Jackson County Candidate Removes Pix With KCPD Top Cop After Tough Questions

Loyal readers might remember that we talked about these pix at the outset of last month.

Credit to a top ranking local conservative blog for follow-up and more reporting the images.

Here's how the story starts . . . Check their report for an apt quote from your 2nd favorite blogger:

Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves posed with Jackson County prosecutor candidate Melesa Johnson at Johnson’s campaign kickoff announcement in September. Until a few weeks ago, that photo was on Johnson’s campaign website.

It is illegal for uniformed KCPD officers to participate in what they know to be political activities.

Johnson, who is Mayor Quinton Lucas’ director of public safety, told The Heartlander the photo of her with Chief Graves was not inappropriate, “But given my relationship with the chief and my relationship with the [police] board, those pictures have been removed from my website.”

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

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