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Raytown approves budget amendment to add four patrol officers after spike in enforcement activity
Summary
The Board of Aldermen unanimously approved a FY24–25 budget amendment to fund four additional full‑time patrol officers after police reported large increases in vehicle stops, DWIs and arrests in early 2025.
The Raytown Board of Aldermen on Aug. 12 approved an amendment to the FY24–25 budget to fund four additional full‑time patrol officers, citing steep increases in enforcement metrics so far this year.
Captain Jared Rogers, patrol commander for the Raytown Police Department, told the board the department is fully staffed at 41 officers and asked the city to add four more patrol positions "to strike while the iron's hot." He…
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