Kansas City Police Department (Kansas)

The Kansas City Kansas Police Department (KCKPD) is the primary law enforcement agency for Kansas City, Kansas and Wyandotte County as the two have merged many government services.[1]

Common nameKansas City Kansas Police Department
AbbreviationKCKPD
Motto"Safety First, Courtesy Always"
Agency overview
Formed1898
Jurisdictional structure
Size128.4 square miles
Population150,000
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters700 Minnesota Avenue Kansas City, KS 66101
Agency executive
  • Michael York
Website
www.kckpd.org
Not to be confused with Kansas City Police Department (Missouri).

History

The department was established in 1898 with a staff of 46.[2]

Organization

The department is headed by a chief whose office controls the training academies, community affairs, internal affairs and a professional standards unit. An Operations Bureau includes an East, West, South, Midtown, school resource and community policing section. The Investigation Bureau includes the Crimes Against Persons Unit, the Investigations Unit, Major Crimes Unit and the Crime Scene Investigation Unit. The Services Bureau includes the K9 Unit, Animal Control Unit and logistics functions.[3]

The current Chief of Police is Michael York. He started as the Interim Chief of the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department on September 12, 2019. Chief York has served with the KCK Police Department since 1992. He has been assigned in a large variety of roles including patrol, VICE, Detective Bureau, and Internal Affairs. Chief York had previously served as the Deputy Chief of Police in KCK since March of 2017 The former Police Chief is Terry Zeigler, who was confirmed on December 2, 2014. He retired on September 11, 2019. [4]

The current issued sidearm is the Glock 17 GEN 4 9mm which is slowly replacing the Glock 22 .40 S&W which has been the sidearm of the department since 1993.

Rank structure

The organization is headed by a single Chief of Police. The Chief is appointed by the Unified Government of Wyandotte County / Kansas City, Kansas County Administrator. The current Chief of police is Terry Zeigler. He was confirmed by the Unified Government board of Commissioners on December 2, 2014. Chief Zeigler has two Deputy Chiefs of Police. Lieutenant Colonel Michael York is the director of the department's Bureau of Operations. Lieutenant Colonel Tyrone Garner is the director of the department's Bureau of Services.

The department currently staffs eight Majors over each of the divisions utilized by the department. Those Majors are each appointed by the Chief of Police. The Chief, Deputy Chief's, and Majors represent the senior command staff of the department.

Captain's achieve their rank through a competitive testing process. Sergeants and Detectives are both eligible to test for promotion after they have earn enough time in their current rank. Captains are also part of the departments command rank structure. They command multiple officers within different shifts and units within the department.

Sergeants and Detectives also achieve their rank through competitive testing. Patrolman who have severed enough time in their current rank are eligible to test for either Sergeant, Detective, or both.

Title Insigni
Chief of Police
Deputy Chief
Major
Captain
Sergeant
Detective
Patrolman

Fallen officers

Seventeen KCKPD officers have been killed in the line of duty.[5][6]

Name Date Notes
John Gilley 13 May 1889 Stabbed
William Morris 2 September 1902 Gunshot
Elmer Biggs 1 September 1922 Gunshot
Fred Wheeler 1 September 1922 Gunshot
Rudy Markl 25 December 1924 Gunshot
William Conley 12 September 1926 Gunshot
William Hicks 8 December 1929 Gunshot
Edward Nugent 2 August 1943 Gunfire
Fred Shaumeyer 12 February 1948 Fall
Harry Hedrick 5 August 1953 Gunshot
Roger Lutcher 8 January 1970 Gunshot
Michael Haen 28 July 1978 Accidental gunshot
Douglas Bunch 29 March 1983 Heart attack
Jeffrey A. Young 1 August 1989 Vehicular assault
Richard Asten 11 June 1998 Vehicular assault
Brad Lancaster 9 May 2016 Gunfire
Robert Melton 19 July 2016 Gunfire

References
  1. KCKPD Official Web Site retrieved 6 April 2014
  2. "Department History". Kansas City, KS Police Department. Archived from the original on 9 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  3. KCKPD Official Web Site retrieved 6 April 2014
  4. http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article4241645.html
  5. "Police Memorial Service". Kansas City, KS Police Department. Archived from the original on 9 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  6. "Kansas City Police Department, Kansas, Fallen Officers". Officer Down Memorial Page. Retrieved 8 April 2014.

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