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Residents urge better police response after stolen trailers, cite insurance problems from livestock collision
Summary
At the Oct. 20 Clyde City Council meeting, multiple residents accused the Police Department and city administration of poor responsiveness after stolen trailers and an uninsured livestock collision; the transcript records allegations but no direct departmental response during the meeting.
At the public‑comment period of the Oct. 20 Clyde City Council meeting, residents raised concerns about the Police Department’s handling of two separate incidents: stolen trailers and a collision with a cow that a resident said complicated an insurance claim.
Lonnie Keith told the council he had two trailers stolen and said he received little help from the Police Department and the city administrator. ‘‘When I finally heard from the Police Department they told me it was not their job to locate stolen property,’’ Keith told the council. He added that, when he contacted the interim city administrator, he was told the administrator did not want to talk to him.
Larry Kalteich raised a separate incident in which his daughter‑in‑law struck a cow on I‑20 at about 10:30 p.m.; he said the Police Department did not issue a citation to the animal’s owner, which complicated the insurance claim process.
The meeting transcript records the allegations but does not record a direct response from Police Chief Trevor Barnes or Interim City Administrator Rodger Brown addressing the specific claims during the meeting. Council members did not announce follow‑up actions on either complaint on the record.
What it means: Residents seeking law‑enforcement help described frustration with response and documentation. The transcript shows the complaints were raised publicly; the record does not show a departmental rebuttal or an enforcement decision.
