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Picerno Is No Stranger to Public Spotlight
JPLaw

Feb. 20, 2023

Picerno is no stranger to public spotlight

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Man Sues 5 KCPD Officers for Allegedly Throwing Him to Ground and Falsely Imprisoning Him
Bek Shackelford Nwanganga

Feb. 16, 2023

Pictured in November 2022, Kansas City resident, Mack Nelson, runs his fingers over a scar he says he got

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Man Sues 5 KCPD Officers Months After Video Released of Him Being Thrown to Ground
Jenna Thompson

Feb. 10, 2023

Months after video captured a man being thrown to the ground by Kansas City police, according to witnesses

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After Whistleblower Letter, Kansas City Police Department Needs a Top-Down Review
JP Law

Dec. 15, 2022

A former KCPD lawyer says ex-Interim Chief Joe Mabin created a hostile work environment — not to mention

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KCPD Lawyer Says He Was Fired for Complaining About Abuses of Open Records, Evidence
Jenna Thompson, Glenn E. Rice

Dec. 10, 2022

A statue of a police officer holding a child stands outside of the Kansas City Police Department Headquarters

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What Any Parent Would Do
Joe Drape

Nov. 1, 2022

The distance from the Kansas City Chiefs’ training complex to Interstate 435 is short. It would have taken

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Biden to Pardon All Federal Offenses of Simple Marijuana Possession in First Major Steps Toward Decriminalization
JPLaw

Oct. 6, 2022

President Joe Biden is taking his first major steps toward decriminalizing marijuana, fulfilling a campaign pledge to erase

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Missouri Court of Appeals Revives ‘old School’ Self-Defense Law in Resisting Arrest Case
Rebecca Rivas

Sept. 19, 2022

The court of appeals agreed with Jason Hurst that his testimony constituted substantial evidence that he was

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Private Security Firm Owner Claims Self-Defense in Downtown Shooting that Injured Man
Matt Flener

May 4, 2022

The owner of a downtown private security firm is now charged with felony first-degree assault and felony

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Kansas City Man Accused of Murder, Assault Unfit to Proceed to Trial
Sherae Honeycutt

April 28, 2022

A Kansas City, Missouri man accused of killing one person and shooting another is found

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