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BREAKING NEWS . . .
Owner/Publisher of the Raytown Times
Dies
Randy Battagler, the owner/publisher
of the Raytown Times passed away Wednesday after suffering an apparent heart attack.
The Raytown Police filed the following account of Mr. Battagler’s passing.
Raytown, MO – On 08/23/17 around 9:54 AM, officers were dispatched to
the 5200 block of Blue Ridge Blvd., regarding a motor vehicle crash. Upon
arriving the officers observed that only one pickup truck was involved and that
the crash appeared to be minor. It was discovered that the driver of the
pickup truck appeared to have suffered a medical emergency, causing the
crash. Officers discovered that the driver was not breathing and CPR was
initiated. The driver of the pickup truck, identified as Randall
Battagler, a 65 years old man, of Raytown was transported to an area hospital
where he later died.
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| BY GREG WALTERS |
Local Business
Owners
Express Concern
Express Concern
Elisa and
Marjain Breitenbach, owners of Doughboys Donuts, are concerned about crime in
Raytown. More specifically, they are concerned about the flow of information
from the Police Department to the public about criminal activity in Raytown.
The topic gained
public attention after a spate of armed robberies and break-ins took place two
weeks ago along Raytown Road and 350 Highway.
Elisa made an
attempt to contact the Raytown Police to receive information on the crimes.
Frustrated in her attempt to learn details about the crimes, she reached out to
the owners of the businesses and friends on Facebook to learn more.
In her quest
for information she spoke with Channel 4 news reporter, Kera Mashek.
Mashek told
her that she was having trouble getting any pertinent information from the Raytown
Police Department. She also told Elisa to change the number of crimes in the recent
spree from three to four. A local business owner had given her the tip on who
had been robbed.
A local
facebook page, Raytown Unleashed, has seen a tremendous amount of traffic on
the topic.
Elisa’s
husband, Marjain Breitenbach said, “the number of people who have come into the
Doughboy’s and personally thanked Elisa for her activism is amazing.”
He continued, “They
tell us . . . thanks for letting us know what is going on in Raytown.”
In response,
the Raytown Police have amped up their public relations by posting a video
tutorial on you tube.
To view the
tutorial go to: RAYTOWN POLICE VIDEO
Elisa and
Marjain Breitenbach own and operate Doughboys Donuts located in the Woodson
Shopping Center at 63rd and Woodson. Doughboys Donuts, is a popular
gathering place for those who like to eat donuts (of course!) and serves as a
place where many gather to visit before they begin their day.
With such a
large cross-section of the Raytown public going through their store, they have learned
a lot about what people are thinking. That opinion, they say, is shared by many who do not believe the Police Department is doing
all it can to keep the public informed on crime.
This same
thought was echoed last week by Bob Phillips of the Raytown Times who wrote, “Ask
any area TV or newspaper reporter which police department is the most difficult
to work with and 9 out of 10 will say Raytown.”
Elisa
Breitenbach’s conversation with Kera Mashek of Channel 4 backs up Phillips
observation.
When
information is shared about a crime with the public, the police gain an ally in
their job. An informed public may give the police information needed to bring a
criminal to justice.
Contrarily, a
public that feels it is not informed begins to feel that not only is no one
listening. They begin to feel no one cares.
You see this
manifested when people are aware of criminal behavior but do not report it.
Do you ever wonder
how many people have not called in complaint about gunfire at night in
Raytown because they do not believe any one will respond?
This reaches beyond
police work.
How many people have witnessed cruelty to animals, a party out of
control, unsafe driving practices, even curfew violations in Raytown Parks but
have not reported it.
If people
believe nothing will happen from standing up, they will begin to lose faith in
one of the most important parts of any community, the local police department.
The reaction
by the Raytown Police Department to criticism in this case has shown they are
listening. They have amped up their outreach to the public with additional news
releases and a You Tube broadcast.
That is a good
sign.
The more
sharing of information between the public and the police, the better off our
community will be. We are all in this together. Our police need our support. The community needs to know they can rely upon the police to keep Raytown safe.
The
Paul Livius Report
Raytown
Board of Aldermen Meeting – August 15, 2017
The city clerk gave the Oath to Police Officer Logan Dale.
