Botched 911 call leads to Prairie Village mother’s death, according to lawsuit
PRAIRIE VILLAGE, KS (KCTV) Cathryn McClelland was a loving mother and nurse. She was just 41-years old when she collapsed inside her Prairie Village home with her young kids. Her husband was working on a construction project in another state.
Her 8-year old son, Joel, grabbed the phone and called 911 for help. What happened next is now the focus of a lawsuit. It says the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department and the Kansas City Fire Department failed the family by not trusting the child knew his address and waiting too long to dispatch help.
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Black police leaders in Johnson County discuss trials, triumphs
The first Black PIO and first Black police chief in Johnson County share their experience in the police force.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. â Many occupations require you to have thick skin, including law enforcement.
Adding that thick layer sometimes means losing other important things, as Officer John Lacy recalled.
âI lost a friend this past summer Iâve known since elementary school. And he said, with everything thatâs going on, I know youâre law enforcement. I know weâre good, but I canât be friends with you anymore. As long as youâre wearing that badge. And that hurt, Lacy said.
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Prairie Village is gaining its first Black police chief in the city’s history.
Maj. Byron Roberson, who has served the Prairie Village Police Department for the past 26 years, will begin his new role as the city’s seventh chief of police when Mayor Eric Mikkelson officially appoints him on Jan. 4, 2021. Mikkelson announced those plans during Monday’s city council meeting.
“This department, this city, is a trailblazer in many ways, and I believe that this appointment is proof of that,” Roberson said. “We will continue to be innovators at the forefront of equal treatment of all citizens and good protection to our citizens who traverse through our city. And I think this will continue under my leadership.”
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Prairie Village is gaining its first Black police chief in the city’s history.
Maj. Byron Roberson, who has served the Prairie Village Police Department for the past 26 years, will begin his new role as the city’s seventh chief of police when Mayor Eric Mikkelson officially appoints him on Jan. 4, 2021. Mikkelson announced those plans during Monday’s city council meeting.
“This department, this city, is a trailblazer in many ways, and I believe that this appointment is proof of that,” Roberson said. “We will continue to be innovators at the forefront of equal treatment of all citizens and good protection to our citizens who traverse through our city. And I think this will continue under my leadership.”