Board members of the Overland Park Police Officers Foundation said they are disappointed no criminal charges will be filed against four officers accused of misusing funds.
District Attorney Steve Howe said his investigation was hampered by a lack of records, meeting minutes and other documents that were supposed to be kept by the charitable foundation.
Updated: 1:30 PM EST Jan 19, 2021
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Show Transcript EB D BOY’S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION. IT WAS THE CALL THAT WOULD FOREVER CHANGE A LOCAL FIREFIGHTER JET BELIEVES DIVINE INTERVENTION. TO ADOPT TWO YOUNG GIRLS IN A HORRIFIC SITUATION OUR ROB HUGHES EXPLAINS THE HONOR HE JUST RECEIVED AND HIS MESSAGE FOR US ALL. I WAS JUST THERE DOING WHAT GOD CALLED ME TO DO. WELL, EXCEPT MASTER FIREFIGHTER RICHARD JET IS A MAN OF FAITH WHO KNEW GOD WAS TELLING HIM SOMETHING. OH GOD. I KNOW WHAT YOU’RE TRYING TO GET ME YOU’RE PREPARING ME YOU WERE TRAINING ME FOR THIS CALL. THE CALL WAS OCTOBER 24TH. 2017. RICHARD WAS WORKING AT A DIFFERENT FIRE STATION THAN EMILY SCHEDULE RESPONDED TO A WELFARE CHECK AT A LINUX IS STORAGE UNIT OUTSIDE OF HIS DISTRICT. GOD LITERALLY PREPARED ME AHEAD OF TIME AND THEN MOVED ME TO BEING IN THE SPOT WHERE HE NEEDED ME TO RESPOND TO THE CALL. SO I WAS THERE RICHARD MET TWO YOUNG GIRLS THEN JUST TWO YEARS IN FOUR DAYS OLD. HE ENDED UP AD