KCPD Missing Persons Unit Returns

We talked about this compassionate response to community complaints recently . . . Here's more detail on what we think is one of the best moves the new top cop has enacted so far . . .

During the previous administrations reorganization, detectives with the Missing Persons Unit were re-distributed to the Sex Crimes and Juvenile units with responsibilities to co-investigate missing persons.

That often led to overworked detectives who were less communicative with concerned family members than the public would like.

Its extremely important to those family members, to those reporting parties, to have their voices heard and to make sure theres someone whos following up and can answer questions, that kind of thing, Major Leslie Foreman with the KCPD Violent Crimes Unit said.

Responding to such criticism from the public, new Chief of Police Stacey Graves has reinstated the Missing Persons Unit, which will include a sergeant and seven detectives when it officially relaunches on Sunday.

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KCPD reinstates Missing Persons Unit at new direction of Chief Graves

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department has re-formed the Missing Persons Unit, which former Chief of Police Rick Smith had disbanded. During the previous administration's reorganization, detectives with the Missing Persons Unit were re-distributed to the Sex Crimes and Juvenile units with responsibilities to co-investigate missing persons.

Chief Stacey Graves announces plan to bring back KCPD's missing persons unit

I'M JITTERY, MCGEE. BACK TO YOU. HERE AT HOME, THE KANSAS CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT IS BRINGING BACK ITS MISSING PERSONS UNIT. CHIEF STACEY GRAVES MADE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE LAST BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING. THE MISSING PERSONS UNIT WILL OPERATE AS PART OF THE VIOLENT CRIMES DIVISION.

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