Grandview, MO Police Department's Move Toward the Badge program promotes community engagement

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Move Toward the Badge Grandview, Missouri Cemal Gungor, City Administrator  Protestors and police faced each other in the streets of many U.S. cities in the summer of 2020, including in the Kansas City, Missouri, metro area. While activists called for defunding police in nearby cities, in the minority-majority community of Grandview the Pastors Alliance was praying with and for Grandview Police Officers, and residents were thanking officers for their service and inviting them to engage in real community conversations.

Grandview PD heads back to HS for new initiative

For the next four months, officers will be sitting down with Grandview High School seniors to have lunch and connect with students.