The new guy?

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I'm thinking of applying at DCPD. I'm in Law Enforcement as a sworn member of a large agency in a neighboring state. I grew up in Kansas, but never made it to DC. Gimme the good, bad, and ugly. My family will need to rent a house for a while, any suggestions?

[KONQ RADIO]

Rental houses are at a premium.

[Army_of_One]

I'm thinking of applying at DCPD. I'm in Law Enforcement as a sworn member of a large agency in a neighboring state. I grew up in Kansas, but never made it to DC. Gimme the good, bad, and ugly. My family will need to rent a house for a while, any suggestions?

How many bedrooms. I had a 4 BR newer duplex with a full furnished basement, fire place, privacy fenced yard, 2 car garage, 2.5 baths and fire place for $950.00. Not sure you could find that now.

I had also stayed in a newer 2 br duplex for 650.00.

If you are in a larger police agency in a "neighboring" state, why in the hell would you want to move to Dodge....worse yet put your family there. The crime is high (which I guess will give you a lot of hands on experience), the city is filthy, the water is undrinkable, you get sh*tty service virtually everyplace you shop, the taxes are high, it has a very high DUI rate, a LOT of illegals driving w/o insurance or license's (not that anyone with any leadership position cares) and the schools pretty much suck....other than that...it's a GREAT place to live. Once my daughter was born I couldn't get my family out of there fast enough. Good luck.

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need a minimum 2 br prefer 3 or 4. Well the stupid people in our county don't bother to educate themselves about issues on the ballot and voted down a 1% sales tax increase that would have built a new tower on our jail increasing it to a capacity of over 2200. Double our sheriff's patrol and staff the new facility. Now the office took a $1 million budget cut and we have to lay off 32 deputies, and close 4 wards in the jail. We won't even be taking any body but felony 1,2,3 to jail. only violent offenders and manditory arrests like DV or warrants will go. Very sad.

[WizardofOz]

That is pretty sad. Public screaming to put more people in jail for longer instead of early release or "slap on the wrist" probation but when it comes to paying for all of, they scream bloody murder.

[jeezeweeze]

:bodywave: to Dodgeboard !!!:)

[username]

thank you, glad to be here. I hope DC isn't as bad as army put it. I am actually looking forward to the opportunity. Plus it is the only possibility at continous employment.

[Army_of_One]

thank you, glad to be here. I hope DC isn't as bad as army put it. I am actually looking forward to the opportunity. Plus it is the only possibility at continous employment.

There will be plenty of criminals in DC to arrest...the problem is they do the same thing in DC as where you are coming from. Ask the people on here how many people cut deals and walk. Ask them how great Dodge is to live in if you are illegal.

Go to the search at the top of the page and pull up some of the old threads to get an idea of what people think of Dodge....It's not just what I think...here...

Dang... Dodge City is not a safe place to live anymore. Rapes, Murders...at least once a month now. It's about time to pack it up and leave this town to the packing plants.

I know! I would've never thought it was so dangerous these days! It really makes me nervous having a small child these days because you never know what can happen. SCARY!!!

I know what you are talking about. My husband is an Assistant County Attorney. There have been two cases of baby killers, a rape case right now that is one of the most shockingly brutal case I have ever heard of. There was a case of a former Catholic teacher who was molesting children. Right next door to us, three people that lived there were arrested for attempted murder. The violence in this town needs to be reigned in.

Obviously I had a bad weekend....Dillions also sucks

Yup, I hate going into walmart! You can't get anyone to help you, and if you ask them a question it's like you were a big inconvience because they had to do their job. I try to go through the self checkout whenever possible, so I don't have to deal with the rude cashiers,

I had lunch yesterday at Applebee's and the service sucked. .

Welcome to the wonderful dining experience of Dodge City. This place truly amazes me. The Wife and I have gotten to the point that we don't even try to dine out in Dodge anymore. We just eat at home. When we go out of town or travel, we get such great service and food that we just save our money at home. Heck, even the fast food joints on the road are great compared to DC.

