By Rose Gruenbacher

A small committee will form this week to address road closures in Aggieville after several concerned Aggieville business owners spoke up during the monthly meeting of the Riley County Law Enforcement Agency Board on Monday.

They expressed continued concerns about the perception the district gets from streets into the area being shut down on Friday and Saturday nights, and the decline in business they say it’s caused.

Executive director of the Aggieville Business Association, Dennis Cook, told the board that through his seven years as director, he’s pushed for increased safety and security in the area.

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By Rose Gruenbacher

The Riley County Police Department on Monday presented three budget options, with the highest being an increase of more than 5% over this year’s budget.

The Riley County Law Enforcement Agency Board, or police board, heard the proposals at its meeting Monday after denying a proposal of more than 7% last month.

The first option, with a budget of $30.36 million would be an increase of 5.49% from this year. The second, with a budget of $30.07 million, would be an increase of 4.49%, and the third option is a $29.78-million budget, would be an increase of 3.49%.

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By Emma Loura

Riley County police officials say vehicle burglaries have been lower this spring, though there have been more reports of stolen cars. On Thursday, the RCPD director presented county officials with the past month’s crime report.

“For vehicle burglaries, we were about 56 percent below the five-year average,” said Brian Peete, the RCPD director. “This was the fourth-consecutive five-year low for vehicle burglaries since December 2024, which had the second-highest reports of the last five years. There were no incidences or signs of forced entry into the vehicles into these burglaries.”

In December 2024, RCPD investigated a string of motor vehicle burglaries. Police had 20 vehicle burglary reports in the span of about two weeks. They also responded to three motor vehicle thefts that month.

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