Lee's Summit receives community questions on policing

The Lee's Summit Police Department answered some of the questions community members are asking.

ALSO IN LEE'S SUMMIT,THE POLICE DEPARTMENTSHARED SOME OFCOMMUNITY'S BIGGESTCONCERNS ANDQUESTIONS SURROUNDINGTHEIR OWN POLICIES.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER RAE DANIEL ISLIVE TO TELL US ABOUTTHE BIGGEST QUESTIONPEOPLE HAD AND HOWLEE'S SUMMIT ISRESPONDING.THESE ARE PAGES OF THEMOST FREQUENTLY ASKEDQUESTIONS THE LEE'SSUMMIT POLICDEPARTMENT RECEIVED.JUST YESTERDAY WECAUGHT UP WITHOFFICERS TO TALK ABOUTTHIS LIST.THEY PUT OUT THEIRPRACTICES BECAUSE THEYSAID THEY WANTED TO BEAS TRANSPARENT ASPOSSIBLE.SOME OF THE QUESTIONSWERE WHAT THEIR USE OFFORCE POLICY WAS, AREOFFICERS ALLOWED TOSHOOT AT OR FROMMOVING VEHICLES -- ANDONE OF THE BIGGESTQUESTION WAS IFOFFICERS ARE ALLOWEDTO INTERVENE IF THEY SEEANOTHER OFFICER USEEXCESSIVE FORCE.

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IT'S WRITTEN INTHEIR POLICY.

BUT THEMOst FREQUENTLY ASKEDQUESTION WAS WHETHEROR NOT LEE'S SUMMIT PDHAS BODYCAMERAS....WHILE THEYDON'T HAVE THEM YET -- INTHE NEXT MONTH OR SOTHEY WILL...Sgt Chris Depue, LEE'S SUMMIT PDas they find , 99 percent of thetimeit"s just good for both sides.Itclears up confusion , it clearsthemfor false complaints and falseallegations as well as documentsanything that we can look atthatwould indicate malfeasance, soitprotects both sides - the onlystumbling block was costs-had itnotbeen for costs - we would"vehadthem years agoBECAUSE OF A FEDERALGRANT THEY RECEIVEDAND A NO TAX BOND ISSUETHAT WAS PASSED LASTYEAR, THOSE BODYCAMERAS WILL BE ONEACH SWORN OFFICERHERE AT THISDEPARTMENT.

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