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Ottawa police outline community-policing strategy, crisis response and technology investments
Summary
Police Chief Weingartner told the Ottawa City Commission on Oct. 9 that community partnerships, a crisis co-responder model and license-plate readers funded by a Walmart grant are central to reducing fear and addressing retail theft and mental-health calls.
OTTAWA, Kan. — Police Chief Brian Weingartner told the Ottawa City Commission on Oct. 9 that the city's community-policing program now centers on partnerships, problem-solving and a crisis co-responder model designed to reduce residents' fear and keep officers available for patrol.
"Our goal would be for a department to be fearless of crime in the community," Weingartner said, summarizing the department's mission to protect public safety while building trust. He said the department aligns locally with the Department of Justice's community-policing concepts of community partnership, organizational transformation and problem solving.
Weingartner highlighted three areas of emphasis. First, partnerships: the department works regularly with local health providers and nonprofits to provide crisis care and victim advocacy, and coordinates special-event reviews with businesses to keep officers visible at local…
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