Overland Park welcomes police chief Doreen Jokerst [Video]

FUN AND OCEANS OF FUN. THE OVERLAND PARK POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS A NEW FACE LEADING THE FORCE. DOREEN JOKERST KMBC NINE MORGAN MOBLEY HAS THE TELEVISION EXCLUSIVE WHERE SHE SHARES HER PAST AND A VISION FOR THE FUTURE. KANSAS IS A BRAND NEW TERRITORY FOR DOREEN JOKERST. SHE COMES TO US FROM COLORADO, WHERE SHE SPENT 26 YEARS ON THE POLICE FORCE. JOKERST SAYS SHE’S READY TO GET TO WORK IN THE SUNFLOWER STATE. IT’S THE DAWN OF A NEW DAY FOR THE OVERLAND PARK POLICE DEPARTMENT. I’M SUPER EXCITED AND HUMBLED TO BE HERE. MEET DOREEN JOKERST. SHE’S MAKING HISTORY AS THE CITY’S FIRST EVER FEMALE POLICE CHIEF. I AM HOPEFUL THAT WE TAKE A CHANCE ON INDIVIDUALS TO BUILD OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT UP. OTHERWISE, I PROBABLY WOULD NOT BE SITTING ACROSS THE TABLE FROM YOU TODAY. WE’RE WORKING. SHE REPLACES FRANK DONCHEZ, WHO SERVED IN THE ROLE FOR …