Peggy Lowe
Public Safety, Justice and Investigative ReporterAs KCUR’s public safety and justice reporter, I put the people affected by the criminal justice system front and center, so you can learn about different perspectives through empathetic, contextual and informative reporting. My investigative work shines a light on often secretive processes, countering official narratives and exposing injustices.
Email me at lowep@kcur.org.
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A Kansas City, Kansas, man said an officer who responded to his home was “high as a kite.” That officer is now on leave and KCKPD says a medical condition may have factored in the officer's behavior. -
Mayor Quinton Lucas says the county cited costs in turning away a proposal to add a municipal jail to the $256.5 million Jackson County Detention Center. Now the city and county are spending “half a billion dollars on two jails potentially across the street from each other,” Lucas said. -
Candice Alcaraz, 32, an assistant district attorney, beat a sitting judge to make history in Wyandotte County. -
Callers complain that they are being placed on hold or get a busy signal, which Mayor Quinton Lucas says “gives our community grave concern.” -
KCPD Captain Danny Graves wrote that the prosecution of Eric DeValkenaere was “politically motivated” by Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker’s office. Asked if that meant there was a lack of trust between her and Baker, Chief Stacey Graves said she knows the importance of that relationship. -
The case of Celester McKinney and Brian Betts is much like that of Lamonte McIntyre, another young KCK Black man who was allegedly railroaded into prison by former KCKPD Detective Roger Golubski. -
The Board of Police Commissioners selected Acting Deputy Chief Stacey Graves, who's been with the department for more than 25 years, to lead the Kansas City Police Department. Activists — and even Mayor Quinton Lucas — criticized the hiring process for lacking transparency and community input. -
The board on Tuesday also delayed a decision on hiring a new police chief. -
Mayor Quinton Lucas says allegations made by a former Kansas City Police Department attorney that the department withheld evidence in criminal cases and denied public records requests is “troubling” and could trigger further federal oversight of the department. -
Protesters calling for local control of KCPD called the meeting a “scam” and said the Board of Police Commissioners were already set to choose a “puppet.”
