Columbia Police Department

Hit and run, dispatch told me an officer would call. Had to give dispatch my number 4 times for an officer to call me. Guess what.... no call. Great police workud83dudc4d

Let see, bunch of uneducated kids with uniforms (check), take their sweet time to respond to an emergency (check), act like they own the town (check), love talking to college girls while they actually for a job to do (check). Oh did I mentioned new sheriff is a certified D head that always say “are there a problem?” Like yes, you are the problem. The whole department is a sell out.

For most police departments, officers take pride in serving and protecting members of their community. However, officers serving Boone County do not seem to uphold these two basic aspects of law enforcement. Since I have moved to Columbia in 2014, I have not had a single decent or pleasant encounter with officers here. Specifically, in October 2018 when the towing company I had trusted to tow my car to an auto shop left my car unlocked overnight. Items were stolen from my car and I filed a police report. NO ONE contacted me, I had to pursue further. I notified all pawn shops in Columbia of my missing items and provided pictures of each item to them. Then, I took time to ask for video surveillance footage of the night my car was stolen from. Indeed, on the footage, a man wearing a Mizzou jacket was spotted carrying my items away from the scene. After hounding the police department to even talk to an officer, I was treated with ZERO respect. The officer did not care that I took steps to make her job easier and did not pursue my case further. As of this month, July 2019, I have NOT received a phone call in regards to my case. The auto place would not give me the footage unless an officer requested it. I have palm prints on my window still from the perp that robbed me and every morning I get into my car I feel violated just knowing that someone was evil enough to steal from a 2004 car with a flat tire. I guess the Boone County Sheriff’s office and the Columbia PD are too busy sitting in lawn chairs and enforcing speed traps on the Providence to I-70 on-ramp to contact me about this case. My tax dollars are not being well spent in Columbia. Law enforcement here can be better and by all means, SHOULD take steps to improve their system.

How can one have faith in a department that employs Latisha Stoer of the Columbia Six! Shameful!

The Columbia Police responded to an issue in a timely manner. The issue was dealt with professionally. I have to give credit where credit is due, Columbia's people in blue earn a huge YAHOO! Sincerely, you all are the best, thank you for all you do.