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The Board of Police Commissioners selected Acting Deputy Chief Stacey Graves, who's been with the department for more than 25 years, to lead the Kansas City Police Department. Activists — and even Mayor Quinton Lucas — criticized the hiring process for lacking transparency and community input.
Stacy Graves has been acting Deputy Chief of the department.
The board on Tuesday also delayed a decision on hiring a new police chief.
The board is considering three finalists
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.