Jackson County Prosecutor Focuses On Entertainment District Property Crime

Like it or not, this is progress . . . Remember that her predecessor didn't do much on this issue and mostly just called KCUR for a puff piece when complaints became too overwhelming.

Here's the word . . .

Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson said her office plans to launch a new unit March 10. It will be called the Crime Strategies Unit. The team will include a team of three attorneys.

The attorneys will be responsible for handling a number of new prosecution strategies.

The attorneys will work directly with businesses in Kansas City’s entertainment districts in hopes of cutting down on the number of property crimes plaguing those areas.

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

Prosecutor's new approach to curb property crimes in Kansas City entertainment areas

Businesses can also print and fill out a trespassing notice to help prosecutors and police.

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