Kansas City Police board to investigate whistleblower claims
The board on Tuesday also delayed a decision on hiring a new police chief.
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The board on Tuesday also delayed a decision on hiring a new police chief.
The board is considering three finalists
When members of the Kansas City, Missouri, Board of Police Commissioners met for their monthly meeting Tuesday, they did so amidst allegations of mismanagement made by a former KCPD attorney.
Mayor Quinton Lucas says allegations made by a former Kansas City Police Department attorney that the department withheld evidence in criminal cases and denied public records requests is “troubling” and could trigger further federal oversight of the department.
The Kansas City, Missouri, Board of Police Commissioners adjourned Tuesday from its regularly-scheduled monthly meeting with no announcement for who might select as the city’s next Chief of Police.