Steven Smith

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Service Record

Topeka Kansas Police Department

Rank	Officer
Dates of Service	October 7, 2019 - January 21, 2022.^[1]
Salary	$52,242 (2021)^[2]
Last Known Status	Resigned^[1]

Incident Reports

2021 DUI

Steven Smith

On October 26, 2021, Smith was driving and hit a car that was parked in front of the owner's house. He left the scene, called police to report that his wife had hit a car, picked up his wife, and drove the car back to the scene of the accident. Smith told responding officers that his wife had been driving.^[3]

Doorbell video was "inconsistent" with Smith's version of events.^[1]

Smith asked one of the responding officers to turn off his body-worn camera, and then confessed to being the driver.^[1]

The Kansas Highway Patrol took over the investigation, and found that Smith smelled of alcohol and was slurring his speech. Smith's BAC was .089, above the state limit of .08.^[1]

Response Timeline

On October 26, 2021, Smith was charged with driving under the influence and interference with law enforcement.^[4]^[1]

As part of the investigation, Smith was put on paid administrative leave.^[4]

The charges against Smith were dropped when Smith entered a diversion agreement.^[1]

Smith resigned.^[1]

Without explicitly stating whether the other officer disabled his camera, the investigation found "no other policy violations by other employees".^[1]

On August 15, 2022, the Kansas Commission on Peace Officers' Standards and Training revoked Smith's certificate.^[1]^[3] ‎