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Wichita Police Department

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The municipal police department of Wichita, Kansas, created on April 13, 1871, and headquartered at 455 North Main Street. Its officers led the multi-agency task force that identified and arrested Dennis Rader, the BTK serial killer, in 2005 after a decades-long investigation.

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Institution TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Municipal police department 1
Founded YearSourced to the subject's own account
1871 1
HeadquartersSourced to the subject's own account
455 North Main Street, Wichita, Kansas, United States 1
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Cases Investigated

Officers from the Wichita Police Department, together with the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, the FBI and the ATF, searched Rader's properties after his arrest; the Wichita Police Chief announced the arrest publicly.

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1. Wikipedia: Wichita Police Department
WikipediaHistory section
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The Wichita Police Department was created on April 13, 1871.
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Wikipedia: Dennis Rader
Cases Investigated: BTK Case, Arrest section
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At a press conference the next morning, Wichita Police Chief Norman Williams announced, "The bottom line: BTK is arrested."
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