The past year has brought up many emotions, from confusion to worry to anger to sadness. It’s taken a toll on people’s mental health, too: around four in 10 adults in the United States have reported symptoms of anxiety or depression during the coronavirus pandemic. During May, we recognize the growing importance of mental health, […]
June 23, 2021 Update: Overland Park officials, responding to a recent open records request, discovered a series of still photos captured from an in-car police camera video that had been previously released to the public. The content of the photos is not new; it is simply a different format than the previously-released dashcam video which […]
At last night’s Public Safety meeting, Overland Park Police Department Chief Frank Donchez shared the ways his department is meeting the Kansas Commission on Racial Equity and Justice’s recommendations. The department is meeting and will continue to work at nearly all of the commission’s 24 recommendations, Donchez said. Some of those recommendations include: Increasing transparency […]
A section of 123rd Street now has a new name: Mike Mosher Boulevard. The name change honors fallen Overland Park Police Officer Mike Mosher, who was killed in the line of duty earlier this year. Last night, City Council approved renaming 123rd Street between Blue Valley Parkway and Metcalf. Police Chief Frank Donchez took input […]
The Overland Park Police Department’s annual trunk-or-treat event is going virtual for 2020. Typically, officers host trunk-or-treaters in the parking lot at Myron E. Scafe building for a Halloween celebration and decorating contest. This year, the physical event is will take place in your own driveway! This event is possible thanks to support from the […]
Overland Park Police officers will be out at your local Target stores during the month of August to collect school supplies for local students. The department’s Community Policing unit will collect supplies for Blue Valley School District and Shawnee Mission School District students. Officers will collect: Boxes of 24 Crayola crayons Boxes of 8 Crayola […]
Friday night, Overland Park Police officers monitoring a protest near 116th and Quivira arrested four people. Prior to the protest, the Overland Park Police Department held conversations with both the protest organizers and residents living near the expected protest area. The Department also received information that there may be counterprotests during the planned protest. Beginning […]
Tuesday and Wednesday, memorial services for Officer Mike Mosher will affect traffic near College and Metcalf. Tuesday during Officer Mosher’s drive-thru visitation at the Overland Park Convention Center from 4-6 p.m. During Tuesday’s visitation, 110th Street will be closed between Woodson and Lamar (north of the Overland Park Convention Center) to allow for visitation traffic. […]
Late Sunday afternoon, an Overland Park Police Department officer was killed in the line of duty. Officer Mike Mosher was killed while investigating a hit-and-run call near 123rd and Antioch. Mosher was on his way into work when he accepted the call. “It’s a difficult, difficult thing to know that one of our officers is […]
In an effort to increase transparency, uniformed officers with the Overland Park Police Department will now be wearing body cameras while on patrol. More than 200 officers working in traffic safety, emergency services, patrol, community policing, and school resource officers will wear the cameras. Cameras can capture audio and video anytime the camera is powered […]