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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A police cruiser. A routine traffic stop. Suddenly, an officer drew his service weapon and shouted at a young driver to step out of the vehicle, unaware that the motorist was autistic and struggling to process a barrage of conflicting commands. Ten months after that terrifying afternoon just before Thanksgiving, Megan…
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A routine traffic stop nearly turned fatal on an autumn afternoon not far from a Northland apartment complex. A police officer with a drawn weapon shouted orders for a young man to exit his vehicle, creating a high-stakes encounter fueled by a misunderstanding of neurological differences. Today, that terrifying incident has…
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A routine traffic stop nearly turned fatal on the Monday before Thanksgiving last year, when a Kansas City police officer pointed a firearm at a young driver and ordered him out of his vehicle at gunpoint. Ten months later, Megan Brown still wells with tears when she thinks of the tragedy…
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A routine traffic stop nearly ended in unimaginable tragedy on a quiet afternoon just before Thanksgiving last year, when a Kansas City police officer pointed a service weapon at a young driver and shouted for him to get out of his vehicle. Ten months later, Megan Brown still wells with tears…
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A routine traffic stop can be a stressful encounter for any motorist, but for 21-year-old Mason Ott, an afternoon stop near his Kansas City Northland apartment nearly turned fatal. Ten months after an armed police officer pointed a weapon at her son, Megan Brown still wells with tears when she reflects…
