Badges and baseball could be one of the best community relations events in the city. It's a simple, yet effective concept.
Teaming up the Kansas City Police Department with the I Am King Foundation. The officers help run a baseball clinic, teaching the kids the fundamentals of the game. When it's over, the young players and their parents are taught the importance of firearms safety.
Badges & Baseball! Officers coaching urban-core boys' baseball camp tomorrow morning @ NE High: pic.twitter.com/mHeMCYkOrP
— Kansas City Police (@kcpolice) March 25, 2016
It's a great concept for several reasons, including giving law enforcement a chance to forge quality relationships with the kids of Kansas City.
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Dee Jackson can be reached at dee.jackson@kshb.com.
