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Riley County police report uptick in serious crimes, swatting incident under federal investigation; jail population remains elevated
Summary
Riley County Police reported a small increase in Part I violent crimes, described a swatting incident affecting multiple university campuses that is under federal investigation, and said jail average daily population remains above 120 with recent peaks around 137; county staff said planned health-enrollment changes for inmates have been delayed.
Riley County Police Department (RCPD) leadership told the commission that the department has seen a modest rise in Part I violent crimes but remains below the five‑year average for total crime.
Brian Pete of the Riley County Police Department said the increase in violent incidents represents an absolute increase of roughly one or two incidents; because incident counts are small, those cases can represent a large percentage change year over year. Pete said the department will keep monitoring trends and emphasized the overall crime rate remains…
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