Marion police chief’s hiring before newspaper raid highlights how Kansas doesn’t require cities to perform deep background checks on police officer applicants.
Kansas’ safeguards for identifying and weeding out problematic officers are incomplete or not enforced. The lack of thorough background checks allows officers to keep troubling details hidden.
Overland Park city officials have not explained the abrupt departure of Police Chief Frank Donchez. But looming over his exit is a controversial police shooting and an ongoing criminal investigation.