Phyllis Goforth told the Board the Police Department is having the
annual Citizen Police Academy on Wednesdays from August 30 to November 1. It will be held at the library from 6:00 to
8:30. She also the Masonic Lodge BBQ
will be Friday and Saturday. There will
be a disc jockey, pulled pork, brisket and ribs. Everyone is welcome.
The Board passed a resolution authorizing the reappointment of Terry
Copeland to the Raytown Park Board.
The Board passed a resolution authorizing the reappointment of Michael
Attwood as the Ward 1 representative to the Special Sales Tax Review Committee.
The Board passed a resolution authorizing the reappointment of Lisa Emerson
as the Ward 3 representative to the Special Sales Tax Review Committee.
The Board heard the first reading for an ordinance amending the code of
ordinances of Raytown, by repealing a portion of section 2 of ordinance no.
5566-17. The Community Development staff has done a comprehensive review of
Chapter 50 (Zoning) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Raytown, and has
made a number of recommended changes to the use table in Section 50-107. It has
been known for some time that there were existing errors in the use table, as
well as some conflicting information between the use table and the zoning
district requirements. As such, staff has put together changes to the Land Use
Table to accurately reflect what is required in each zoning district, as well
as to better capture the spirit and intent of the zoning ordinance.
The Board heard the first reading for an ordinance amending the code of
ordinances of Raytown, by repealing a portion of section 2 of ordinance no
6448-17. This is an ordinance amending
chapter 50 (zoning), section 4 (definitions) of the code of ordinances of the
city of Raytown by repealing a portion of section 2 of ordinance no. 5571-17 as
a part of an ongoing review by city staff of the zoning ordinance (Chapter 50)
of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Raytown, staff has revised the
definitions section of the ordinance in order for it to more closely match the
land use table, zoning districts and overlays, and for the general purposes of
greater clarity and understanding.
The Board passed a resolution approving the expenditure of funds to Watkins
Lithographic in an amount not to exceed $28,000. The City of Raytown currently provides four
quarterly newsletters to our residents. The City put out a request for sealed
bids for the printing of the newsletter and received submissions from six
firms. After much evaluation and review staff ultimately decided to continue
with our relationship with Watkins Lithographic, Inc. due to the detail and
clarity provided in their samples which is what we desire to advance the
opportunities and perception of Raytown. This decision was based on their
proven experience with municipal government newsletters and the sample provided
was extremely clear and crisp with an emphasis on creative and eye-catching
design along with the preservation of City staff time, as all artwork is
procured and provided by the vendor.
The Board passed a resolution approving participation by Raytown in a
grant application to the Mid-America Regional Council for a solid waste
management program grant. The staff is
requesting permission to submit a grant application for a Solid Waste
Management Grant Program through Mid-America Regional Council. Funding through
this program can be used for education, waste reduction, re-use, recycling,
composting, collection and processing, research and development and market
development for products made with diverted materials. The grants are for
one-year projects and we would be utilizing any funds received for the City’s
Clean-Up Coupon program.
The Board passed a resolution approving the expenditure of funds with DH
Pace Company, dba Overhead Door Company of Kansas City utilizing the Kansas City,
Missouri cooperative contract to maintain the overhead doors of the city of Raytown
in an amount not to exceed $16,214. Capital
Sales Tax funds for the replacement of two overhead doors with similar
insulated doors and replace one panel of a third overhead door. Replace the
front pedestrian door, frame, threshold, panic bar, locks and hardware. Replace
the header and jams and fill threshold as needed to improve weather tightness
and energy efficiency of the south overhead door. Perform preventative
maintenance on all remaining doors.
The Board passed a resolution approving a professional services
agreement with GBA for inspection services for the 59th Street Sidewalks
project in an amount not to exceed $62,399.40. The 59th Street Sidewalks
construction project is scheduled to begin construction in September of 2017.
This is a complex construction project that will require a significant amount
of labor-intensive oversight. It is estimated that adequate inspection of this
project will require approximately 6 hours per day through the duration of the
aggressive 90-day construction schedule. As a means to provide adequate
inspection and testing throughout the project, staff requested a cost proposal
from GBA utilizing the MoDOT 2014-2017 LPA Consultant On-Call List. The
proposal includes the oversight of all construction activities, utility
coordination, the upkeep of all required daily inspection notes and forms,
communications with City staff and surrounding property owners, bi-weekly
progress meetings, coordination of all required testing, and the completion of
as-builts. Their attached proposal is for $59,428.00. Staff interviewed a
handful of consulting firms for these inspection services. GBA is our choice
for this project. Other firms interviewed were Affinis, Garver, TranSystems,
and CFS Engineers.
