tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post5369636568841337268..comments2024-03-27T13:12:00.821-05:00Comments on RAYTOWN REPORT: RAYTOWN'S LEADING NEWS SOURCEGreg Waltershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133276387013984873noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-57088978145881712182017-08-24T12:54:18.289-05:002017-08-24T12:54:18.289-05:00https://m.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fr...https://m.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fraytownonline.com%2Frandy-battagler-has-passed-away%2F&t=Randy+Battagler+has+passed+awayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-17837686239153103512017-08-23T18:18:39.767-05:002017-08-23T18:18:39.767-05:00Greg, Ch 9 just announced that a driver had a medi...Greg, Ch 9 just announced that a driver had a medical condition in a crash aprox 52 & Woodson. They said Randy Battaglia died. Is that THE Randy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-43439756500648507202017-08-13T20:22:32.546-05:002017-08-13T20:22:32.546-05:00Does not apply to police vehiclesDoes not apply to police vehiclesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-80540687649708257642017-08-13T18:28:32.294-05:002017-08-13T18:28:32.294-05:00It's really pretty simple.
The police do not ...It's really pretty simple.<br /><br />The police do not want a record of every move they make while on duty or off.<br /><br />What if there was a bad apple in the barrel and gets caught visiting his girlfriend in Sugar Creek? That casts a negative shadow on the whole department. <br /><br />But the Aldermen have spoken. I hope it all works out for the best. It does seem like a bit of a snipe hunt though. I mean, do you trust these guys/gals? or not.<br /><br />Personally, I would like to see tracking done on the fire dept vehicles. But the aldermen do not have a say on that. <br /><br />And what about the Raytown school district vehicles? That's not up to he aldermen either.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-24927676782025986842017-08-13T13:56:53.707-05:002017-08-13T13:56:53.707-05:00Important awards, what have they solved and when t...Important awards, what have they solved and when that they can claim that they are so good??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-63592752712893087532017-08-13T13:39:20.777-05:002017-08-13T13:39:20.777-05:00And i will repeat again as well. The Board voted f...And i will repeat again as well. The Board voted for gps to be used on ALL vehicles of the city. I agree the writers who go on about the system being hacked and police officers being tracked and attacked is so much nonsense. The real question is why have the police gone on record against using gps if they already have it. Those learned ones who have taken the course should be able to answer such a simple question. I read on this blog of the St. Louis p.d. putting it on all their cars. Yes, including the cars used by detectives and command staff. One of the best tools the police have against crime is communication. GPS will be a place to the arsenal they use against criminals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-50276453684886421312017-08-13T13:27:04.695-05:002017-08-13T13:27:04.695-05:00The Raytown Police have garnered many important aw...The Raytown Police have garnered many important awards for their forward thinking and their police practices. Here is another case of someone's shooting off their mouth without knowing what they are talking about. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-74587348092147898422017-08-12T22:30:47.855-05:002017-08-12T22:30:47.855-05:00Those of you who think the gps are a city liabilit...Those of you who think the gps are a city liability probably believe in the Tooth Fairy, Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-82339810630299843282017-08-12T22:11:23.111-05:002017-08-12T22:11:23.111-05:00Maybe we can put this GPS issue to rest as the Boa...Maybe we can put this GPS issue to rest as the Board of Alderman have spoken.<br /><br />We now need to look back at the last 3 years as allowed by the IRS and adjust the W2s for those officers including the City Marshal to reflect the usage of those vehicles as allowed by the IRS and required by them too.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-69829004018081119932017-08-12T21:30:45.958-05:002017-08-12T21:30:45.958-05:00Again I say....they DO have GPS. I saw it tracking...Again I say....they DO have GPS. I saw it tracking their cars real time in the dispatch center when I went to the citizens police academy. Is this discussion still going on? talk about misinformation....jeesh.<br /><br />Do your own research folks. You may be surprised what you learn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-13293154447202339142017-08-12T21:05:28.215-05:002017-08-12T21:05:28.215-05:00Since all of you internet rock stars think you can...Since all of you internet rock stars think you can do the job of the chief better than he can, why doesn't one of you step up and run for chief. I prefer to leave it to the people we pay to do the job, most of who were hired by this chief. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-77933428392767606522017-08-12T18:22:01.675-05:002017-08-12T18:22:01.675-05:00I am reminded of the proud mother who exclaimed as...I am reminded of the proud mother who exclaimed as the marching band paraded by her.<br /><br />She said, Look at my little Johnnie! Why, everyone is out of step but him!<br /><br />Police departments everywhere are using gps to track their vehicles.<br /><br />I know someone who likes to say You've warned! will probably not agree. But it is time Raytown woke up to modern police practices. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-55788057186730564612017-08-12T14:47:40.115-05:002017-08-12T14:47:40.115-05:00Hello My People!!
