Police

The Leavenworth Police Department is committed to working in partnership with our community to improve the quality of life in our city. Our mission is to provide police services in a fair, courteous, and efficient manner.
We are charged with upholding the laws of the City of Leavenworth, State of Kansas, and tenets of the Constitution and will do so with integrity and honesty. Everyone we come in contact with will be treated with compassion and respect without bias. We will be accountable for our actions and acknowledge our mistakes.
Our effectiveness will be measured by the absence of fear in our neighborhoods and our ability to work in partnership with our community.

  
Our Values

Honesty and Integrity
We value adherence to the rule of law, to the Constitutions of Kansas and the United States to the utmost honesty.
Service
We value providing equally to all people fair, courteous, responsive, and efficient service which observes each individual's dignity and worth. 
Professionalism
We value employees, who through their individual and collective actions, demonstrate the highest degree of ethical conduct, who seek and apply knowledge to better perform their duties, who are dedicated to service as demonstrated in their self motivation to act & accountability for their actions. 
Teamwork
We value and respect individuals for their personal accomplishments. We also recognize that organizational success is dependent on the collective strength of individuals who adapt to changing situations and who communicate and support each other and the community. 
Accountability
We value personal and organizational accountability to the public and each other in all things we do. We will assure accountability through self examination and investigation of employees from citizen complaints. We will explain our actions and admit our errors in an open and candid fashion.

Divisions

The Police department is comprised of three divisions: Police Operations, Investigations, and Support Services.
Police Operations
The Operations Division provides comprehensive police service to the community. It is comprised of patrol officers, traffic officers, the SWAT Team and K-9.

Investigations
The Investigations Division consists of our Detective and Narcotic Units. The detectives specialize in general areas of crime such as property crimes, person crimes, child crimes,
Support Services
The Support Services Division enhances the scope of services provided to the community. Support services include our dispatchers, Animal Control, Records, Court, and Evidence staff.

Professional Standards
The Police Department conducts internal investigations of misconduct or violations of the law. Thorough investigations are conducted without regard to their personal or professional relationship to those being investigated. Confidentiality is maintained throughout. Please contact Deputy Chief of Police Dan Nicodemus for more information, dnicodemus@firstcity.org

Leadership

Members of the Leavenworth Police Department who manage these duties include:

• Chief of Police Pat Kitchens
• Deputy Chief of Police Major Dan Nicodemus
• Issues Involving Patrol Response Lieutenant Steve Herring
• Issues Involving Animal Control Lieutenant Danny Hall
• Issues Involving Cases Under Investigation Lieutenant Sean Goecke
• Issues Involving Allegations of Officer Misconduct Major Dan Nicodemus
• Issues Involving Traffic and Parking Enforcement Sergeant Brandon Mance
• Send an email to the Police Department.
• Call our CLUE hotline at 913-682-2583 to anonymously report criminal activity.

Citizen Services-Crime Mapping