Police and fire reports note citations, KBI reports and training; utilities crews handle emergency repairs

Chief Michael Shields submitted the police report at the June 26 meeting, documenting numerous calls including animal control, civil standbys/child exchanges, lake patrol and safety checks. The minutes list warnings and citations: warnings included eight speed warnings, six tag-light warnings and four stop-sign warnings (and related headlight/tag items); citations included one speed, one stop-sign, one headlight, one no-driver’s-license, two no-insurance and two illegal tag citations. The department filed two Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) reports for possession of marijuana and two KBI reports for drug paraphernalia. The minutes also note officers assisted Labette County deputies with an injury accident and a high-speed chase, and that Officer Jade Carlson graduated from the police academy.

The fire report recorded one meeting, three medical calls, four structure fires, one gas leak and a public-relations event. The department conducted training on escape methods under low/no visibility and sent a thermal imaging camera for repair. Utility staff reported emergency work replacing 30 feet of sewer pipe and two check valves at Quail Ridge, repairing a fallen electric pole that restored power to two houses after extended overnight work, and continuing efforts to address a failing south lift station pump (replacement or removal delayed until infiltration subsides).

These operational reports are informational in the minutes; no formal council action is recorded in the transcript on these public-safety or utility items.