he Grandview Police Department is comprised of more than 80 men and women, including sworn officers, detectives, detention offers and emergency communication dispatchers, working together to make Grandview a safe community for residents and businesses. Located on the lower level of Grandview City Hall, 1200 Main Street, the Police Department serves a variety of functions in the community. For questions or assistance, please call (816) 316-4980. In case of an emergency, call 911.

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D.A.R.E.
The Drug Awareness Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) Program is taught by Detective Mike Spano, a certified instructor from the Police Department. Since its inception in January 1992, over 8,000 elementary school students have received training in this program. Detective Spano recently received certification to teach D.A.R.E. to all fifth grade students in the district. The D.A.R.E. Officer may be contacted at (816) 316-4911, or through the Grandview Police Department, (816) 316-4900. The Bulldog Hotline has also been established for students or parents to report any crime or prevention information: (816) 316-5297.

Grandview Youth Court
The primary goals of the Grandview Youth Court are to teach high-risk youths the necessity of taking responsibility for their own actions and to help keep kids from being arrested again. This unique court serves the community in diverse ways. It educates youth to a better understanding of the laws and allows them to examine the workings of the Justice System. Problem youths with minor offenses are often overlooked but can be appropriately handled in this court, benefiting the community, the police, and themselves.

Want to be a member of Youth Court? Getting involved is a great way to help the community and build valuable experience. For more information, call Mike McComas at (816) 767-1030.

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An array of services are provided by the various divisions of the Grandview Police Department, including Communications, Records, Investigations and Patrol.

The Communications Unit is responsible for taking calls for service, asking pertinent questions for the safety of the caller, and then dispatching the necessary police officers, firefighters and paramedics. They also have the important duty of relaying all important information, ensuring that the necessary equipment and assistance is supplied to the personnel responding to the calls for service.

Communications Unit Contact - Sergeant James Innes (816) 316-4906

The Records Unit of the Grandview Police Department, 1200 Main Street, provides police reports, out-of-state driving records, criminal history checks (for housing or employment), fingerprints (until 4:00 PM), liquor work permits (applications taken until 4:30 PM), security guard permits and solicitor permits. All services are provided during regular business hours, Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM, unless otherwise noted. For more information, call the Records Unit at (816) 316-4900.

The Patrol Division is the largest entity within the Grandview Police Department. Included in this division are four shifts of officers and one Special Operation Detail unit, which provides support to patrol operations during peak hours and can also be used for stakeouts, surveillance operations, and initial screening of narcotic violation complaints. Included in the Special Operation Detail unit is the canine team, which is used to detect concealed narcotics, to conduct building searches for offenders in hiding, assist in the arrest or prevent the escape of serious or violent offenders, protect officers or others from death or serious injury, track suspects or locate lost or missing persons, and locate evidence of crime. A unit within the Patrol Division is the Motorcycle Unit. The Motorcycle Unit is used for traffic enforcement, parades, escorts for dignitaries and funerals.

The Grandview Police Department SWAT team functions mainly consist of serving high risk search warrants, barricaded operations and hostage rescues, not only in Grandview, but throughout Jackson County when assisting other agencies. Two times a year, the Grandview SWAT team is the stand-by team for the Jackson County area.

SWAT Team Contact – Major Brent Miller (816) 316-4922

The Investigations Unit is responsible for follow up investigations of felony offense reports taken by the Patrol Unit. Detectives in this unit respond to major crime scenes and processing them for evidence collection, as well as handling the interviewing of victims, witnesses and suspects and taking their statements.

Investigations Unit Contact - Sergeant Joe McKinstry (816) 316-4907

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The detention facility, located on the bottom floor of Grandview City Hall, 1200 Main Street, is a seven cell holding facility. Some prisoners are sentenced by the City Court to serve time in this facility. The detention facility may be reached at (816) 316-4932.

Only sentenced prisoners may have visitors. Visiting hours are:
    Monday - Friday 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
    Saturday and Sunday 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
    Only one visitor is allowed per day.

