Shawnee Mission Post
Law enforcement agencies, now and before Johnson County s official mask mandate ended, say they have approached mask disputes with efforts to calm the situation and mediate between parties before making arrests. Above, Mission Police Officer Matt Breshears works off-duty at the Mission Hy-Vee store.
Even though Johnson County no longer requires masks to be worn in public, local police departments maintain that reaching a peaceful resolution is preferable to arrests and charges.
Johnson County’s mask order has been lifted, but businesses and organizations that still require masks on their premises can call police if someone without one refuses to leave.
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Letter: Shawnee needs police levy
All residents and business owners of Shawnee are keenly aware of the impact our Police Department has on the quality-of-life in the Township. Whether it’s a simple community service like school resource officers or directing traffic after a football game to the more serious issues of burglary, assault and even death; the Shawnee Township Police Department has always responded in prompt and professional fashion. In short, they have always been there when we’ve needed them.
Now the Shawnee Township Police Department needs Shawnee residents!
Through no fault of their own, they are facing a serious and unreconcilable budget shortfall. Because the most recent levy was allowed to expire without a renewal effort, our police department will soon lose over $650,000 58% of its operating budget.
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A group of people gathered in front of the Pottawatomie County District Attorneys office in Shawnee, asking the district attorney to file criminal charges and release information on Ronald Givenâs death June 6.
Kassie McClung / The Frontier
Ronald Given
On a morning in Shawnee in January 2019, Ronald Gene Given was in a panicked frenzy.
A member of the Kiowa Tribe who friends nicknamed âHappy,â Given had walked into a Tractor Supply Co. and told employees someone was trying to kill him. He grabbed a shopping cart and started to ram it into the shopâs windows and pulled clothing off racks.
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