TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

A select group of officers, the Traffic Management unit's goal is to insure that the streets of Leawood are safe for residents and nonresidents alike.

The Traffic Management unit includes three traffic officers driving patrol cars who are certified crash investigators and serve as the department's primary motor vehicle crash investigators. In 1999 the unit added three motorcycle officers on Harley Davidson motorcycles who are most visibly seen enforcing traffic laws, focusing on problem and complaint areas.

Traffic Officers also assist with safety seat installations, checkpoints and other activities designed to insure the public's safety.

Sgt. Mark Hackathorn is the Traffic Management Unit supervisor. He joined the Leawood Police Department in 1991. Before being promoted to Sergeant in April of 2004, he served as an Evidence Technician, Field Training Officer and helped form the department's current Emergency Vehicle Operations (EVOC) Training Program. Sgt. Hackathorn is an EVOC instructor for the department and the Johnson County Regional Police Academy and is also the senior member of the department's Honor Guard. He has a bachelor's degree from Northeast Missouri State University. Contact Sgt. Hackathorn by e-mail.