Newsflash: Kansas City Progressives Seem Suspicious Of New Top Cop

From our vantage . . .

The downside to local politics is that NOBODY is taking the time to celebrate one of the biggest advances for women public safety workers in local history. 

The historic glass ceiling break was briefly mentioned and then dismissed. If this cowtown had more worthwhile lady reporters . . . Once of them might actually offer at least 5 minutes dedicated to how the new Chief rose through the ranks and her perspective. 

Just sayin . . .

Meanwhile . . . Here's public radio playing activist again . . 

"The Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners named a longtime department veteran as the new KCPD chief of police: Major Stacey Graves. However, the selection process was criticized by many in the community, including Mayor Quinton Lucas and the Urban League."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Kansas City's new police chief

The Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners named a longtime department veteran as the new KCPD chief of police: Major Stacey Graves. However, the selection process was criticized by many in the community, including Mayor Quinton Lucas and the Urban League.

Kansas City's new police chief was chosen by a state-controlled board. Here's how it works

Kansas City's Board of Police Commissioners on Thursday carried out one of its highest-profile responsibilities when members announced they had chosen police Maj. Stacey Graves as the new chief of police. The hiring of Graves, the first woman to lead the department on a non-interim basis, concluded a process that began when former Chief Rick Smith resigned in April.