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Sheila Albers, the mother of John Albers, speaks at a press conference Monday where local clergy decried the Overland Park Police Department s handling of the shooting death of her son at the hands of former police officer Clayton Jenison.
The investigation by a group of Johnson County law enforcement officers assigned to police-involved shootings has been kept under wraps since 17-year-old John Albers was shot and killed by an Overland Park police officer in 2018.
A late-night statement from Overland Park said the city will release the details about the investigation into the death of 17-year-old John Albers, who was fatally shot by police as he was backing out of his driveway in 2018.
Sam Zeff / KCUR
Originally published on April 16, 2021 1:17 pm
Overland Park police signed a severance deal with a police officer six months before the controversial deal with the officer who shot and killed a 17-year-old teenager backing out of his family s garage, a case now being investigated by the FBI for possible civil rights violations.
KCUR obtained the severance agreement with the first officer, Adam Paddock through a Kansas Opens Records Act request.
The deal was signed by Paddock, who is no longer employed with the police department, on September 14, 2017.
In a report to the Kansas Peace Officers’ Standards and Training (CPOST), the agency that regulates police certification in the state, Overland Park said Paddock “allegedly violated multiple Department policies” and that “progressive discipline resulted in a recommendation of termination.”
KCUR The Overland Park Police Department is facing scrutiny for severance packages received by two officers, one of whom shot and killed 17-year-old John Albers.
The Overland Park Police Department has provided severance for two officers , including one who shot and killed a teenager.
Overland Park police signed a severance deal with a police officer six months before the controversial deal with the officer who shot and killed a 17-year-old teenager backing out of his family s garage, a case now being investigated by the FBI for possible civil rights violations.
KCUR obtained the severance agreement with the first officer, Adam Paddock through a Kansas Opens Records Act request.
/ A federal grand jury subpoena demanded reams of information from Overland Park on the police shooting death of a teenager in 2018.
A grand jury subpoena served in Overland Park in November demanded reams of documents and videos connected to the killing of 17-year-old John Albers who was shot by one of the city s police officers in 2018.
The FBI opened a civil rights investigation last September into the killing of Overland Park teenager John Albers. But new developments reveal the information investigators were looking for from the Overland Park Police Department about the officer who shot and killed the 17-year-old teenager in the driveway of his home in 2018.
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Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Another law enforcement leader under fire, take a look . . . On two separate occasions, Overland Park Chief Frank Donchez has either verbally or in writing provided false statements in his role as a KS law enforcement officer, Albers charged in a March complaint.
KCUR has confirmed that CPOST is investigating whether Donchez should keep his law enforcement license. KCUR specifically asked whether Overland Park has been cooperating with CPOST in this probe. In response, city spokesman Reilly said in a statement that, city officials have been responsive to all requests received from officials at C-POST.
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