The Board passed a resolution authorizing the City Administrator to
enter into an agreement with Vance Brothers for the 2017 granite seal project
and approving an amendment to the fiscal year 2016-2017 budget related to the
fiscal year 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 granite seal projects for an amount not to
exceed $507,524.93. In fiscal year 2015-2016 the Annual Chip Seal project was
awarded to Vance Brothers, Inc. The City made the decision in September of 2016
to postpone the annual project to the following year, the Fall of 2017. The
unspent funds from the 2015-2016 project year went back into fund balance and
were not reallocated during the fiscal year 2016-2017 budget In September 2016,
the City and Vance Brothers, Inc. agreed to delay our contract to the Fall of
2017 at the same bid prices of 2016. Vance Brothers, Inc. does reserve the
right to negotiate a price variance should oil prices increase, this has not
happened yet. Below is a timeline of the fiscal year 2015-2016 annual chip seal
project: - Opened bids on May 20, 2016 - BOA approval of the fiscal year
2015-2016 bid from Vance Bros. on July 19, 2016 (R-2891-16) - BOA approval to
purchase stored materials on April 11, 2017 (R-2966-17). The City has already
spent $54,861.75 to Vance Bros. to purchase materials they ordered in 2016. -
Work session agenda item on 4-25-2017 about the budget amendments for granite
seal/concrete. Public works is requesting a 10% contingency to pay for
potential overruns. $516,248.05 - $54,861.75 = $461,386.3 plus 10% equals
$507,524.93. The Parks and Recreation Department has their own funds budgeted
for the trail granite seal work at their park.
The Board passed a resolution approving the purchase of one Stryker Power-Load
cot fastener system from Stryker EMS equipment in an amount not to exceed
$61,784.62. The original resolution was to purchase two systems. Alderman Greene made a motion to only
purchase one system. The Power-LOAD cot fastener system compliments the
Power-PRO ambulance cots we currently have in service. During loading into/unloading
from the ambulance, the system supports the full weight of cot and patient and
lifts/lowers the cot into/out of the ambulance mechanically; thereby,
minimizing the potential to drop the cot or patient during these operations,
and eliminating the operator spinal loads which can lead to cumulative trauma.
Cost includes freight, extended warranty/maintenance package (7-year),
installation by Feld Fire and the retrofit of our cots to be used with the
system. The unit which was purchased with the new ambulance has been in service
since early June without any problems; crews report very favorable results from
it. Price increase is expected October 1, 2017. STOC approval for this item as
meeting the intent of the Capital Improvements Sales Tax was granted in October
2016.
The Board tabled until September 5 a resolution authorizing the
purchase of computer equipment and supplies from Dell Marketing off the Midwestern
Higher Education Commission agreement in an amount not to exceed $42,950. The
Police Department utilizes an IT replacement scheduled that is an annual
recurring list of equipment for IT items reaching their useful service life.
The new equipment is to ensure infrastructure reliability and mitigate large IT
expenses in any single year. The Department frequently purchases workstations,
laptops, servers, network security appliances and other IT equipment from Dell
Corporation via special government pricing, MHEC Contract Number MHEC-07012015.
The Police Department anticipates spending approximately $42,950.00 this budget
year with Dell. This is a budgeted expense for IT equipment and all the items
scheduled to be purchased were approved by the Sales Tax Oversight Committee
and found to meet the intent of the designated tax.
The Board tabled until September 5 a resolution approving the purchase
of workstations and equipment from Knoll off the U. S. . Communities
cooperative bid in an amount not to exceed $22,829. Last year, a portion of the
Police Department underwent substantial interior renovation. These renovations
included many work spaces used by Officers, Detectives, Command Staff, as well
as Citizens who have occasion to visit the Police Department. The Department is
now in need of furniture to best utilize remaining space, including the
addition of a workstation in the Sergeants office. Much of the office space
equipment is decades old, some are broken, and not designed to maximize
available work space. Many of the old pieces of equipment are mismatched
equipment that has been put in use after being discarded by other departments.
