Editing Leawood, Kansas (section)

===Law enforcement===
The Leawood Police Department is the main department in the city of Leawood, the [[Johnson County Sheriff's Office]] also assists as well. The Leawood Police Department was formed on January 18, 1949. The agency was formed when Robert E. Combs became the city's first chief of police. The first officers hired on were unpaid volunteers who wanted to help their community. By 1971 the city had gradually started paying patrol officers, and in 1986 the agency had reached 26 officers, 6 civilians and 1 dispatcher. Now the agency has around 60 officers. Currently the Leawood Police Department enrolls officers in the Johnson County Regional Police Academy who, following their graduation, join the agency, raising the number of officers hired.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.leawood.org/police/history.aspx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080412040100/http://www.leawood.org/police/history.aspx | archive-date=April 12, 2008 | title=Leawood Police History }}</ref> Leawood Police Officers have a dark navy blue uniform, dark blue pants, as well as black shoes or boots, and a badge with the department's insignia on it along with the [[Kansas]] state logo.

The [[Kansas Highway Patrol]] rarely patrols the city unless there is a major event. The Leawood police chief is Dale Finger, who has been chief since 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.leawood.org/police/ |title=Police – City of Leawood, KS |publisher=Leawood.org |date= |accessdate=2022-09-07}}</ref>