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Kansas City Police Department
Kansas City Police Department
Information about the police department.
Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1, p.104
Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1, p.104
Page 104 of the Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1. A photograph of an unidentified scout from Troop 177 holding flag and an unidentified police officer standing on a state before a crowd is attached to…
Date : 1940 (year approximate)
A Tale of Two Cities: The Kansas City Riot Could Have Been Averted
A Tale of Two Cities: The Kansas City Riot Could Have Been Averted
Article pointing out several details in the April 1968 race riots about police department behavior leading to inflammation of the rioting rather than restoring order, including treating all black…
Date : 1968-07
Changing Their Ways
Changing Their Ways
Article about the shift in crime prevention strategy from centrallized 911 emergency calls to community policing.
Date : 1995-11
Police Cars
Police Cars
Kansas City Police Department patrol car and radar interceptor cars.
Police Car
Police Car
Full view of Kansas City Police Department radar interceptor car.
Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1, p.103
Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1, p.103
Page 103 of the Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1. A view looking east of police officers and a priest posed outside of the St. James Catholic Church at 3901 Harrison Street is attached to the page.
Date : 1940-04-21
Special Officers to Have New Badges
Special Officers to Have New Badges
File containing an illustration and caption about the new (in 1922) "official badge to be worn by persons holding special officer commissions" in the Kansas City Police Department.
Date : 1922-01-02
Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1, p.106
Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1, p.106
Page 106 of the Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1. Clippings related to the additions of Edgar Shook, Russell F. Greiner, George Fiske, and Milton B. Schweiger to the Kansas City Board of Police…
Date : 1939-07
Forward Steps in Municipal Affairs: Police Departments
Forward Steps in Municipal Affairs: Police Departments
Description of the establishment of "a system of police booths," shown in a photo, whereby, via sidecar motorcycles, "a police officer will be available at any place in Kansas City…
Date : 1921-07
Red Scare
Red Scare
Article describes the experiences of Wahed Moharam, a Middle Eastern immigrant now living in Grain Valley, Missouri. Moharam tells of his participation in the trial against the 1993 World Trade…
Date : 2012-09-27
Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1, p.108
Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1, p.108
Page 108 of the Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1. A clipping related to the additions of Edgar Shook, Russell F. Greiner, George Fiske, and Milton B. Schweiger to the Kansas City Board of Police…
Date : 1939-07-11
Police Dispatchers
Police Dispatchers
Unidentified men at dispatch consoles.
Date : 1950
Police Officers in Formation
Police Officers in Formation
Police officers driving three-wheeled vehicles in formation on an unidentified parkway.
Is the Drug Squad Going Up in Smoke?
Is the Drug Squad Going Up in Smoke?
Article about the internal problems of the division of the police department devoted to stopping drug-related crime.
Date : 1979-03
Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1, p.116
Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1, p.116
Page 116 of the Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1. Photographs of Sargent J. E. McFarland, Sargent Willard Gray, Sargent S. M. Spizzirri, Sargent P. J. Conlon, and an unidentified police officer are…
Date : 1935
Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1, p.51
Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1, p.51
Page 51 of the Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1. A photograph of a National Traffic Safety Contest winner plaque presented by the National Safety Council is attached to the page.
Date : 1936
Simple Math: More Officers Needed
Simple Math: More Officers Needed
Article about the "statistical results of the 90-day officer redeployment that concluded March 4," 2001, finding improved response times with police officers back "on the streets…
Date : 2001-04-04
Loop Road Remains a Place of Controversy
Loop Road Remains a Place of Controversy
Discusses the activities of young people at "The Loop", a popular spot in Swope Park, and the need for police presence to maintain crowd control.
Date : 2000-05-04
Police Headquarters (Locust St.)
Police Headquarters (Locust St.)
Full frontal and side view of headquarters.
Date : 1950
Police Memorial Ceremony
Police Memorial Ceremony
Ceremony at Police Memorial, at its original location at 15th Street and The Paseo.
Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1, p.122
Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1, p.122
Page 122 of the Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1. Photographs of Thomas McManigal, Pat Mutalipassi, Jack Morton, and Joe E. Coony are attached to the page.
Date : 1935
Forte Sworn in As KC Police Chief
Forte Sworn in As KC Police Chief
Darryl Forte was sworn in as Kansas City's first black police chief at the Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Heritage Center.
Date : 2011-10-14
Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1, p.121
Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1, p.121
Page 121 of the Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1. Photographs of Thomas Sullivan, George Fisher, J. S. Snow, Fred Martin, and J. L. Sullavan are attached to the page.
Date : 1935
Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1, p.30
Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1, p.30
Page 30 of the Hugh M. Dougherty Scrapbook #1. A group portrait of scouts posed outside of the Holy Rosary Health Center, once located at 529 Campbell Street, is attached to the top of the page. A…
Date : 1930 (year approximate)