tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post3239241729743175814..comments2024-03-27T13:12:00.821-05:00Comments on RAYTOWN REPORT: Greg Waltershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133276387013984873noreply@blogger.comBlogger173125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-43580856756167083062018-07-08T20:38:36.100-05:002018-07-08T20:38:36.100-05:00Willard Ross a mayor who put Raytown before his ow...Willard Ross a mayor who put Raytown before his own interest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-35387338439465154112018-07-08T15:30:20.203-05:002018-07-08T15:30:20.203-05:00July 8, 2018 at 10:36 AM
I fail to see the snarki...<br />July 8, 2018 at 10:36 AM<br /><br />I fail to see the snarkiness in that post. People these days want everything spoon fed to them and don't want to do any research themselves.<br /><br />A good place to start on how to get the daily incident reports would be the police department's website.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-91050929488547816252018-07-08T14:11:13.539-05:002018-07-08T14:11:13.539-05:00"Their personal hatred is getting in the way ..."Their personal hatred is getting in the way of the city's best interests..."<br /><br />There's that "h" word again. From the usual suspects, no doubt. "Hate" this, "hate" that...<br /><br />What is on the "best interests" of the city isn't for you to unilaterally decide for the rest of us.<br /><br />No new taxes. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-88885116374837465192018-07-08T13:11:06.909-05:002018-07-08T13:11:06.909-05:00The City is already failing. Time to wake up! The City is already failing. Time to wake up! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-89253838155190319492018-07-08T12:44:38.511-05:002018-07-08T12:44:38.511-05:00https://piorpd.wordpress.com/2018/07/06/july-6-201...https://piorpd.wordpress.com/2018/07/06/july-6-2018-incident-reports/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-17461074465942603742018-07-08T11:41:25.070-05:002018-07-08T11:41:25.070-05:00I am not sure I understand the complaints about th...I am not sure I understand the complaints about the highway patrol helping with some of the criminal activity in Raytown.<br /><br />We all pay taxes to the state and it is nice to see some of those dollars coming back to us.<br /><br />Guess we really don't need more money for the police as we have been paying it to the state for years and not getting anything in return.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-56075049188143371172018-07-08T10:36:01.179-05:002018-07-08T10:36:01.179-05:00"I get the RPD incident reports emailed to me..."I get the RPD incident reports emailed to me every day. <br /><br />What else do you need?"<br /><br />Less snarky and a more helpful... here's what you do to get the incident reports emailed to you.<br /><br />Thank you.Raytown Newbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14465773941733763814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-90173450849482223352018-07-08T09:40:10.765-05:002018-07-08T09:40:10.765-05:00July 7, 2018 at 10:08 PM
Very pithy! Love it!
...<br />July 7, 2018 at 10:08 PM<br /><br />Very pithy! Love it! <br /><br />Their personal hatred is getting in the way of the city's best interests. <br /><br />Folks--we can see through that a mile away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-46759130520922330512018-07-08T09:22:36.739-05:002018-07-08T09:22:36.739-05:00State AuditState AuditAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-51096933898587421442018-07-08T09:17:47.915-05:002018-07-08T09:17:47.915-05:009:34 I know many private companies require their e...9:34 I know many private companies require their employees to be first ready to work for them over a part time job, which is what the off-duty work is.<br /><br />Sounds like it is time to set rules and expectations and if the young officers don't like it show them to the door as with out the commission they will not be working off duty any way and the problem is solved.<br /><br />Grow up and stop the excuses we cannot do anything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-45425106932893811362018-07-08T09:07:38.845-05:002018-07-08T09:07:38.845-05:00Very interesting story in today's KC Star. It ...Very interesting story in today's KC Star. It may partly explain why Raytown PD disbanded the traffic division.<br />Due to recent legislation passed because of municipal court abuses in Ferguson, MO, the enforcement of traffic violations has become nearly impossible with offenders just not showing up for court. The problem is so widespread that several local PDs and municipal courts have actually shut down. The examples cited included Holt, Platte City, Mosby, and the infamous Randolph among others.