If you went to the Citizen'...<br /><br />Hello My People!!<br /><br />If you went to the Citizen's Police Academy I bet you could ask these questions DIRECTLY TO THE POLICE OFFICERS THEMSELVES about GPS usage.<br /><br />Just sayin!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-71096599810412301332017-08-12T14:03:08.261-05:002017-08-12T14:03:08.261-05:00Seriously? Most cops have GPS. You think cop kille...Seriously? Most cops have GPS. You think cop killers will just hack GPS somehow to track them? If someone was that crazy why even hack just go to city hall or in their cars label Police. Maybe they shouldn't mark any of their cars with that logic. Again I'm glad you're not on the Council.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-88404068004071377952017-08-12T08:35:40.065-05:002017-08-12T08:35:40.065-05:00
Whoa - wait a minute! What did I miss? When was...<br />Whoa - wait a minute! What did I miss? When was an officer killed in Raytown? Oh, I get it. Someone has Chicken Little syndrome. Grow up and quit being a little Nancy!<br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-54923146740914876232017-08-12T04:17:24.018-05:002017-08-12T04:17:24.018-05:00Now there's something that makes sense in all ...Now there's something that makes sense in all this uninformed back and forth. Go learn something before you "think it's this way or that", or you have some conspiracy theory that someone is doing something wrong, etc. <br />You pay the bills so take the time to learn the truth. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-75107900415105577452017-08-11T20:45:27.551-05:002017-08-11T20:45:27.551-05:00Well when the city looses their butt because an of...Well when the city looses their butt because an officer was killed and the gps the as the way the killer got the drop on him, you've been warned. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-79075939627248865242017-08-11T19:57:50.829-05:002017-08-11T19:57:50.829-05:00The police wanted the ability to turn off the gps ...The police wanted the ability to turn off the gps when they wanted to. like when they are off duty. They did not get it. The board did not pick on the p.d. They made the rule for ALL vehicles in Raytown. Yes. Even those unmarked cars. Evven the Chief of Police. I think it is good idea for the city to step up and join the other forward looking communities in the area.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-5940074427137335262017-08-11T16:23:25.618-05:002017-08-11T16:23:25.618-05:00Anything can be hacked. Does that mean law enforce...Anything can be hacked. Does that mean law enforcement shouldn't have information on criminals because it can be hacked. Or information on crime analyzes because that information can be hacked? Don't have a bank account or credit cards because it can be hacked. etc...Pretty lame argument to not put GPS in PD vehicles, because it can be hacked and people die.. It keeps officers safe and accountable for their where abouts and hundreds if not thousands of city's use them with no problems.<br /><br />Put GPS in all city vehicles. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-16487351936684334892017-08-11T11:53:15.872-05:002017-08-11T11:53:15.872-05:00They can. Be hacked and it allows for a sneak atta...They can. Be hacked and it allows for a sneak attack, like if the officer is writing reports in a parking lot or whatever. Open your eyes people, there is a war on the police in our country. So why make it easier for some criminal to track them. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-70957518060843924952017-08-11T06:49:52.723-05:002017-08-11T06:49:52.723-05:00i have read a lot of the comments on this blog. So...i have read a lot of the comments on this blog. Some people are clever. Some are mean, some are well intentioned. Some make no sense at all. Read the following comment posted on August 10th.<br /><br />Putting GPS on police cars is very dangerous, in my opinion, and the city better have good liability insurance. Because the first time an officer is hurt or killed because someone hacked the system, their family will own this city. And if you think these things can't be hacked, you're fooling yourself. <br /><br />I don't know if you can hack gps. Even if you did, how would it prove to be dangerous to the police? They drive around in vehicles that are clearly marked. So it is not like there is some big secret as to where they are. Even the unmarked cars are easy to spot without gps. <br /><br />I think someone with a hyper active imagination has been watching too many movies. GPS does not cost lives. But it could very well save some. By the way, did you know that your cell phone can be used to track you? If we believe the August 10th post, guess we better round up all the city owned cell phones and destroy them! Think of how many lives we will save!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-58471595125593100332017-08-11T05:15:19.359-05:002017-08-11T05:15:19.359-05:00Dear Jose
Please elaborate. Anon 6:45 described a ...Dear Jose<br />Please elaborate. Anon 6:45 described a scenario where GPS might prove useful. You just make a scary claim that the system can be hacked and that could result in an officer's family owning the city.<br />I've worked with GPS/GNSS systems for 30 years and I don't see the same vulnerability as you. Please share with us just what you foresee happening.<br /><br />Yes, we are all aware of the instances of bad reference maps leading clueless drivers to end up in lakes and stranded on back country trails. I don't see our officers blindly following a GPS map into harms way. Most of our guys know every nook and cranny of our little berg.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-56972447250559599142017-08-10T23:21:04.077-05:002017-08-10T23:21:04.077-05:00If only we had those officers we were promised wit...If only we had those officers we were promised with the passing of the public safety sales tax. Don't blame the chief for that one, the blame rests squarely on the shoulders of the former city administrator and the Board of Aldermen. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-56377166916803257922017-08-10T23:05:41.116-05:002017-08-10T23:05:41.116-05:00Thank god you're not on the Board.Thank god you're not on the Board.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-38826918943913439282017-08-10T23:04:39.699-05:002017-08-10T23:04:39.699-05:00Stupid. Almost every PD has gps.Stupid. Almost every PD has gps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com