A former Anderson police officer is charged in McDonald County Circuit Court with misdemeanor stealing after allegedly taking donations for the DARE program.
According to the probable cause statement, Kyle R. Kuhn (DOB 1989, Dardanelle, Arkansas, was authorized by the Anderson police chief to collect donations for DARE and to turn them in to the city clerk.
Kyle Kuhn was employed with the City of Anderson, Missouri Police Department from July 27, 2022 until August 24, 2023. During that time, Kuhn attended training for D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) a program conducted by uniformed police officers who visit elementary school classrooms to educate children about drug abuse prevenion.
Kuhn received approval from Anderson Police Chief to obtain donations from local residents and businesses for the program. Kuhn was directed to turn all donated funds in to the Anderson City Clerk's office. Kuhn stated he had a personal plan to implement a support dog program in the school. This plan was not approved by the Anderson Police Chief.
On July 17, 2023, Cashier's Check 229752 was issued by the Cornerstone Bank of Southwest City. The Remitter was Complainant 1. The memo read: DARE PROGRAM. The Cashier's Check was pay to the order of Kyle Kun for the amount of $820. The check was cashed at Security Bank of Southwest Missouri in Cassville, Missouri on August 25, 2023. The signature on the back side of the check matched a signature card on file at Security Bank for Kyle Kuhn. Kyle Kuhn is an account holder at Security Bank. It is Security Bank policy to have the person who receives the cash for a cashed check to be the last endorsement on the check. Kuhn admitted he cashed the check.
Kuhn stated he used the donation to obtain training for his personally owned dog between September 1, 2023 and September 28, 2023 at Green-Line K9.
Witness statements differ as to the intended purpose of the donation.
8 comments:
What'll they think of next?
What a dumbass.
This doesn't surprise me at all. He attempted to strong arm my business out of $600 for a buddy of his. We tried to tell the sheriff of Mac Co at the time. We were basically told to piss off because Kyle was an officer with integrity.
Drunk driving, sex crimes, assault, theft, embezzlement.
Even a half assed officer of the law knows It's almost never the case that they are caught the first time they do it.
1500 hours to become a barber
600 hours to become a cop
Can anybody tell me what’s wrong here?
This article has some details on what could be wrong.
The opening has the interesting facts:
Cop IQ
How smart should cops have to be, what kind of smart, and how do we measure and promote it?
October 29, 2020 07:36 PM •
Val Van Brocklin
Twenty years ago the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the New London (Connecticut) Police Department could refuse to hire applicants who scored too high on an intelligence test. Robert Jordan scored a 33 – the equivalent of an IQ of 125 – on the Wonderlic Personnel Test, which purported to measure cognitive ability. The department only interviewed candidates who scored 20 to 27. They reasoned that those who scored higher were more likely to get bored with police work and leave soon after costly training.
According to Wonderlic, a score of 20 to 27 is the particular range that best fits with the successful performance of police work. The national median score for police officers is 21, the equivalent of a 104 IQ, or just slightly above average.
Jordan claimed he’d been illegally discriminated against. The court disagreed, ruling that the department’s policy, however unwise, had “a rational basis” – reducing job turnover.
Rest of the article- https://www.police1.com/police-jobs-and-careers/articles/cop-iq-mm4tQlqvXInHppdW/
It's possible only the best of the best are hired in the 4 Corners.
How smart are the bottom 50% of those hired?
All could be above average.
It's possible.
Typical Kyle Kuhn. Glad this agency caught him up. Maybe it'll light a fire under the asses of the other agencies he's worked for to do the same.... maybe..
Isn't the first crime of dishonesty he's committed, but the first he's been caught and charged with. Lack of integrity is a large understatement.
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