The
Kansas City Police Historical Society
was founded in October of 2004 as a grassroots
effort to preserve the history of the
Kansas City, Missouri Police Department.
In May of 2005, the Kansas City Board
of Police Commissioners recognized the
Historical Society as the central repository
of Kansas City Police history and artifacts.
The following month in June of 2005, the
Historical Society was incorporated with
the Secretary of State of Missouri as
a Public Charity 170 (B)(1)(A)(VI) fraternal
and social organization comprised of law
enforcement and civilian employees, both
active and retired from the Kansas City,
Missouri Police Department. This makes
the Historical Society exempt from Federal
Income tax under section 501 (c)(3).
The
purpose of the Historical Society is to
establish, maintain and support a police
museum. The society's three primary objectives
are:
To
preserve all items and stories of
historical significance o the Kansas
City Police Department,
To educate the public about our long
and rich history,
To honor all those who have served
our community as members of the police
department throughout history.
We
hope to achieve these objectives by participating
in and promoting a variety of benevolent,
charitable, fraternal, patriotic and social
activities in and around the Kansas City
metropolitan area. In addition, we eulogize
former police officers who have made significant
contributions to both the police department
and community.
The Kansas City Police Historical Society
(KCPHS) exists to collect and preserve
Kansas City, Missouri's significant police
history and the items of interest of our
profession in an effort to foster mutual
understanding and respect between law
enforcement officers and the public.
