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 Thank you for inquiring about employment opportunities with the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department. The following pages contain information regarding salary, benefits, and qualifications for employment with the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department. If you have questions, please contact the Personnel Division at (816) 234-5273 or 1125 Locust, Kansas City, Missouri, 64106. Call toll free (888) 677-5273 to request an application packet.

 POLICE OFFICER APPLICANT QUALIFICATIONS

-BE TWENTY ONE YEARS OF AGE UPON COMPLETION OF ACADEMY TRAINING

-BE A UNITED STATES CITIZEN and MUST ESTABLISH RESIDENCY WITHIN THE KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI CITY LIMITS BY THE COMPLETION OF A SIX MONTH PROBATIONARY PERIOD.

-MUST HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR G.E.D. EQUIVALENCY (COLLEGE, MILITARY OR PREVIOUS LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE IS PREFERRED, BUT IS NOT REQUIRED).

-HAVE AT LEAST 20/200 VISION UNCORRECTED, CORRECTABLE TO 20/20, WITH NORMAL COLOR VISION.

-WEIGHT MUST BE IN PROPORTION TO HEIGHT ACCORDING TO DEPARTMENT GUIDELINES

-MUST HAVE A VALID MISSOURI DRIVERS LICENCE WITHIN 30 days of RESIDENCY.

-MUST BE PHYSICALLY CAPABLE OF OPERATING A DEPARTMENT ISSUED HANDGUN AND SHOTGUN.

-HAVE NOT BEEN DISHONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES.

-NO FELONY CONVICTIONS OR MISDEMEANOR CONVICTIONS DIRECTLY RESULTING FROM FELONY CHARGES.

-NO EXCESSIVE CITY ORDINANCE, MISDEMEANOR VIOLATION CONVICTIONS OR OUTSTANDING WARRANTS.

-NO EXCESSIVE TRAFFIC CONVICTION HISTORY and BE DRUG FREE WITH NO PAST PATTERN OF DRUG ABUSE AND HAVE NOT USED CERTAIN CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.
 

 

 

 

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