The Crime Analyst is working with broken and incomplete furniture. The included
furniture proposal from Spaces, Inc. shows a design plan of both the layout and
models of furniture/equipment selected for this project. The Department is able
to utilize the “U.S. Communities” Federal cooperative bid. This provides deeply
discounted equipment pricing. Knoll (manufacturer) products include an
excellent warranty, covering lifetime parts and service on the workstations and
12 years on chairs. Knoll also maintains a non-obsolescence policy, making
future renovations and service possible within this same product line.
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Hello My People!
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You all continue to amaze me. The police department does constant press releases. If you fail to get them, it is on you! Do some research and figure out how To get the notifications. Quit being sheeple.
Check out the Raytown Police Departments Facebook page. It would be nice to get a heads up on what is going on but only TV 4 & 5, Raytown Unleashed or Raytown Supports Local will warn the community about the problems that are happening. Thanks for the Raytown Report Greg. Elisa Breitenbach
Anytime I have called the police about gunshots, they have always shown up quickly and in numbers. But in regards to a police report on the rash of robberies and burglarizies in one night, no...the dept was really behind in getting that info out. Yes, crime has increased everywhere but that doesn't mean we don't want something done about it. Perhaps it is time for new leadership?
You do not seem to get it. The public feels as if they are not in the loop. You can deny it. But it is what they believe. Your assurrance is not enough to calm their concerns. Perhaps pointing at a website and saying go dig it out is not enough. By the way. Calling people names like sheeeple will not really gain you many friends or influence people with your brilliance.
While the Police Department has stepped up recently in attempting to relay reporting information tools to Raytown citizens via social media and internet resources, their is growing community dissatisfaction with the top leadership direction. It was no coincidence mounting pressure within the business community and other sources was responsobile for the sudden release of crime spree footage and increased research data sites. But what has been and still is lacking is the leadership and communication Chief Lynch owes to his bosses. The citizens! Have I missed an open letter sent out the paper and on the Police Department website by Chief Lynch attempting to calm the mounting fears by our citizens. Letting them know our full attention and resources are being utilized to insure their personal safety and property. Sitting in the basement and hiding behind websites and crime data stats is not showing leadership and civic responsobility!
Let us face it, the crimes occurred on July 27 and 28 but the police did not issue a press release until the 8th of Aug. No two ways around that they did not care. You can not replace the chief because he is elected and his replacement when he retires will be more of the same. The only one that can replace the chief has to live in Raytown for a year. So guess what you can not replace the chief and he knows it.
And again the info has always been out there as Andy W has said.
Would it not have been better for Alisa to have just called the Chief and ask to step up the information if she felt it not sufficient rather than run crying in the night that it was another government cover up?
Fear does not help. Good information does, insufficient information does not!
I am pretty sure there are a few retired KCPD who live in Raytown. But this was a reason many of us wanted the charter changed, so the city marshall would be hired, and fired if need be without having to wait for an election! Raytown citizens carry a lot of blame for this situation.
Well if you need to be spoon fed all of your information, it must be hard surviving day to day.
Spoon fed really is the operative term. That's what social media is all about. Whether accurate or not, people pick the low-hanging fruit. I subscribe to the PD blog (it's really not hard to do) but realize people want to be in the know and I appreciate that it may not be easy for some to do. I hope the PD puts out more tutorials on how to access their information for those folks. The KCPD chief's blog is an excellent example.
Yea they do they voted away a solution that could have fixed a lot of problems but fell for a fake campaign against it.
according to the Police department's 2016 annual report, they handled 26,192 calls for service last year. I'ts impossible to put out a press release on everything. Sorry, i'd rather have the police patrolling my neighborhood than typing about something else. If I want to look something up, they have a half dozen ways to do that already. I guess I don't understand what Doghboys wants, exactly. They don't support our police. Are they running for office? Why are they digging up old news articles for facebook instead of coming up with specific things to work on? Again, the officers can't do both, type up information AND patrol our streets and parks. I'd rather have them keeping us safe.
I would love to know how many of the posts have been submitted by X cops and the present regime.
Citizens should be be informed and aware of crime in our city, Maybe it does not look good but it is fact.
Twelve days is still to many.
