Overland Park police begin construction on $20 million training center

Overland Park police begin construction on $20 million training center

The Overland Park Police Department is starting construction on a new 35,000-square-foot training center valued at over $20 million

Construction starts on new Overland Park police training center

The Overland Park Police Department is one step closer to having a true, on-campus training center for its officers. For years, the department has utilized a temporary space, originally intended as a garage, for physical fitness training. Additional training, such as mandatory shooting practice, is completed elsewhere, either at another police department facility in the area or at private facilities. But on Monday, city leaders, department offic…