On January 26 the Kansas City Police Department welcomed its largest police academy class of 50 cadets since 2007, and KCPD officials are confident that once the cadets complete their academy classes and on-the-job training the additional officers will allow the currently understaffed department to improve law enforcement and public safety throughout the entire city.
Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves said she is very encouraged by this class and told the Board of Police Commissioners, “…with this new class we are quite literally ushering in the next generation of KCPD.”
“It really blows me away to see the number, but also the diversity,” said Captain Justin Pinkerton, KCPD employment unit commander. “It just goes to show the efforts of the recruitment team getting out in different segments of the community, and not just KC, but across the country.”…