Reward for identification of suspect who assaulted a KCKPD officer

KANSAS CITY, Missouri – Kansas City, Kansas, police announced Tuesday that a reward is being offered for information identifying the suspect in the attack on a police officer last week.

Police reported that an officer was assaulted outside the KCKPD East Patrol Station, 849 N. 47th St., around 10 p.m. on Sunday, July 7.

According to KCKPD, as the officer was getting out of his patrol car, a person approached without warning, pulled out a screwdriver and stabbed the officer.

After the attack, the man fled the scene into a wooded area near 47th and State Avenue.

The injured officer was taken to a nearby hospital for further treatment and was released the next day.

The KCKPD described the suspect as a dark-skinned, thin man in his 30s, approximately 5’8″ tall.

According to police, the man also has a full beard and a hairline that recedes at the temples, forming a widow’s peak in the middle of his forehead.

The Kansas City Metropolitan Crime Commission is offering a reward of $5,000 to $6,000 and the KCK Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 4 is offering $1,000.

Anyone with information is asked to call the anonymous tip line at 816-474-8477.

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If you have information about a crime, you can contact your local police department directly, but if you want or need to remain anonymous, you should contact the Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers Tips Hotline by calling 816-474-TIPS (8477). Submit your tip online or via the free mobile app at P3Tips.comDepending on your tip, Crime Stoppers may offer you a cash reward.

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