The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department reports a 30% drop in violent crime this year, following a 27% drop in violent crime in 2023. Chief Karl Oakman credits his four-pronged approach with contributing to the decline. One of his efforts is to help the community. And on Saturday, his community outreach will be a video game. The final lap takes place outside of KCKPD’s newest crime-fighting unit. It’s 24 feet of video game heaven on wheels. A new mobile video game unit will debut at Saturday’s Peace Walk. It begins in Washington at 11 a.m. on the 5th. “Through this trailer, you can see that not only can they interact with police officers, but they interact with them and that police officers like to have fun too. Those are the conversations that I want to see,” Oakman said. About managing violence, anger, and conflict resolution. “With six screens, eight gaming consoles, and over a dozen games (all non-violent and focused on many sports), there may be some conflicts. It’s a healthy opportunity to learn how to deal with disappointment. NBA 2K24 and Sonic the Hedgehog begin to develop a friendship that can lead to important conversations. Officer Tom Tomasic spent Thursday morning hanging lights in the mobile video game department. He is usually a public relations officer at KCKPD who responds to various crime scenes. He believes his work with the task force will keep him away from future crime scenes. “We know that our interactions with the kids have made them trust us more,” he said. “This is one of six community outreach efforts the department conducts, including driving lessons, art lessons, cadet camps and a football league,” Oakman said. “If you look at the number of homicides in our country, we saw a significant drop last year,” he told KMBC, but he was quick to point out that the work is far from over. “But there are still people killed in the KCK,” Oakman said. “So it’s going to be a challenge until the numbers get to zero. And that’s the way we look at it.” The mobile video game unit costs $40,000. The money came from the department’s drug seizure fund. “From someone who was buying and selling fentanyl and opioids,” Oakman said. “This is the result of us getting funding. It’s not tax money. We’re funding this with bad people’s money.”
The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department reports a 30% drop in violent crime this year, following a 27% drop in violent crime in 2023.
Secretary Karl Oakman praises his four-pronged approach to cuts. One of his efforts is to help the community.
And on Saturdays, his community activities become video games.
The final wrap is outside KCKPD’s newest crime-fighting unit. It’s 24 feet of video game heaven on wheels.
A new mobile video game unit will debut at Peace Walk on Saturday.
It begins at 11 a.m. on the 5th and in Washington.
“Through this trailer, you not only get to interact with police officers, but you also see that they like to have fun,” Oakman said. “What I want to see are conversations about violence, anger, and managing conflict resolution.” Ta.
With six screens, eight gaming consoles, and over a dozen games (all non-violent, many with a sports focus), there may be some friction, but they’re all healthy. It’s an opportunity to learn how to deal with disappointment.
NBA 2K24 and Sonic the Hedgehog begin to develop a friendship that can lead to important conversations.
Officer Tom Tomasic spent Thursday morning hanging lights in the mobile video game department.
A public information officer who usually responds to various crime scenes at KCKPD.
He believes the work he does with the task force will keep him away from future crime scenes.
“We know that the more we interact with the children, the more they trust us and the more they come to us and tell us things.” he said.
This is one of six community outreach initiatives undertaken by the department, along with driving lessons, art lessons, cadet camps and a football league.
Oakman said it’s working.
“If you look at the number of homicides in our country, there was a significant drop last year,” he told KMBC.
But he was quick to point out that the work wasn’t done.
“But there are still people killed in the KCK,” Oakman said. “So we’re going to have to try until the numbers get to zero. That’s the way we look at it.”
The mobile video game unit costs $40,000. The money came from the department’s drug seizure fund.
“From someone who was buying and selling fentanyl and opioids,” Oakman said. “That’s the result of us getting funding. It’s not tax money. We’re using bad people’s money to fund this.”
