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Mondav. October 23, 1989 / University Daily Kansan
Weather
TODAY
Sunny
HI: 76'
LO: 50'
KEY
Rain Snow
Ice T-Storms
Kansas Forecast
Mostly sunny and warmer with highs in the mid 70's in the east to lower 80's in the west. South wind 5-15 mph.
Salina 74/51 KC
Dodge 75/51
City Wichita
77/49 75/52
Forecast by Mike LaPoint Temperatures are today's highs and ternals's lows.
KU Weather Service Forecast: 664-3300
5-day Forecast
Tuesday - Sunny and warmer. High 77'. Low 52'.
Wednesday - Chance of late
night thunderstorms. High 79'.
Low 54'.
Thursday - Thunderstorms possible. High 73°. Low 54°.
Friday - Dry and mild. High 74° Low 51°.
By Rich Cornell Kansan staff writer
KU police trying to end shortage
Five new officers joined the KU police department last week, but they will not affect the force's shortage of officers until next fall.
The three men and two women hired must complete at least six months of training before becoming patrol officers, said assistant director Ralph Oliver.
The department had eight positions to fill, Oliver said. Hiring five brings the total number of officers to 35.
Oliver said 10 candidates were interviewed, but the department's hiring board members only wanted five.
"We're obligated by law to hire the best qualified for the job," he said.
Rodney Miller, Gayle Reese, Burdel Welsh, Robert Williams, Jr. and Cindy Alliss were hired. The first four will begin training with the class of alliss. A report to a training academy Oct. 30 before starting at KU.
The hiring process took a few days longer than expected, Oliver said, because psychological test information was returned later than expected.
The other three positions should be filled by Jan. 1 by police trainees,
who typically have less experience and education than police officer applicants and require more training before being promoted to full police officers, he said.
08. 9 The shortage of officers means that the department must eliminate services, Oliver said. For example, officers will no longer help at parties at the Kansas Union.
"We fulfilled a security role when we were there," he said. "We're just not going to fulfill it anymore unless there is a perceived problem."
Oliver said officers from the community services and investigation divisions must sometimes patrol instead of fulfilling their usual roles.
"Now we have one investigator," Oliver said. "If he's doing patrol, we have none."
The investigator must delay working on some cases without a suspect, pattern or large amount of property involved, he said.
The department has no overtime budget, so it must take salary money from empty positions to pay current officers for their overtime work, he said. Paying overtime this year will cost more money than would paying the officers needed to fill the positions.
Patrol officer T. J. Mailen said the
manpower shortage had increased each officer's workload.
Emergency calls are the biggest priority, he said. He also often deals with break-ins of automobiles and campus buildings.
Mailen said he had worked one or two hours overtime each week this semester.
Additional patrol officers would allow more time to watch for traffic violations. Mailen said.
"With more patrol officers, we would be able to cover a larger area more precisely," he said.
New hiree waited for three years
Three years and five months after she first applied to the KU police department, Lawrence resident
By Rich Cornell Kansan staff writer
Cindy Alliss will report for training today.
Alliss will complete paperwork to begin training at the police academy at the Law Enforcement Center on October 30.
After 12 weeks of training at the police academy, Alliss, 28, will become the second police officer in her household. Her husband, Jim Miller, works with the Lawrence Police Department.
Alliss says she hopes to apply to her new job the criminal justice degree she earned at Western Michigan University. Lawrence more than two years ago.
The degree focuses on law enforcement, the psychology of criminals and the judicial system.
"I've been around colleges a lot," Alliss said. "I'm looking forward to finding out what the unique problems are on this campus."
While in Lawrence, Alliss has worked as a waitress and at court services, she said. In addition, she has volunteered at The Shelter, 345 Maine St. The program helps run-aways and other juveniles.
Miller said having two police officers in the same home would challenge the couple.
Police report
The rear window of a student's car sustained $650 damage yesterday when it was smashed while parked in the 600 block of Ohio Street,
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KU Jazz Choir and Jazz Singers with Special Guest Sunny Wilkinson Also, the Russ Long Trio. IN CONCERT Saturday, Oct. 28, 1989 Woodruff Auditorium 7:30 p.m.
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