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Kankakee police report December staffing, credit technology in shots-fired arrest; council approves $429,087.63 in bills
Summary
Kankakee City police told the Public Safety Committee on Jan. 6 that staffing is at budgeted strength, technology including ShotSpotter and camera systems helped track a recent shots-fired incident leading to two arrests, and the council approved $429,087.63 in police bills.
Kankakee City’s police chief presented the department’s December activity report at a Public Safety Committee meeting on Jan. 6, saying staffing is at the department’s budgeted level and that technology played a key role in a recent arrest.
The chief told the committee the department is “budgeted for 67” officers and reported 67 officers on the roster, with some assigned to schools, administration and specialty units and a small number on light duty or FMLA. He noted lateral-entry hiring is open and that recent academy graduates are now in field training.
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