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I stopped by Life Compass Church at the corner of Wall/Court for a car wash!

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Today is Cop on a Rooftop fundraiser for the special olympics! We have some of the athletes here and it’d be great to stop in and meet them!

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New Officers!

Chief Kosman and the Kanakee police department welcome two new officers today! Patrolman Shane McWhorter and Robert Huebner were sworn in today by Kanakee city clerk Anjanita Dumas. Welcome to the family!

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Kankakee County Police Memorial 2019

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Thank you KanComm. Much Appreciated! https://t.co/vXVp0EpHM1

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Police Week

Mayor Chasity Wells-Armstrong came to the police station to meet with officers for National Police week and express her gratitude. Thank you mayor!

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Big night for the citizens of Kankakee!

Aldermen and Alderwomen were sworn in! Congratulations to them all!

Chief Kosman was confirmed and sworn in! Congratulations to him!

Police officers Lt Etzel, Ptlm... https://t.co/1MZkGau0ea

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Come out and support Special Olympics by donating to Cops on a Roof Top next Friday, May 17th. We will be at 174 E. Court St. at Gas n Wash. Officers and Olympians will be there until 12:00 PM. We'd love to see you participate in this great cause!

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Chief Frank Kosman was sworn in as Chief of Police for the Kankakee Police Department. Welcome to the family Chief!

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Today was Law Enforcement Day at Kankakee Community College where several of our officers earned awards. Lt. Jay Etzel, Ptlm Michael Herscher, Ptlm Jason Burse, and Ptlwn Lacie Zingre earned the Officer of the... https://t.co/WnBIFRtrRz

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Today was Law Enforcement Day at Kankakee Community College where they also hosted an awards banquet. Kankakee Patrolwoman Melvina Calvin won the Paragon Award this year from The Kankakee Community College... https://t.co/g07a5axlsT

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Today a young lady flagged down one of our detectives in the street. First, she stepped into the roadway waving her arms- that's probably a bad idea. Second, she was... https://t.co/9JxLRiaC61

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Deputy Chief Hunt and Patrolwoman Calvin are invited to present at the P.U.R.S.E. workshop at the Kankakee High school today. P.U.R.S.E stands for Partnering Under Real Situations Everyday. P.U.R.S.E.'s mission... https://t.co/zf95hqoLas

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Mayor Chasity Wells-Armstrong and Deputy Chief Hunt went to KanComm to thank the dispatchers for their service to the citizens of Kankakee County. Thank you!

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It is National Public Safety Telecommunications Week. It's Thursday already and we have been trying to come up with a fitting post to honor our dispatchers. The honest truth, there is no fitting honor we can give them... https://t.co/tUKLDCe7WB