Looking at the crime in Raytown is something many fear. As long as you hide in non-acceptance of how bad it truly is. As long as you refuse to fully look at it you learn nothing from it all you do is cover up and hide the truth. The problem with that mind set is you just welcome more crime out of your very own weakness to stand up to it. Pull up any of the news stations and research crime in Raytown. It's clear as day. Gun men holding our people at gun point in our shops, homicide victims, carjacking's at gunpoint, people inside their own home and gun men coming in on them beating them up and robbing them. Burglaries in our shops and homes. Cars and everything under the sun just walk away. It's said I hate officers. People can believe whatever they like to believe but anyone who comes to Doughboys will know someone sure knows how to tell tall tails. The truth of the matter is I have never had a problem with any officer in my entire life. My problem has been with the Chief of Police in Independence now that he is gone and my go to guy that I respect is now my Chief I'm very thankful and happy. Here in Raytown we have problems. Problems like I saw in Independence with our old Chief. I have nothing to prove to anyone. My shop stands as not just our place of work but what we stand for. We stand up for who we love and we stand against anyone or anything we feel would cause harm. Fear is an illusion that will not take control of our lives. When I spoke with the guy from TV 5 I told him I truly hated to go public with this matter. I knew what it would cause. Fear is the root of anger, guilt and many negative emotions. The Walmart War should of taught Haters that you truly can't hurt us because in this world we have far more people that think like us then you would ever want to believe. Raytown and it's people deserve better. We plan on being donut slingers until we feel like riding off into the sunset. God Bless Google for being our best mouth piece and God Bless the people who have been so supportive to our shop! Thank You! Elisa Breitenbach
https://piorpd.wordpress.com/
It literally emails police activity from the prior day. That's how I get it.
I went on the new thrill ride in Raytown called "59th Street between Blue Ridge and Woodson." Plenty of bumps and turns, throwing me left and right and leaving me a bit shaken. All it costs me was a front end suspension and a few loose teeth fillings. I wouldn't recommend it for the weak of heart or if you wear dentures.
Raytown's crime issues are largley due to our proximity to Kansas City.
The low-life thugs come to Raytown to commit crimes then go back to their lairs in KC.
Not sure what the solution would be. We can't legislate what's in people's hearts or force people to raise their children with good moral character. Any suggestions?
Is this what you mane by timely? It is the latest post on the page you said to go to. It was posted over a week ago on August 15th.
Police responded to suspicious activity at Popeye’s Chicken, 7601 Raytown Road, at about 8:00 a.m., on Tuesday morning, 08-15-17. It was reported that a black male in
a blue hoodie and a blue mask, slim build, approximately 5’08 startled an employee while he was approaching a dumpster. He motioned to the employee as if he had a gun and requested the employee approach him. The employee refused and ran away. The suspect was last seen running west with another unknown suspect wearing dark lothing and a black backpack. Nobody was injured. An investigation is underway. No arrests have been made. Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call the TIPS Hotline, at 816-474-8477 (TIPS.)
There are politicians in Raytown who would like you to believe we are living in some sort of 1900 yesterday bubble. In their mind, Raytown does not have any serious crime. Private businesses are in peril. The parks are allowed to degrade to a point where people do not want to go near them because of the bad behavior that is tolerated by the police. What is worse. Some on the BOA, including the Mayor are willing to go on as if there is nothing wrong.
It is as if they have this image of Raytown they want to shine up and show off and they deeply resent anyone who says they are ignoring real problems. They will not even try to find solutions. They only make excuses.
To the posting of 11:23pm, get use to it. City Hall and the Raytown Water Company are "buddies" and it will Never get fixed! I am waiting for a sink hole to open up! You would think the Mayor would get involved and get the road fixed. But the rest of our streets are getting like 59th and you don't see the city resurfacing them either!
I haven't found most of the Council members to not be concerned and pro-active in regards to the crime spree activity in Raytown. This present council has exhibited a very independent yet professional approach to difficult issues not exhibited or addressed by previous boards in recent memory. Grouping them consistently in unison with the Mayor shows me you haven't really haven't been paying close attention to the activities at City Hall these days 6:34 AM.
I don't understand why there are never any roads being resurfaced. I have a friend who lives in Independence and their street wasn't bad at all and yet the city resurfaced it. City hall needs to make infrastructure improvements a priority instead of foolish out of town travel and expenses for seminars and conferences, which are no more than tax payer provided vacations. C'mon Mayor and BOA stop the BS wasteful spending from city hall and Police and start doing something useful for this town before it is swallowed up in a sinkhole on 59th street.