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General Tips

	Appear confident and alert in parking lots of stores. Criminals seek out preoccupied shoppers. Don't carry too many bags and other items at once. Your movements will be restricted.
	Keep purses in front of you and wallets in your front pockets.
	When using an ATM machine, watch for suspicious persons or vehicles nearby. If using the ATM at night, try to have someone with you. Upon completion of your transaction, gather your card, cash or other papers and leave the area at once. If you feel you are being followed, go directly to the nearest open business and call the police.

When You're Away From Home

	Make sure your home appears lived in, and not unoccupied: stop mail service, newspaper delivery, and all other deliveries or ask a trusted friend to collect these items daily.
	Hide empty garbage cans. Set an automatic timer on several lights and a radio.
	Have a neighbor keep your property maintained; shovel snow, rake leaves, etc.
	Leave a key with a trusted family member, friend, or neighbor.
	Store valuables in a safety deposit box.
	Inform a neighbor you trust of your departure and return dates. Provide phone numbers where you can be reached in case of an emergency.
	Contact your local police department and request extra residential patrols.
	Double check basements, garages, doors, and windows to make sure they are secured.

Have Children Follow Household Routines
Another way to ward off potentially hazardous conditions due to boredom, fright, or loneliness is to establish a household routine for children in the home. Discuss daily routines with children; household chores, homework, rules about having friends visit or visiting friends when there is no adult supervision, and what to do when the doorbell rings. Be sure to also communicate with your child when you will be late.

Things Children In Your Home Should Know

	Their name and address, including city and state.
	Their area code and phone number.
	How to make emergency, local, and long distance phone calls.
	How to dial the operator.
	How to notify a designated neighbor immediately after arriving home.
	Never to enter your home if a door is partially or fully open, or a window is broken.
	How to operate door and window locks throughout the home.
	Always lock doors and windows when they are home alone.
	How to answer the doorbell and telephone when they are home alone.
	Not to enter anyone else's home without your permission.
	Avoid walking or playing alone (especially when unsupervised).
	Not to talk to or get too close to anyone that you or they know well (strangers).
	If they feel they are being followed by someone in a car or on foot they should run to the nearest public place (i.e. store, church, school, etc.) or to a trusted neighbor's home.
	Tell you if anyone asks to photograph them, "keep a secret", or offer them gifts or money.
	To always tell you if something that happened to them while they were away from you made them feel uncomfortable in any way.

Laying the Ground Rules For Children In Your Home
Be sure to set rules and limits for children in your home. By doing so, it increases the levels of responsibility and communicates basic safety information. When children understand the reason(s) why they have to be left unsupervised along with what they may and may not do, the risk of harm and victimization is greatly reduced.

Latchkey Kids
Due to the increase of single parent homes and rising costs of child care, millions of parents throughout the United States today have no other choice than to leave their children home alone. It is estimated that as many as 12 million children between the ages of 5 and 13 are left unattended for a significant amount of time daily. More often than not, the parents of latchkey children are working parents that either cannot afford child care or have no child care available to them.

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Click the icon at left for statistical information from the 2000 FBI Uniform Crime Reports in the USA.

Click the icon at right for a crime statistics three-year comparative report.

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Detective Greg Smith

The Victim / Witness Advocate program was implemented in September 2001. The purpose of the Unit is to work with victims of sexual assault. The Unit reviews all domestic violence cases and crimes of this nature. Contact is them made with all the victims of these crimes.

Victims of domestic violence are given information on how to obtain an ex parte order of protection or how to seek safe shelter. The Unit works with victims while in court so they don't have to deal with their problem alone.

A victim is defined as a person, other than the perpetrator or accomplice, who suffers direct or threatened physical, emotional, or financial harm as a result of the commission or attempted commission of a crime. The term "victim" also includes the family members of a minor, incompetent person or homicide victim.

A witness is defined as a person other than a perpetrator, accomplice or persons employed in the administration of criminal justice which has information or evidence relevant to the investigation of a crime.

The State of Missouri has a fund to reimburse residents who have suffered injuries causing a financial loss due to certain crimes of violence. This program is administered by the Crime Victims' Compensation Unit of the Division of Workers' Compensation, Jefferson City, MO at (800) 347-6881. A pamphlet outlining this program is available at the Records Unit counter.

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