To Contact An Officer
The Kechi Police Department’s mission is to provide the best care and safety possible for our citizens. We encourage all citizens to contact 911 for ANY issues or emergencies. Contacting 911 for issues and emergencies will aid in our officer’s responding to your concern or emergency. It will help provide our officer with the appropriate information they need to better help assist you. However, if you have a simple question for an officer, please, don’t hesitate to call our department at 316-744-6611 or stop by our station.
You may call also call our non-emergency number to contact an officer at 316-263-6011.
Link to the National Officers Memorial - http://www.odmp.org/browse.php
Kansas sex offender register - http://www.accesskansas.org/kbi/ro.shtml
Bike Safety – It’s Important
Spring is just around the corner and many people will be out riding their bikes. Bike riding is fun, but it is more then just a toy. Each year about 176,000 kids go to the emergency department because of bike accident injuries and approximately 400 children between the ages of 0-14 are killed in bicycle related crashes, most within blocks of their homes. Bike riding is a lot of fun, but accidents do happen. Every year, Some of these injuries are so serious that children die, usually from head injuries. That's why it's so important to wear your bike helmet and use proper bike safety rules. Bike helmets are so important that the U.S. government has created safety standards for them. Your helmet should have a sticker that says it meets standards set by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Be Seen, Be Safe! Wearing bright clothes and putting reflectors on your bike also can help you stay safe. It helps other people on the road see you. And if they see you, that means they're less likely to run into you.
Pull Over for the Red & Blues
The Kechi Police Department would like to remind everyone that the law says, when you see the flashing red and blue lights in your review mirror, you must pull over immediately to the safest place in order to allow the emergency vehicles to pass you.
When you are approaching a police car or other emergency vehicles that are on the side of the roadway, you are to merge to the far lane of traffic in order to give the emergency worker room as much room as possible. It is the law and failure to do so could result in a ticket.
Noise Complaints
You have a right not to be disturbed by loud noise. If loud noise is a problem in your area, please notify the Kechi Police Department right away.
Identity Theft
Identity Theft is a growing epidemic. ID Theft is a serious crime that occurs when your personal information is stolen or has been compromised. As the holidays approach, the risks of identity theft are at a greater risk for you. To deter identity thieves:
·Shred financial documents and paperwork with personal information on them.
·Don’t give out personal information on the phone, through the mail, or over the Internet unless you know the person.
·Keep your personal information secure.
·Be alert to bills that don’t arrive as expected.
·Calls or letters about purchases you did not make.
·Never click on links sent in unsolicited emails. Use firewalls, anit-spyware and anit-virus software.
·Check your credit.
Criminals will go through your dumpsters along with many other slimy tricks. Be alert and be safe. If you feel you are a victim of Identity Theft, make a report to the Police Department as quickly as possible.
Vacation House Watch
Residents may contact the Kechi Police Department, prior to going on vacation and
request for a vacation house watch. While your gone, a Kechi patrol car will make periodic checks by their home while they are away. If you wish to leave for two days, a week or a month, we would be delighted to help keep a closer watch on your home while you are away.
We will make every effort to watch your residence closer while we are out on patrol. However, it is important that you have a trusted individual check your property regularly. For more information, or to set up a Vacation House Check, stop by the Kechi Police Department during business hours. DO NOT call 911 to sign up for a Vacation house check. If you have any questions, contact Chief Doll at 744-6611. Have a wonderful vacation!
Suspicious Activity
The Kechi Police Department makes a strong effort to patrol each neighborhood several
times in a day, however, we can only be in one location at a time, therefore, eyes and ears of citizen’s are critical to our job. Although we attempt to provide our citizens with as much security as possible, we often rely on each of you to notify us of any suspicious activity. If you see something that looks suspicious, please do not be afraid to call 911. It is better to have called us and it is nothing, then to later have wished you had called. Please remember, that we are here to work for you and are happy to respond to any of your concerns.
Click it or Ticket
The Kechi Police Department supports the Kansas Safety Belt Use Act and the Child
Passenger Safety Act. We believe that your life is worth taking the few seconds to buckle
up. We want our citizens and visitors to be safe in case of an accident.
Remember, Just Buckle Up!
The Kansas Safety Belt Use Act (KSA 8-2503)
The Child Passenger Safety Act ( KSA 8-1344)
All children younger than four must be in a federally-approved child safety seat.
Children age four but under 14 must be protected by a safety belt.
APPLIES TO:
All drivers transporting children.
Kansas residents and non-residents alike.
Drivers may be stopped solely for a violation of this law.
OTHER PROVISIONS:
Persons are prohibited from riding in any portion of the vehicle not intended for passengers; this includes riding in the back of pickup trucks.
DUI Prevention
The Kechi Police Department has a zero tolerance for Drinking and Driving, otherwise known as DUI. It is the goal of the Kechi Police Department to do our part in reducing Drinking and Driving and to protect our citizens and visitors from becoming a victim of a DUI accident.
With the holiday season upon us, we want everyone to enjoy this time of year. Unfortunately, this time of year many people are drinking and driving and many families will lose someone that they love to a reckless and unnecessary act of drinking and driving. In America, the action of a DUI resulted death occurs every 30 minutes and an injury every two minutes. In other words everyone is at risk.
That is why the Kechi Police Department encourages everyone not to drink and drive and if needed, be a designated driver. Please be alert to other vehicles around you and their driving. If you believe someone is driving impaired, please call 911 immediately!
