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Kankakee police report shows staffing shortfall, July overtime and rising ‘shots fired’ calls
Summary
At the Aug. 5 Kankakee Public Safety Committee meeting the police chief reported 65 sworn officers (budgeted for 67), $30,306.31 in overtime pay for the month and 4,828 calls for service in July; aldermen pressed the department on how and when they are notified about ‘shots fired’ incidents.
At the Kankakee Public Safety Committee meeting on Aug. 5, the police chief reported the Kankakee Police Department had 65 sworn officers while the budgeted strength is 67 and detailed July activity including the department’s overtime costs and shots-fired reports. The chief summarized staffing and operations and provided monthly statistics, saying, “We currently have 65 sworn officers. We're budgeted for 67,” and reporting recovered firearms, camera deployments and training compliance with the Illinois law enforcement training standard board. Committee members pressed the department on communication after shots-fired incidents. An alderman said they often first learn about such incidents through social media and urged the chief to notify aldermen more quickly; the…
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