I honestly believe these places have put a priority on speaking Spanish rather than customer satisfaction.

I have been eating these same places for many years and while there has always been some mistakes it was nothing like it is now. These kids are hired on their ability to speak Spanish. As adults nothing changes. They go to work at Wal*Mart hired on the same qualifications. They speak Spanish. Pride in their job is optional.

You won't see these people working at a business that prides themselves on customer service. Unfortunately, I can only eat so much Arbys.

I agree Tee! However, it will never happen around here. The law and the big guns around here are for the criminals. Should an honest, law abiding citizen take action, I am sure they would be the ones getting into trouble with the law. What a messed up situation this has gotten to be!!

I see in todays paper where our great city leaders are working diligently to once again sell the community down the river for the sake of the packing plants.

We have to get to the root of the problem: We are a sanctuary city. As such, many of our citizens do not pay their medical bills, so medical services suffer. The schools suffer, the legal system suffers, and the taxpayer suffers. This is what we get when we welcome illegal aliens with open arms, a broken town, with little to offer in the way of a long term, quality way of life.

You know what? Just forget everything I wrote in my last post. What a complete waste of time discussing/bitching about the illegal immigration issue. This government (local, state, federal) only cares about getting reelected and gaining more power over us poor commoners. We are screwed. As I see it there is only two choices: Revolution, or stick our heads in the sand and say, “Please use plenty of Vaseline.”

These are just a few of the MANY posts about the LOVELY town of Dodge....again tell me why in the hell you would move your family there?

[NoLongerInRadioGuy]

Wow...someone forget to take their meds today? A town is only as good as what you put into it. I am quite happy living here. I grew up here. I know things have changed in many, many ways. But - I have also lived in several other communities around the midwest and have found each one is only as good as the attitude I had about it.

My family, including my three kids (and the one on the way), stick to what we know. We have fun. We stay away from certain parts of town at certain times. We go to church...we buy groceries...we have birthday parties. All in, guess what, DODGE CITY. It is kinda like a wasp nest - dont go around it, and it is not going to hurt you. Throw rocks at it every time you walk by, and sooner or later you will be stung.

In other words, if you dont like it, leave. There are plenty of us that do like it here. Instead of pointing out all the bad things that exist in our community, why not embrace the good things about it? Even better yet, why not try to correct the negative things?

[Army_of_One]

Wow...someone forget to take their meds today? A town is only as good as what you put into it. I am quite happy living here. I grew up here. I know things have changed in many, many ways. But - I have also lived in several other communities around the midwest and have found each one is only as good as the attitude I had about it.

My family, including my three kids (and the one on the way), stick to what we know. We have fun. We stay away from certain parts of town at certain times. We go to church...we buy groceries...we have birthday parties. All in, guess what, DODGE CITY. It is kinda like a wasp nest - dont go around it, and it is not going to hurt you. Throw rocks at it every time you walk by, and sooner or later you will be stung.

In other words, if you dont like it, leave. There are plenty of us that do like it here. Instead of pointing out all the bad things that exist in our community, why not embrace the good things about it? Even better yet, why not try to correct the negative things?

I share the same attitude Radio guy...but as one can read from the many posts....people of the community DO try and correct the negative things. They email, call and talk to their city leaders who do NOTHING but bow to the packing plants and make DC a sanctuary city for the illegals. Consequently you have schools that are more or less ESL...English IS the second language......

We are not talking about "other communities in the midwest"...we are talking about Dodge City. You speak in general terms....embrace the good things about it huh? Perhaps you would expand on that. What are the core things that would draw a family to a community? Quality schools, crime rate, things to do, property taxes, quality of life and overall growth of a city....why don't you point out the positives about these things instead of speaking in general terms. Tell me how low the crime rate is and how the gang problem is under control. Tell me how clean the town is and how the illegals are not allowed to do what they want to do....Tell me how great the schools are. Tell me about the low property taxes and all the great public services you get in Dodge in return for those property taxes.....I'll wait patiently sir.

Perhaps I didn't take my meds but you are in need of a DOSE of reality.