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UMKC students question hiring of new university police chief

Podcast: Kansas City Today
Published: Apr 30, 2026
Duration seconds: 530
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Summary

Newly appointed University of Missouri-Kansas City Police Chief Daniel Graves faces opposition from the university's student body. In 2021, Graves wrote a letter advocating for former Kansas City Police Detective Eric DeValkenaere, who was convicted of killing 26-year-old Cameron Lamb.