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Text Box:                                            STATUTORY LAW FOUNDATION Kirksville is a city of the third class. Police Authority for third class cities is established in state statute 85.5612. “In all third class cities the members of the police department shall be conservators of the peace, and shall be active and vigilant in the preservation of good order within the city. Every member of the police department shall have the power at all times to make or order an arrest with proper process for any offense against the laws of the city or the state. Every member of the police department shall have the power to make or order an arrest in areas leased or owned by the municipality outside of the boundaries of such municipality”. (There are several city-owned properties outside of the boundaries of the city. They include water treatment facilities, Forest and Hazel Creek Lakes, and the Kirksville Regional Airport.)  Additionally, as authorized by Section 70.820 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, a properly trained police officer has arrest powers at any place within the state when they observe someone causing or creating a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury to another. The police department uses a lengthy process to select and test potential officers. All officers are required to be licensed by the Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission of the State of Missouri. Licensing is usually a pre-requisite to employment. Once a position is opened, advertisements are made appropriately. Candidates are initially processed through the Missouri Career Center. Applications are screened and invitations to test are sent to a selected number of candidates. Stages of the employment process have included a designed-for-police written exam, physical fitness/agility exam, comprehensive background investigation, and oral interview board. Conditional job offers are made pending a successful truth detection examination, physical, and psychological examination.                                                     DEPARTMENT FUNDING The police department is funded from the general revenue fund of the city. For fiscal year 2004-05, which ends December 31, 2005, the total department budget was $1,437,256. The department maintains six marked patrol units (trading three every year), 1 School Resource Officer vehicle, two unmarked detective vehicles, one animal control vehicle, and two Special Response Team (SRT) vehicles. There is no jail or holding facility in the department. Prisoners are housed at the Adair County Detention Center. Costs to house city prisoners are borne by the city and are charged against the police budget. Additional information is available in terms of manuals, monthly reports and yearly reports. These materials are kept on file in the police department and may be examined upon request. Please feel free to contact the department with your questions, comments, and concerns.                                                              SERVICES In addition to routine police patrol duties the department also performs a variety of other services for the community.                               HOMELAND SECURITY The Kirksville Police Department (in conjunction with the Fire Department) is a designated Regional Homeland Security Response Team. To fulfill this role city emergency responders receive additional training and equipment. As a result they are prepared to respond to Homeland Security incidents anywhere in Missouri, or the United States. The departments have been furnished, through federal grants, with special equipment to assist with carrying out this mission.                                            SPECIAL RESPONSE TEAM                     (S.R.T.)                           In the event of extremely high risk incidents the department deploys its specially trained response team, known as S.R.T. (commonly referred to as a SWAT team) Team members attend a special school to start and then  undertake rigorous training every month to maintain their skills. The team is considered vital in these times of heightened homeland security awareness and can undertake a variety of missions when called upon. Team members include a hostage negotiator and two sharp shooters and it has two specific vehicles and a myriad of special equipment at its disposal.    ANIMAL CONTROL /                                                         LAKE PATROL PARKING ENFORCEMENT                                             The Animal Control/Parking Enforcement Division is responsible for enforcement of animal control ordinances and for enforcement of parking ordinances. They are also responsible for investigation of complaints of animal abuse, catching stray or loose animals and picking up injured or deceased animals and transporting them to the Adair County Humane Society.       The Lake Patrol is one full-time seasonal employee staffed by a patrol officer who enforces city regulations and ordinances on Forest Lake.  This patrol also assists recreational boaters and swimmers whenever the need arises.   The department also maintains an AUXILIARY PATROL.  Auxiliary Patrol currently has two officers who are not full-time (having other full time jobs) and are used to supplement the patrol schedule to reduce overtime and assist with larger events such as the NEMO Fair.  Auxiliary officers are difficult to find as they are required to have the same license and training as a full time officer.   KIRKSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT CALLS FOR SERVICE STATISTICS  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

1999

CALLS FOR SERVICE

15,958

19,470

22,927

20,936

20,580

19,840

KIRKSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE RATE (part 1 crimes)

37%

38%

38%

36%

39%

33%

NATIONAL CLEARANCE RATES (part 1 crimes)

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20%

20%

19.6%

20.4%

21%

KIRKSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE RATES (all crimes)

39%

37.9%

37.6%

38.8%

34.7%

37.0%

NATIONAL CLEARANCE RATES (all crimes)

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23.9%

23.9%

20.0%

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TOTAL ARRESTS

1,048

1,302

1,348

1,467

1,222

1,189

USE OF FORCE REPORTS

37

47

27

41

27

32

TOTAL TRAFFIC STOPS

1,788

2,547

3,065

3,395

1,093

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TOTAL TRAFFIC CITATIONS

540

995

1,278