Kansas City Police Answer Outcry Over Wait Times Amid Rising Westport Car Crime

A suburban helicopter parent recently raised a ruckus over his daughter's car suffering a break-in. 

The middle-class hysterics garnered local news coverage on Veterans Day and served to raise a more important question regarding continued concern over police response times.

Here's the important part . . .

He claims that when his daughter and her friends reported the break-ins, they were told it could take multiple hours until an officer arrived.

KCPD Public Information Officer Alayna Gonzales addressed response times during an interview on Monday.

“Something I want to address that I hear often is, ‘Well, I called the police, and they took too long to show up.’ I do understand that that’s an issue because we do have to triage calls. But that does not mean that your report is not important,” Gonzales explained. “It is absolutely critical that we get there and get that taken care of for you because it helps us identify those patterns.”

KCPD officials say they are using multiple strategies to prevent property crimes.

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KCPD using multiple strategies to stop property crimes in Westport

Police are focused on targeted enforcement, community engagement efforts, and crime trends and patterns.