Law enforcement officers from across the bi-state Kansas City area were recognized for their service on Thursday during the Metropolitan Chiefs and Sheriffs Association’s Awards for Valor ceremony.
Fallen Independence Ofc. Cody Allen was awarded Officer of the Year, in addition to officers Steven Thompson and Luke Buchanan. All three were shot when responding to a shooting at a house in Independence on Feb. 29.
Jackson County process server Drexel Mack was assisting with a final eviction notice when he was shot…