At the time of the interview, Mr. Mesa was a police officer with the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department. He was born in Douglas, Wyoming, in 1942. In the interview he discusses his early life in Wyoming, his family, coming to Kansas City in the 1960s and getting by the Police Department, feelings for the West Side, etc. Number 32 on MP3 disc.
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