Save the date for two Meet Your Police Department events from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 2 at the Regional Police Academy, 6885 NE Pleasant Valley Rd., and Oct. 16 at the new Metro Patrol Division station, 7601 Prospect Ave. The events will feature several police static displays, including a helicopter, K-9s, show cars, traffic unit roll-over display cars, and more. Food also will be provided.

Kansas City Police are joining law enforcement across the country for a crack down on impaired driving Aug. 20 through Sept. 6. Police will be conducting additional sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols (wolf packs) and taking other inititiatives to reduce deaths and serious injuries caused by impaired drivers. For more information, visit www.savemolives.com.

The Narcotics and Vice Quarterly, a newsletter covering the second quarter of 2010, is now available. It's produced by KCPD's Narcotics and Vice Division and includes stories about trends in drugs, gangs and vice crimes. It also features stories about enforcement efforts in these areas. Click to see a .pdf version of the newsletter.