With Kansas City, Missouri, averaging a homicide almost every two days in 2020, the City Council voted on Thursday to approve a study looking into whether or not the police department should be locally controlled.
EXPECTED TO RECOVER.OFFICERS SAY SPEEDWAS A FACTOR IN THECRASH.AS KANSAS CITY ONCEAGAIN DEALS WITH A HIGHHOMICIDE RATE THIS YEARTONIGHT, CITY LEADERSCONTINUE TO WEIGHWHO SHOULD CONTROLTHE POLICE DEPARTMENT.A NEW STUDY WILL LOOKINTO IF POLICE SHOULD BEHELD MORE ACCOUNTABLETO ELECTED CITYLEADERS.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER TOM DEMPSEYEXPLAINS WHAT THISCOULD MEAN FOR SAFETY.TOM?KANSAS CITY REMAINSONE OF THE LARGESTCITIES IN THE COUNTRYWITHOUT LOCAL CONTROLOF OVER ITS POLICEDEPARTMENT.NOW THOUGH AFTER OVER80 YEARS OF THAT, ASTUDY WILL LOOK INTOWHETHER OR NOT TOCHANGE THE POLICY.WITH KCMO AVERAGING AHOMICIDE ALMOST EVERYTWO DAYS THIS YEARTHURSDAY BROUGHT ADEBATE INSIDE CITY HALLOVER WHO SHOULDCONTROL THE POLICEDEPARTMENT.What I look at this is anopportunityfor us to see what options areoutthere so we can stop theviolent crimes."THE CITY COUNCIL VOTINGOVERWHEMINGLY TOBEGIN A STUDY LOOKINGINTO WHETHER OR NOTPOLICE SHOULD BECONTROLLED LOCALLY.THE KCPD CONTINUES TOBE RUN BY A BOARD OFCOMMISSIONERSAPPOINTED BY THEMISSOURI GOVERNOR.TRANSFERING TO LOCALCONTROL COULD MAKEPOLICE MOREACCOUNTABLE TOELECTED CITY LEADERS.Mayor Quinton Lucas/
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