Last Wednesday was the third one of the month, and that means it was our regularly scheduled ACUDAT meeting to review crime trends and progress towards our goals. The June meeting was attended by visitors from the Riley County (Kansas) Police Department. Chief Brad Schoen and his command staff came up for the afternoon.
Capt. Tim Hegarty, who heads their patrol division, had arranged the visit after he was here a couple of months ago. The Riley County Police Department is unique in our part of the country, as an integrated police agency that covers the entire county. The largest cities are Ogden and Manhattan--home of Kansas State University. Way back in 1974 the Ogden Police Department, Manhattan Police Department, and Riley County Sheriff's Office were merged into a single police agency. That must have been quite the project, given the politics that swirl around such matters.
A non-political project--an effort to improve information and analysis--brought Riley County to Lincoln Wednesday. RCPD is in the process of acquiring the same geographic crime analysis software we use, CrimeView. They were interested in seeing how we use this in our department, and particularly how analysis of patterns, trends, and crimes is used to guide our strategies. We host visits like this a few times each year, and it's a great opportunity to share ideas.
I couldn't let one of your blogs go without a single comment. Maybe you've gotten some by now and just haven't posted them yet. Not your most interesting or controversial post, but I didn't want you to think no one was reading. It is good to know other departments look to Lincoln for ideas to improve their performance.
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CrimeView is very educational - I had no idea it was illegal to store a fire arm in a vehicle for more than 24 hours...
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ReplyDeleteDon't forget the challenges the Riley County PD faces in dealing with the troops and MPs of the Big Red One right there on Fort Riley in the center of the county.
ReplyDeleteWhen you consider all the agencies working criminal cases in Lancaster County, maybe a Metro PD would be a good idea.
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