Where are the police and what are they doing to help make our community safer? Patch took at look at the Wentzville Police Department police log for a single day, Feb. 28, and noted the following entries: 18 entries for foot patrol/business checks 9 entries for directed patrol 6 entries for open doors 4 entries for community policing We asked Wentzville Police Chief Lisa Harrison about the department's proactive community policing program. Harrison said that the department took a two-pronged approach to open door calls—one procedure for businesses and one for residences. For businesses, …

The Wentzville Police Department received 55 calls for motorist assistance and accidents on Feb. 21, when a winter storm dropped 5 1/2 inches of snow and sleet on the area. The calls broke down this way: Assist motorist, 48 calls, 10 of which were on Interstate 70 Auto accidents, 7 calls, three of which were on I-70 and one on Hwy. 61. Patch provides police call maps as a way for readers to be more aware of the nature and number of calls for police assistance received by the Wentzville Police Department. Numbers are taken from the Wentzville Police Department's weekly press release and are as…

The Wentzville Police Department received 48 calls concerning suspicious circumstances, suspicious vehicles and suspicious persons in the week from Feb. 13 to Feb. 20. The calls broke down this way: Suspicious circumstances - 16 calls Suspicious vehicles - 25 calls Suspicious persons - 7 calls   Previous Police Calls Maps: Animal Complaints: Where Are the Police Being Called?