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Board Of Police Commissioners Name New Chief Of Police

Newly-appointed KCMO Police Chief Darryl Forte.
Newly-appointed KCMO Police Chief Darryl Forte.

By KCUR News

Kansas City, Mo. – The Board of Police Commissioners announced this morning that Deputy Chief Darryl L. Forte, 49, lifelong Kansas City resident and 26-year department veteran, will be the next KC Chief of Police. Forte, who oversees the financial and capital improvement units in the department, is the city's first black police chief.

More coverage to come from KCUR.

For more local coverage:
Forte Selected As KC's Next Police Chief (KansasCity.com)

 

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