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JOPLIN, Mo.- A 2-year-old girl was fatally shot by a Joplin SWAT team officer known as "Sniper One" during a domestic violence call in March 2022. The officer's identity is
JOPLIN, Mo. — Joplin’s new police chief is just past his first month in his new role, the city’s first ever African American police chief. We sat down to talk to Dr. Richard Pearson about what that means to him as part of our Black History Month series. “Being the first Black police chief is […]
JOPLIN, Mo. — Joplin’s new Police Chief Richard Pearson will begin his service with the Joplin Police Department Monday.
JOPLIN, Mo. - The City of Joplin names a new Police Chief.
Rich Pearson has been named chief of the Joplin Police Department, city officials announced Thursday.