<br />I wonder how this legislation has affected our own municipal court. Raytown Newbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14465773941733763814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-5789859095043142072018-07-08T08:49:58.834-05:002018-07-08T08:49:58.834-05:00"Rooting for your town to fail. How nice. I d..."Rooting for your town to fail. How nice. I don’t need to write paragraphs to one up you."<br /><br />Why do you feel the need to "one up" anyone? <br /><br />"One up..." Those of you that recognize who wrote that comment please raise your hand! <br /><br />Nowhere did the author of the comment state that he/she wanted to see the city "fail".<br /><br />The city isn't going to "fail" when these tax increases "fail".<br /><br />Sounds like someone needs to go paint some more rocks and slide into a more positive frame of mind. <br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-33426924770791340592018-07-07T22:08:02.526-05:002018-07-07T22:08:02.526-05:00Rooting for your town to fail. How nice. I don’...Rooting for your town to fail. How nice. I don’t need to write paragraphs to one up you. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-25109868559811096392018-07-07T21:54:16.711-05:002018-07-07T21:54:16.711-05:00Here’s the problem with your “argument”. Most youn...Here’s the problem with your “argument”. Most young officers make more at the offduty rate than overtime. So that argument is bogus. Anyone captain and above doesn’t get overtime so that takes 5 out of the question. And people deserve time off, whether you all think so or not. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-47413552041321334912018-07-07T21:35:01.990-05:002018-07-07T21:35:01.990-05:00The face book crowd appears to be at it again. One...The face book crowd appears to be at it again. One line posts. A solution to all of our problems in ten words or less. If you guys think making Jim Lynch your poster child will pass your tax increases you are very much mistaken. There are many people in Raytown who are tired of the bullying tactics, the whining and especially tired of no solutions coming from city hall. The Park Board offers to pay overtime and equipment to patrol a park on the Fourth of July. He says he does not have the officers to handle it. Yet there are officers working for less money at Walmart the day before and after the holiday. A City Councilwoman asks if his police will respond to calls for service regarding fireworks violations. He waffles and dances around the question.<br /><br />You guys are living in a bubble propped up by your cell phones. Look for a lot of NO votes on August 7th.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-82053677854084349332018-07-07T17:52:52.118-05:002018-07-07T17:52:52.118-05:00That bull right there on the LSPD doing any better...That bull right there on the LSPD doing any better at it.<br />Have relatives in LS. The fireworks were just as bad and being shot after hours as when I got home to Raytown Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-66169253731604695352018-07-07T17:47:01.495-05:002018-07-07T17:47:01.495-05:00Things are stretched thin folks. The idea that ou...Things are stretched thin folks. The idea that our police department has time to deal with fireworks violations is ludicrous. This town will have no choice than to ask KC to annex us if we don’t get our act together. I give it 15 years and it will happen. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-67264733134842689612018-07-07T15:08:37.950-05:002018-07-07T15:08:37.950-05:00Better paint a picture so you can understand. ALL ...Better paint a picture so you can understand. ALL the fireworks stands in Raytown are located in a narrow strip of property pretty much from 63rd Street south to 350 Highway. They are spread about a mile across from west to east. The city allows ten licensees to sell fireworks. All of these locations crammed into such a small area is over-kill. It also is probably why Raytown is notorious for its much ignored laws on shooting of fireworks. By the way, I have read on some posts that Lee's Summit and other cities allow fireworks on more days than the Fourth of July. Which is true. The big difference is those cities only allow the shooting of fireworks for about two hours in the evening...and the police enforce their laws! What a novel idea!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-33364162729257711862018-07-07T14:12:50.705-05:002018-07-07T14:12:50.705-05:00This is false. They reduced a major because he ret...This is false. They reduced a major because he retired, the other major was temporarily a capt but after a few short weeks was once again a major.