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Topeka public commenters press council for body-cam release; contractor payment practices questioned
Summary
Speakers at the Jan. 6 Topeka City council meeting urged release of body-camera footage in the Dylan Wahlstrom case and raised allegations of irregular contractor payments to Kansas Topsoil, citing specific work orders and payments.
Several members of the public used the Jan. 6 public-comment period at the City of Topeka meeting to press elected officials for transparency on separate but politically sensitive issues.
Keeley Addington urged the council to release body-camera footage in the case of Dylan Wahlstrom, saying the family and the public deserve closure. "If it's justified, it's justified. Then why is this officer in hiding, and why has it not been released like all the other justified shooting cases?" Addington said,…
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