Police

The Administration Bureau is responsible for budgeting, policy formation, professional standards for internal affairs and accreditation, training, and overall department management.  

For information, please contact:
Bob Muenz
Chief of Police
816-228-0171
bmuenz@bluespringsmo.gov

Kyle Flowers
Deputy Police Chief, Police Department Media Contact
816-622-4238
kflowers@bluespringsmo.gov

Raquel Stark
Administrative Assistant
816-228-0164
rstark@bluespringsmo.gov

The Community Services Bureau (CSB) provides outreach services to the community on a daily basis. CSB brings together a committed team of professionals with extensive training and experience in prevention services and youth intervention, as well as providing or referring to supportive services. This team has received state, national and international attention and recognition as a model for community-based services to youth and families.

Key programs and services impact the community and Blue Springs School District on a daily basis. These programs and services include:

• Communications Unit (Police Dispatch)
• Crime Prevention
• Crisis Intervention
• Records

For information, please contact:
Don Rapp
Captain
816-220-4579
drapp@bluespringsmo.gov

Tammy Kunkel
Administrative Assistant, Youth Services
816-228-0178
tkunkel@bluespringsmo.gov

Shawna Rusher
Administrative Assistant, Prevention Services
816-622-4159
srusher@bluespringsmo.gov

The Investigative Services Bureau specializes in the following areas:

• Crime Analysts Unit
• General Investigations Unit
• Property and Evidence Unit
• Special Victims Unit (SVU)

For information, please contact:
David Brotherton
Captain
816-655-0443
dbrotherton@bluespringsmo.gov

Jenna Herring
Administrative Assistant
816-228-0156
jherring@bluespringsmo.gov

The Operations Bureau is responsible for the provision of basic police response and service to prevent and deter crime. These services include: 

• Animal Control
• Bike Patrol
• Traffic Unit
• Uniformed Patrol Unit

For information, please contact:
Joe Fanara
Captain
816-228-0153
jfanara@bluespringsmo.gov

Tracy Ferrin
Administrative Assistant
816-622-4234
tferrin@bluespringsmo.gov

Honesty

Possessing truthfulness, sincerity, faithfulness, and loyalty, and demonstrating them as a way of life is essential. 
Officers demonstrate it consistently when adhering to our Code of Conduct.

Courage
We must have the ability to confront difficult or dangerous situations in a moral and ethical manner.
Courage is not the absence of fear, but it is continuing to do what is right in the face of fear.

Attitude 
Attitude is a reflection of the way you feel about yourself and choosing a positive response.
It shows when you face small changes in your duties and how you deal with corrective criticism. Having a consistent positive attitude will be recognized.

Consideration
Consistently demonstrating respect, thoughtfulness, empathy, and understanding towards others.
Compassion for victims, bystanders and suspects is important. Putting the needs of others in high regard in the midst of chaos makes all the difference.

Communication
The ability to accurately convey information as well as listen to others is a hallmark of effective communication.
Communication is the multi-directional link that keeps us working together efficiently.

Accountability
Members of the Blue Springs Police Department accept that we are responsible for our actions.
We arrive on time, prepared for work, giving attention to detail. We maintain a professional appearance and fitness level. We seek to balance the needs and concerns of the community with our own.

Safety
The process of keeping yourself and others free from harm through planning, awareness, training and follow up procedures.
By adopting safe procedures and have an awareness of risk, we will provide the highest level of safety for employees and the public. We will watch for potentially unsafe acts and intervene in a positive way to prevent injury or loss.

Training, Education and Knowledge
We use a continuous process to develop skills and abilities through training and education. This will benefit the department and the community.
We provide educational programs to the community to increase understanding of the police profession and strengthen our relationship. We will create an organized and defensible training program that builds the proper skills to perform our duties. Our crime prevention programs will assist the community in securing their own safety.

Command Support
Department leadership is expected to defend the appropriate actions of employees and address improper behavior in the department.
Employees receive public praise frequently. Fair discipline is done in private in a timely manner. An atmosphere that encourages new ideas and the opportunity to try them exists. 

Teamwork
A conscious commitment to work together toward a common objective achieves results. Effective communication is an essential ingredient of successful teamwork.
Rumors are destructive. Multiple services at a scene must be well coordinated.

Chief Bob Muenz was named Chief of Police on October 1, 2017. Muenz has been with the Blue Springs Police Department since November of 2012 and brings more than 30 years of experience to the position.

Prior to accepting this position, Muenz served as Chief of Police in Oak Grove for 10 years after starting with that department as a supervisor in 1999. He began his career in 1992 in Warrenton Missouri, and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, Session 266. He and his wife Suzie have two children and one grandchild and have lived in the Blue Springs area since 1999.

Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA)

The Law Enforcement Accreditation Program was the first credentialing program established by CALEA. It was created to address the need to enhance law enforcement as a profession and to improve law enforcement. That mission continues today. The Police Department has been nationally accredited since 2012 and recently received accreditation status for the communications center in 2026.

The program is open to all types of law enforcement agencies and specifies an internal review process and assessment of the agency's policies and procedures, adjustments are made to meet a body of internationally accepted standards.

The CALEA Accreditation Manager is Teri Horton-Sandlin.

CALEA offers a public access portal to allow for comment on the performance of the agency.

Blue Springs, Missouri Police Department (BSPD) uses Flock Safety technology to capture objective evidence without compromising on individual privacy. BSPD utilizes retroactive search to solve crimes after they've occurred. Additionally, the department utilizes real time alerting of hotlist vehicles to capture wanted criminals. In an effort to ensure proper usage and guardrails are in place, they have made policies and usage statistics available to the public through a Transparency Portal.

Flock Transparency Portal

It is the policy of this department to:

• • Diligently and expeditiously record and investigate all complaints.
  • Take corrective disciplinary action when appropriate.
  • Take corrective procedural action when necessary.
  • Vindicate the employee when justified.
  • Protect the rights of employees and citizens.

Complaints & Allegations

It is essential that public confidence be maintained by the ability of the Police Department to investigate and resolve complaints and allegations of misconduct or inaction of its employees.

All complaints and allegations of misconduct against the Blue Springs Police Department or its employees will be resolved impartially with truth and justice as the objective.

To register a complaint or a compliment, click on the links below:

Complaint

Compliment