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-24494045944270534692018-07-07T14:11:39.180-05:002018-07-07T14:11:39.180-05:00That begs the question then, do we need 44 percent...That begs the question then, do we need 44 percent supervisors? That seems high. Perhaps some of those supervisors could be frontline now...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-80905759785530498122018-07-07T13:12:30.541-05:002018-07-07T13:12:30.541-05:00"Chief Lynch is doing a fine job with the han..."Chief Lynch is doing a fine job with the hand he was dealt"<br /><br />Punctuation, Mikey! Punctuation!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-65376543095884048302018-07-07T12:28:59.322-05:002018-07-07T12:28:59.322-05:00The Chief was told 5 weeks out from the approval o...The Chief was told 5 weeks out from the approval of the budget he would have to cut 2.7 million from his budget. He informed the public of what that could mean. His Officers figured out what that meant to feeding their families and went elsewhere, where their jobs weren’t in jeopardy from more possible budget cuts. It’s that simple. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-23353642914411076712018-07-07T11:33:11.459-05:002018-07-07T11:33:11.459-05:00Must be budget season soon because the spin doctor...Must be budget season soon because the spin doctor known in these parts as Chief Lynch is in mid season form. First he was trying to sell the theory to Alderman Black patrolling the parks on the 4th was a challenge due to officer reductions. Yet the people and nearby neighbors of the assorted parks who spoke that evening complaining of previous large amounts of people firing off fireworks which are illegal in the parks, occurred in years past when his department was FULLY STAFFED and funded. Snap Lie Lynch. Busted. Now comes the spin no doubt from his dept concerning the MO State Hwy Patrol having to assist in the homicide occurring in Raytown due to low Officer resources. Give me a break. Heck the shooter was arrested at the scene. We still have detectives right. Maybe a few less but hey if other resources are available I don’t remember Lynch telling the citizen’s last year that would occur. Only that the sky was going to fall in. You know same message some of his officers heard and they felt the need to seek other options. I believe the PD has hired 5 additional officers since the fire sale as well. Tis The Season!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-54214282361467958342018-07-07T10:28:10.824-05:002018-07-07T10:28:10.824-05:00This is the political battle that’s being waged. ...This is the political battle that’s being waged. One side thinks they can do things better. Let’s discredit the mayor and the chief and meanwhile the entire City has to wait for progress? I don’t think so. I want to get things moving now! I want all encompassing change and each piece has to be taken care of one step at a time. There’s no need for the City to wait for change. The time is now! Elections are in April and more change will come. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-14974398964214611712018-07-07T10:27:37.504-05:002018-07-07T10:27:37.504-05:00"When you’re paying kcmo taxes because of you..."When you’re paying kcmo taxes because of your personal vendettas, have fun with that."<br /><br />There's no "vendetta". <br /><br />To put money into the hands of some of the current officeholders would equal nothing but continuing waste, incompetence, lack of oversight, lack of accountability and the all too frequent and embarrassing behavioral abberrations.<br /><br />We're not giving in to the "the sky is falling" crowd. This isn't their first go-round with all the propaganda. We tire of their histrionics. Some of them are probably squarely under the thumbs of the people that so desperately need to be replaced. <br /><br />The City will not go bankrupt in the next 18 months to 2 years.<br /><br />Are the roads miserable? In some places, absolutely.<br /><br />Police chief and rumored top-heavy command staff: get out of your offices more often, roll up your sleeves and support your officers when needed, if indeed an issue exists in the first place. We pay you well. Get more creative.<br /><br />Make do until the "mayor" and "police chief", minimum, are replaced at election time.<br /><br />After all these years of mismanagement, it's time to dig in our heels, recruit qualified, sincere candidates and elect them into office.<br /><br />We'll gladly take the chance. Not throwing more cash at the same group of people.<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com