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Police Department

The Anthony Police Department is comprised of five (5) sworn officers who provide 24-hour law enforcement services for the Community of Anthony and one (1) secretary.

Those officers are: Chief of Police, Kenny Hodson, serving Anthony since 1980. Deputy Chief, Nathan Houston, serving Anthony since 2022. Officer Herman Manning, serving Anthony since 2020. Officer Alex Ledezma, serving Anthony since 2023. And Secretary Gina Hess, serving Anthony since 2023.

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The Anthony Police Department Mission

We, the public appointed protectors of the citizens of the City of Anthony, Kansas define our mission as Police Officers of the Anthony Police Department. We pledge to enforce the laws of our nation within the boundaries of our prescribed authority, displaying at all times the honor, integrity, and impartiality for which our positions require. We will seek continuous and advanced training to ensure that we will always provide capable and professional law enforcement to all citizens, showing no discrimination. We will stand with courage to face all situations and offenders that threaten the rights, property, and life of our citizens as we have sworn our obligation. We, the Officers of the Anthony Police Department will pursue this mission for the safety of all officers and citizens.

Anthony Police Department Objective Statements: The following objectives have been established to accomplish the mission within the budgetary and manpower constraints imposed on the agency:

Protect Life and Property: to provide services that contribute to the preservation of life, the protection of property, and the safety of the community.
Maintain Public Order: To maintain peace and public order. To assist during times of natural or technological disasters and/or other critical incidents. To provide for the safe and effective flow of both vehicular and pedestrian traffic and the investigation of traffic related accidents.
Prevent, Detect and Investigate Criminal Activity: To prevent crime through active and coordinated patrols that limits the opportunity for a crime to occur, and through education of citizens that reduces the likelihood of them becoming victims of crime. To provide a thorough, appropriate, and efficient investigation of criminal activity.

Apprehension of Offenders: To provide for the expeditious and prudent apprehension of suspected violators of the law, regardless of an individual’s status in the community.
Community Service: To provide the resources necessary for assisting citizens under special non-criminal circumstances.
Compliance with Ethical Standards and Professionalism: To ensure integrity and adherence to the professional standards of the Agency by investigating all complaints against Agency personnel. To provide for the training needs of officers and promote a high rate of proficiency in the officers of the Agency. To address the career development goals of agency personnel.

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How to Contact the Police Department:

Police Department Address: 202 S. Bluff

Office Hours: 8:00 a.m – 5:00 p.m.

Phone: 620-842-3134 or 620-842-5123 ; for after hours call 842-5123, if there is not a police officer at the Police Department, 9-11 dispatch will answer this line.

Fax: 620-842-3863

Email: khodson@anthonykansas.org

Emergency: For all Emergencies dial 9-1-1.