Kansas City-area law enforcement agencies were involved in four separate investigations within 24 hours.
The Kansas City Law Enforcement Accountability Project (KC LEAP), a community-based investigating and victim advocacy agency focused on local police violence, questioned police tactics involved in vehicle pursuits over the weekend. KC LEAP is in touch with the use-of-force unit in the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office.
Right now, details of each investigation are limited.
Busy weekend of use-of-force investigations, pursuits involving law enforcement
KSHB 41 in-depth reporter Alyssa Jackson explained the circumstances of the incidents based on available information and policies that correspond with each department.
Independence Police Department
Around 1 a.m. Sunday, the Independence Police Department was called to 11600 E. Truman Road on a disturbance involving armed individuals…