RCPD talks car burglaries, community engagement

MANHATTAN (KSNT) - Riley County Police Investigations Division Captain Erin Freidline joined the 27 Morning Show on Tuesday to discuss happenings in the community.

27 News asked Freidline about a current engagement project going on in the community.

"As part of our succession planning, we are looking to engage our corporals which is our first level of supervision at our department," Freidline said. "You know we have assigned them projects throughout our communities... Each of these corporals is trying to take ownership of a particular community or project."

Freidline also talked about the importance of improving engagement at the local level. Freidline said the local individuals are the ones who help the RCPD solve crime.

"If we don't have any engagement or partnerships with them we're really going to struggle. Police won't be as successful," Freidline said.

Freidline said if you want to have police at your events for safety or community engagement you can visit the RCPD website engagement form.

27 News asked about a series of car burglaries in the area. Freidline said the biggest commonality is unlocked vehicles.

"I know some people just think, oh, there's nothing too important in there or something, but I mean, they're still leaving wallets behind or computers or some general cash," Freidline.

Freidline said she hasn't been seeing forced entries to cars and that most were already unlocked. She said you should always report a car burglary because it could help police find a pattern.

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