Kansas City police commanders, lobbyist charge taxpayers for pricey meal and booze at Capital Grille

I’d love to wine and dine at the Capital Grille on the Plaza and have someone else pick up the tab — like, say, all of you. Unfortunately for me, I can’t do that. But three Kansas City police commanders and a lobbyist can and did, ringing up pricey meals on taxpayers’ dimes.

According to The Kansas City Star, the commanders and a lobbyist ran up three tabs of more than $500 each at the swanky restaurant (a November tab of $540, a December tab of $570 and a December 2009 meal for $564.48), all billed to the Kansas City Police Department as “legislative expenses,” which actually means that we’re all picking up the tab. And, at all three meals, they were reportedly boozing, which violates department policy.