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KCPD: Police monument, HQ steps vandalized

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Posted at 5:15 PM, Oct 17, 2020
and last updated 2020-10-18 12:44:34-04

UPDATE, OCTOBER 18 | Kansas City police say they have released the woman they took into custody pending further investigation. Detectives will continue to gather information and submit the case to the prosecutor later on for consideration of charges.

ORIGINAL STORY | One woman is in custody after a police monument outside the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department was vandalized on Saturday, according to police.

The woman faces charges of felony property damage.

The front steps of KCPD Headquarters also were vandalized, police said.

The investigation, according to police, is ongoing.

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