Kathy, like it or not people speed. There will never be enough police officers to catch everybody or be where you want them to at all times. Let's be realistic. Oak Creek has plenty of police officers.

I see people pulled over every day all over OC....

@doc... people in apartments dont count in the population and dont pay taxes? how stupid are you? lol.... yes they are include in the census and yes they pay property taxes through their rent.... though indirectly..... ignorance is bliss i suppose.

We don't have enough cops? Didn't you use the link above? Are you aware that OC cops are paid more than city of Milw. Cops? Who do you think has it easier? Destroy the brotherhood they and theirs break as many laws as everyone else the difference being they and theirs don't go to jail. Remember the OC Alderman that killed a resident while drunk and walked..He still sits on the council. Talk about gull.

Kevin, Who's uninformed and unintelligent? What do you know? IF you were a parent of small children would you want speeders constantly on your street? Many people complain about the speeders in neighborhoods with cause they've even bought in the tv speed busters to film the violators. Cops earn more than our teachers. Who do you think should earn more, the teachers you entrust the future of your children to or the local police? Are you aware that government is the nations number one employer and expense and that we the public are sick of it. The cops were not covered by Act 10 and should have been but Walker needed the support of their union. Do you really support the secrecy and immunity under which they operate? The average citizen is in the dark as to standards of operation and protocol and here in OC denied the right of access to this information. Do you know what the police station budget is? How about their utility bills and debt on the police station? Yes, were still paying for it. As for the chief, allow me to remind you that the prior chief set the dept up. This Chief is not Tom Bauer but you won't know that until its too late. Talk to the Mayor and you'll be speaking to deaf ears on this matter. Perhaps we should have hired from outside instead of creating a elite GESTAPO. Look what happened in Germany. Were not far from that point in our own culture with people like you willingly giving away your rights to a cop hiding behind a badge and gun, and tasers and drones.

I agree, I don't think we can put a price tag on what a police officer does. I feel in Oak Creek we have some of the finest in the country. That Sunday in August provided all of the proof I need. Dedicated and humble are how I would describe our officers. Friendly and caring are how my kids would describe them. Overpaid? Not even close!

I don't recall Dick Bolendar making the statement ever. It was Dale Richards who stated Renters don't have voice.

SJT, look at the mil rates of the communities you list. Well served by the funding? I think you have to look a bit deeper to validate the statement. I certainly do not want to pay higher taxes. Currently, from these 16 comments, four think we have too many, two think we need more, several state the officers do a good job and a few extra comments. We don't know how the police prioritize responses, we don't know how many calls are received, the most frequent types of calls for assistance. Shop lifters, kids, domestics, speeders, small amounts of drugs or paraphernalia v dangerous criminal activity We know their funding is supplemented directly from We Energies or our tax rate would be much higher. They are highly visible on the roadways. The number of responders to fender benders, elderly falls and other EMT calls is overkill to say the least indicating to me that they are overstaffed.