KCPD s deputy chief Karl Oakman named new Kansas City, Kansas, police chief
Oakman will step in and command the more than 300 officers of the KCKPD Share Updated: 5:19 PM CDT May 7, 2021 KMBC 9 News Staff
Oakman will step in and command the more than 300 officers of the KCKPD Share Updated: 5:19 PM CDT May 7, 2021
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Show Transcript THE NEXT CHIEF OF POLICE CARL OAKMAN BEFORE THIS CARL OPEN WAS A KANSAS CITY, MISSOUI DEPUTY CHIEF COMMANDING THE PATROL DIVISION NOW, HE LEADS A FORCE AUTHORIZED TO HAVE MORE THAN 340 OFFICERS, BUT HE COMMANDED MANY MORE THAN THAT JUST IN THE MISSOURI PATROL DIVISION AND HE BECOMES CHIEF AT A CHALLENGING TIME THE FIRST THING YOU HAVE TO DO IS LISTEN MEET PEOPLE LISTEN AND BEGIN TO BUILD TRUST INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY THERE’S A LOT OF MISTRUST IN OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL AS OTHER COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. KCK DOES NOT HAVE A RACIAL MAJORITY CENSUS DATA SAYS HISPANICS OUT NUMBER BLACKS