November 21, 2009

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Posted on November 10 at 9:19 a.m.

Biscuitboy

Everyone should be treated equal on these message boards.

Sorry if we missed an inappropriate posting.

On City commissioners to discuss parking meters

Posted on November 10 at 7:35 a.m.

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On City commissioners to discuss parking meters

Posted on October 28 at 11:34 a.m.

How about
Bowyer Boulevard

On City may name street in honor of Clint Bowyer

Posted on October 9 at 10:36 p.m.

Max comments reached time to move the discussion to the forums.

On Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize

Posted on October 6 at 3:32 p.m.

The length will be the same but we think they are edited differently for the different programs.

On NBC to air Emporia television spots on Wednesday

Posted on September 15 at 11:35 a.m.

The Gazette has a link to a sexoffenders map on their frontpage.
http://www.emporiagazette.com/sexoffende...

On Redeker sentenced

Posted on April 13 at 11:06 a.m.

From Emporia Police Chief Gary Smith:

To clarify a posting regarding the Dog near Seventh Street discussion by "Create" on April 11 at 8:10 a.m., one of our dispatchers read the posting and was concerned about what she perceived as a strong misrepresentation of the facts. In researching the call, and listening to the call and radio recording I would agree with our dispatchers. While our dispatcher was on the phone with the caller, she dispatched the animal control officer who arrived at the scene within 6 minutes and picked up one of the dogs involved. I'd be happy to let anyone listen to the recording that would so care to do so or look at the time printouts. The call came in at 9:25:12, the officer responded at 9:26:40 and the officer arrived at 9:32:28. She had the pit bull confined at 9;43:08.

Our dispatchers and animal control officers take great pride in their work and do the very best that they can. At present, we have one animal control officer. Our officers respond when possible to any call where the caller specifically states that the dog is vicious and has tried to attack or appears ready to attack someone.

We are taking a very aggressive position on citing individuals who allow their dogs to run at large. If there is a message here, it would be that individuals who choose to own an animal have an obligation to keep their dogs and cats restrained and not allowed to roam.

The other call was regarding the crime of the week where a posting stated the officer "blew them off." In reviewing the recording of that call, the callers were very difficult to understand as they were yelling into their cell phones and there was a lot of background noise. Despite that, officers were detailed immediately. This matter commanded the attention of two dispatchers for a period of time. The officer was dispatched 15:29:41. The first officer arrived at 15:43:04. Officers canvassed the area and met with one reporting party. According to the call, by 15:56:28, the officers were enroute to Lyon County Jail with one person in custody. The total number of officers committed were 4 officers which was 2 short of our entire shift for that time of day. The total amount of time committed to the call started at 15:39:41 and ran until 16:09:12.

Gary Smith
Emporia (KS) Police Chief

On Dogs near seventh street

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