Board Appoints Interim Chief of Police

The Board of Aldermen has appointed James Beale as Interim Chief of Police, replacing Chief David Starbuck, who recently retired. Chief Beale has been with Grain Valley Police Department for nearly 10 years and has served in the capacity of Captain for 3 ½ years. He brings a combined 34 years experience in law enforcement to the Department. Former Police Chief David Starbuck retired after serving in law enforcement for 42 years. Starbuck worked for the Kansas City Police Department for 25 years and retired in 2001. He then went on to work in field intelligence for the National Drug Intelligence Center for 9 years before coming to Grain Valley. In late 2014, Starbuck was appointed Interim Police Chief and then became Chief of Police in January 2015. “Chief Starbuck served Grain Valley well in his time here and he will be missed greatly by colleagues, as well as members of the community,” Mayor Mike Todd said.