If the board and council were agreeing with each other all the time THEN I would be worried. I think the way they work for the people and the mayor and borad's independent but team thinking is refreshing
when you demand to hear more about crime in raytown, it seems like there is a jump in crime. it was always there, you just hear about it more. that's the downside to hearing about everything. Even the KC TV media reports stories across the nation that we used to not hear about. now it seems like crazy stuff is happening more.
2:23
You're exactly right. Before I started looking at the Raytown page on social media, I had no idea there were so many gunshots and robberies and stolen cars. None of that stuff happens near where I live so I was pretty much unaware. Now, it seems there are hundreds of police calls daily. (Truth of the matter is, there are only four or five, but there are hundreds of people posting about the same crime on social media.) I'm sorry the victims of these crimes have to endure the problems the crimes create for them, but I'm not sure what will be gained if residents on one end of town are completely aware of the crimes on the other end of town.
I think being informed is important, and it makes sense that it would seem that crime is much more higher than it really is. not saying it is non-existent, but the city is not burning, either.
RIP Randy B.
Condolences to your family and friends.
Sad news:
A Raytown Man Dies after Suffering a Medical Emergency While Driving
by wolseyj
Press Release
For Release: 08/23/17
Prepared By: Sgt. Jimmy Wolsey
Raytown, MO – On 08/23/17 around 9:54 AM, officers were dispatched to the 5200 block of Blue Ridge Blvd., regarding a motor vehicle crash. Upon arriving the officers observed that only one pickup truck was involved and that the crash appeared to be minor. It was discovered that the driver of the pickup truck appeared to have suffered a medical emergency, causing the crash. Officers discovered that the driver was not breathing and CPR was initiated. The driver of the pickup truck, identified as Randall Battagler, a 65 years old man, of Raytown was transported to an area hospital where he later died.
Case Number 17-2934
Did you all see the press release about Randy Battagler passing away today?
Wow! Randy Battagler died today. How will Joe and fiends get their hate and lies out to the public now?
Have some respect for the mans family. He just died today. Ugh. Whether you agree with him or not, be respectful.
Hey 6:58
REALLY? Is that necessary?
Take a chill pill and give it a rest please. Now is not the time for that vitriol.
Had enough of the cities excuses, we always vote to pass sewer bonds and yet we still pay double what Independence charges for sewers. Now every house on my street flooded when the sewer backs up and I get a wise guy on the phone from public works when I called to complain. He proceeded to tell me that it only happens every few years when it rains really hard like it did. Wow, super genus. Maybe instead of giving the school district the land on Noland that was bought with sewer bonds the city should have sold it and upgraded their sewers.
This happened right next to the carwash behind McDonalds. I rode my bike up to take a look. Did not realize who it was. I hope the paper will have a way to survive. BTW... responders were: 3 police cars and a MC patrolman. Two big fire engines and an ambulance. The head fireman was also there in his vehicle.
As I recall, Mr Battagler was a smoker. Not a good thing when you are 65. My dad was WW II vet and was in on the invasion of Euorpe, a strong man, but never could quit cigs. He died from it too.
I am aware that many on here and around the city did not agree with his writings but I did enjoy most of what he had to say even if I did not completely agree with his positions.
My condolences to his family. RIP Mr Battagler.
I was told there was a budget meeting at city hall on Tuesday night. What I found most upsetting was the PD showed up with a number of officers there. They were discussing the police budget that night. So why do you think they all showed up it was for intimidation and no other reason and the really bad thing is they were paid with out tax dollars to be there. Come on Chief you think crap like this will work I will be willing to bet it will back fire in our face. So instead of playing silly child games get busy and cut your budget. I don't mind paying for something if I get a service in return and right now I don't feel I am getting my money worth from the PD. Now don't get me wrong I respect the officers on the street it is the upper echelon that is top heavy and still you refuse to take some of them and put them on street. Just what is problem I know your hard headed but you had better think this or you could be putting the whole department in jeopardy.
