate.
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Date
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2011-09-09
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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High-Tech Detectors Set Up
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Description
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Article describes the Kansas City Police Department's implementation of ShotSpotter, a gunshot detection system. The abilities of the system as well as the covered areas are outlined. The KCPD's partnership with the KCATA in setting up the new system is also described.
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2012-09-27
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Murder Squad "Legend" Dave Bernard Retiring
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Description
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For 21 years, Dave Bernard has worked with the homicide unit. Article reviews two of his most complex investigations, that of Precious Doe and the killing of 19 women over 17 years whose bodies were found in the Missouri River, not all by the same killer. It also looks at the way detectives worked before the advent of technology as well as other types of working conditions.
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Date
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2011-09-09
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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An 'Icon' Reflects On Career
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Description
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After a 30-year career, Deputy Chief Rachel Whipple retired from the Kansas City Police Department in April. Whipple was the first woman to serve as Kansas City police chief after serving as interim chief in 2004 and was only the second woman to reach the rank of Deputy Chief.
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Date
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2010-04-16
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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