Sergeant
Kansas City (MO) Police Department
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Captain Jake Becchina is a 21-year veteran of the Kansas City Missouri Police Department. He is currently assigned as the Media Relations Unit Commander, responsible for leading public information, regarding department activities to local, regional, and national media partners, as well as public relations and internal communications for the nearly 1700-member department.
Jake has been assigned to Patrol, Tactical Response, Training Academy, and Violent Crimes Enforcement as an officer, and Patrol, Real-Time Crime Center, and Media as a Sergeant. Jake is passionate about police/community relations and focuses his efforts to build trust through transparency. During his 6 years in the Media Relations Unit, he has managed public information for high profile events such as multiple officers involved in a shooting and being wounded, a critical incident during the 2020 Chiefs Superbowl parade, record numbers of homicides consecutive years, a line of duty death, the 2023 NFL Draft, a mass shooting at the 2023 Chiefs Super Bowl victory parade and rally, and many others.
Sunday, October 20, 2024
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM ET