Northeast News
June 29, 2015

KANSAS CITY, Missouri — The Missouri Peace Officers Association has named a Kansas City, Mo., police officer with the department’s East Patrol Division as their 2015 Officer of the Year.

Officer Jason Cooley received the award at the organization’s annual conference today for his relentless dedication to the community he serves in the East Patrol Division.

According to a press release on the award, Cooley has been assigned as East Patrol’s Community Interaction Officer since 2009. It’s the same position his father, retired Officer John Cooley, once occupied. He works with dozens and dozens of organizations from community groups to churches to businesses to solve problems and help those in need. He sits on the board of two industrial associations, three advisory community groups and a non-profit organization.

Look out for the full story in this week’s edition of the Northeast News.