Jefferson County Deputy Sherrif Attacked, Firearm Stolen

Thanks Scott - remember, most LMPD officers have zero experience with other departments - therefore, they assume that if we aren't doing it, it can't be done. (But they constantly doubt their own command staff's abilities, justifiably, but never question some of these decisions.) Sure, it can be done, and should be done, but as you said, solving crimes isn't a priority for this department.

And I've NEVER seen a situation where I came to work (2nd shift) and we were 30 runs down for the division - don't exaggerate - it just makes us look like a liar when someone really checks into the details - remember, the media mines this site for stories.

I've worked in "Smallville" and "Bigville" - and it can be just as busy, per capita, in "Smallville." Do YOU have a standard of comparison? Apparently not, from many of the statements officers make here. Why not take a day or two and ride in even Bowling Green or Ashland or Paducah - not small cities, by any means - and with the same problems that Louisville has. (Remember, smaller population, smaller department, so the average workload isn't much different.)

Maybe if LMPD would actually start assessing the runs - those "every night" runs, the burglar alarms - what is going on with that, by the way. I'm still hearing the same burglar alarms get dispatched regularly, anyone paying fines yet? Most of the problem runs are regular problems, that's what the department needs to be looking at.