A 30-year veteran of the Kansas City Police Department is going from the streets to the classroom.
Joe Trombino spent more than 24 of his career working as a traffic officer. Trombino is known for his cheerful, upbeat attitude. A lot of motorists like him, even after receiving one of thousands of citations he has written over the years.
Trombino has accepted a new assignment, teaching traffic enforcement at the police academy. Looking back on his career, Trombino says one of the most memorable stops he made involved a visibly pregnant driver, with a combative personality and a lead foot.
Trombino said he knows he will miss working on the streets, but teaching was always on his bucket list.