8:11 -
You say the RPD showed up with a number of officers. Were they patrol officers or were they maybe officers in charge of different aspects of the department, i.e. head of the detectives, head of the jail, head of evidence collection and storage, etc. Maybe they were there to answer any questions the aldermen had in regards to the budget. You really should get all the facts before you start gripping about something when it's obvious you know nothing about it.
Reply to Anon 8:11
That's a favorite tactic of Police and Fire. Show up in numbers and want to intimidate those in the meeting. What a crook of crap that the city governing have to put up with so Lynch and his cronies can keep their jobs with their special quirks. They wouldn't survive a day in the real world of work.
Time to clean the (PD) swamp starting with Lynch and Bowman.
RIP Randy B.
Condolences to your family and friends.
Hello My People,
You know--if you signed up for the Citizen's Police Academy you could actually talk to some of these "cronies".
Just sayin!
Because that's a favorite tactic of politicians cut and gut public service departments then ask for more from them. All the while you keyboard warriors tell us how we are supposed to do our jobs.
Has anyone heard about and increase in vandalism on the south part of Raytown. People are going out to their cars and trucks and finding out they have been spray painted during the night.
Yes I have hard about it and I will bet the crime analyst has already drawn a circle around that area. You should be getting 30 minutes more a day of police presence in that area. Doesn't that you make you feel better?
If Chief Lynch chose to play political chess on the taxpayers dime once again, he probably underestimated his opponents across the board from him.
I don't look at my alderman as politicians I think of them as doing my job. The police needs to be cut and brought down to its knees, they are way out of control. I don't envy the patrolmen out there, they are doing a very hard job but those ass warmers up at the department are the ones that get my goat. They need to be out on street helping cut the crime with the patrolman. They talk about crime on the south end of town. Wonder if he chief remembers special detail and how to use it. I was asked by a friend of mine who lives in a different city close by, if Raytown had a riot could the police department handle it? well what do you think?
So your friend, who lives in a different city, is an expert in police riot control and can judge our officers? Please tell us more...
So glad they are removing the United Daughters of the Confederacy monument, a symbol of hate. Will have to go by 55th and Ward Parkway later to celebrate its removal. One step closer to peace.
Maybe I'm wrong but it seems like the police, fire, parks, schools, and all seem to have enough to operate on. What is very apparent is that our roads and bridges are sitting at the last place for funding here in Raytown.
A more equitable approach in a bad economy is for all department and segments of a city to cut back. Make do with a few older police cars, buy one new fire engine not two, and so on. It seems like our road and bridge maintenance has been on hold for some time. The exception being the "Streetscape", which we probably could have done without for a few more years.
What am I missing?
My friend just ask a question and personally it got me to thinking if we could stop or contain a riot. I would think it would get you to thinking too. Could we? We can't seem to contain crime, it is on the up swing, I do know it is happening in every city in the US. What have we done to bring it down? Just looking for some answers. Got any? From what I understand we have thousands of outstanding warrants that are just on the books we are doing nothing to serve them.. I have been told it would cost the city money as we would have to pay to have them housed until they come to court and then of course they would get a continuance and never show up in court for the next appearance. Meanwhile we are paying for a judge, court staff, police to write the tickets ect. seems like we are going in the hole writing tickets. Crime just goes up. This needs to stop I don't have the answers but the police should.
I for one am glad that the aldermen are slashing spending. we don't need a police deparment that tries to build relationships with our community and kids. They don't need a Facebook page for local news. If I want to know what's going on, I'll turn on Chanel 9 (although they don't cover much of raytown.) all the police needs are gas and guns. Oh wait, that's what Ferguson had. We all remember how well that turned out. How's that saying go, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." Wake up, Raytown.
Just have to look at Mo Senate Bill 5 to find your answer! Crippled the courts, police, ability to enforce the law and codes violations, at least here in Missouri
The biggest ptoblem seems to be the court system. Because some thug attacks an officer in Ferguson, the senate hamstrings the police and court in city level. And the Jackson county circuit court is a joke. They don't take cases they should, and the ones they do, they want to play let's make a deal. I wouldn't want to work in this type of environment. It has to be frustrating for law enforcement.
Just so we're clear, I met those "cronies" that a recent poster mentioned, at the police's safety fair. They're not the old, on the verge of retirement, guys that a lot of people envision. they're young, educated, professionals, both men and WOMEN, and the future of our police department. I don't despise them like most posers, sorry, posters on this site do.
