Rick Smith has been the police chief for the Kansas City Police Department since 2017. His tenure has come under fire after several police shootings. He will retire in 2022.

Rick Smith has been Kansas City’s police chief for nearly three years. ... Then 143 in 2018 and 153 in 2019, according to The Star’s data, which includes law enforcement shootings.

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After Lamb-DeValkenaere verdict, KC Police Chief Rick Smith needs to quit or be fired By The Kansas City Star Editorial Board Updated November 23, 2021 8:23 AM ...

Every day Rick Smith is in the job hurts the city and his own officers, some of whom actually want more training and less tension. This story was originally published November 30, 2021 at 2:02 PM.

The entry for Jan. 31, 2019 in Rick Smith’s journal begins: My wife took her last breath at 10:11 a.m. She is free. Tiffany Smith, 49, was pronounced dead about two hours later.

Rick Smith’s wife and 19-year-old son were shot to death inside their home nearly seven years ago, the result of a botched burglary that devastated residents of their quiet Prince William County ...