The Wyandotte County District Attorney’s Office on Wednesday announced plans to create an independent arm to investigate accusations of excessive force or misconduct by police officers. During a news conference, District Attorney Mark Dupree said his office hopes to add three investigators to probe complaints reported by the public, which residents will be able to submit through email and a hotline in English and Spanish. “If we are to really bring about systematic change, we must change the systems that have allowed the act of a few bad to go unseen and unchanged,” Dupree told reporters.
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