So we have an award winning police department led by a Chief who's elected by the people and answers to them (not autonomous) and aldermen who hold the purse strings, yet we have all these people who want to carry on on this blog about no accountability? Really?
If people would get to know the men and women of the Raytown Police Dept. they would find out they are a great group of people dedicated to high standards in a demanding job. They are well trained to handle all of the difficult situations they can face daily, many of which most people could not begin to imagine. Yes, the State did and has tied the hands of law enforcement with stupid legislation, because the media has this fascination with glamorizing and sympathizing with thugs and bums (who most law abiding citiznes would never associate with). The politicians jumped on this to score votes. Chief Lynch and the Raytown Police Dept. are doing a fantastic job. Many of us truly appreciate you. So, I say keep up the good work the majority appreciate all of you.
I don't have any problem with the police men and women on the street doing the dirty work It is the Chief I have the problem with.
In case anyone is interested the funeral for Randy B. is at 1:00 at Lady of Lourdes parish in Raytown on Monday. The paper had it listed at a different location.
Thank you
Ughhhhhhhh
Wait! The Chief is the one who shows the leadership in hiring and keeping those in the trenches. So if the police department has good solid officers then the leadership is the reason and if they aren't then it's because the same reason in reverse. Sounds like some folks have got some personal axes to grind
The removal of a piece of concrete will never lead to peace. People living peacefully leads to peace.
Sorry the funerals at 11:00 at Lady of Lourdes in Raytown, Monday
From the KC Star:
RANDALL EUGENE BATTAGLER Randall E. Battagler, 65, died 8/23/2017. Visit. 4-6 pm Sun, 8/27, McGilley & Sheil Chapel 816-353-6555. Service 11 am Mon, Our Lady of Lourdes, 7009 Blue Ridge Blvd., Raytown.
I kind of hate to say this, but I have a feeling some are perhaps content that Mr. Battagler passed away. From the comments made about him, and the implications of his so called yellow journalism, that some of you are somewhat happy about it, although you will never admit it. You may not have liked his attempts to publish the Raytown Times, but at least it is (perhaps was) a local paper. Some of us do not get the KC Star, and it often has local news in it. I never read the editorials, but I at least appreciated the attempt to have a local newspaper.
Now that is the first comment about all this that is simple and makes common sense
God Bless
Your right. I didn't like him or his paper. In fact, I wouldn't take a glass of water across the street to put on his burning house. He printed lies, misinformation, and false stories. He printed letters from a man that we now know were totally false (except for maybe the drug and alcohol addictions). He ran a column from an old, out of touch, out of town guy that has absolutely no idea what is happening in Raytown except what he was told by other old out of touch people. Am I sorry he died? Of course. Am I sorry he won't be printing that rag any more? Nope. I'm glad it's gone. Maybe the other paper will start back up and have a chance.
Hey 1:37
Pretty nasty post.
I get you have an issue w some of the writers to his paper but to say "I wouldn't take a glass of water across the street to put out his burning house" ???
You must be a sad little man with sad little man issues.
Hey 1:37
I didn't agree with most of Randy's posts but he is still a human being and a creation from God. We all have faults, some more than others, but he deserves respect which this world doe not have anymore. R.I.P.
The chief doesn't show leadership. It is Ted Bowman who runs the department and always has as long as Lynch has been thee. Where is your head.
Again, small people making empty attacks against the police chief, who is trying to best with what he has. Small people like you are getting left behind, because everyone else has moved on years ago. It's not too late to stop looking backwards...
I as a Christian pray for Randy Battagler's soul and family.
As a Christian, I must say the truth - he didn't like me and I didn't like him, however, he had his bully pulpit newspaper to spread hurtful lies about me in his newspaper. Even when I tried to speak with him directly, he wasn't interested in the truth. Even when, unbeknownst my me at the time, my dad-may he rest in peace-tried to speak to him about the truth, he listened less than 2 minutes, stonewalling him.
I saw Randy in the post office several months ago. He knew of my parents deaths in a house fire, and his demeanor was sheepish, only nodding his head in passing. I took that as his way of apologizing. I'd like to believe so, anyway.
Considering that brief encounter, I have to believe he was remorseful in his treatment of me and my dad. So, Randy, I forgive you. May God bless you. RIP
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