River Market launches nighttime patrols [Video]

COME LATER THIS MONTH. ANOTHER AREA HIT HARD BY BUSINESS BREAK INS, THE RIVER MARKET. KMBC ALAN SHOPE EXPLAINS. NOW THEY’RE TAKING MATTERS INTO THEIR OWN HANDS TO STOP WHAT’S HAPPENING ACROSS THE CITY. THERE HAS BEEN AN UPTICK IN PROPERTY CRIMES. RIVER MARKET HAS HAD IT AS WELL, AND NOW MORE THAN 30 OF THOSE RIVER MARKET BUSINESSES HAVE HAD IT AS WELL. TODAY, THE GROUP ANNOUNCING A COALITION BRINGING EXTRA PATROLS TO THE AREA, COVERING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WHEN ALL THE BREAK INS APPEAR TO BE HAPPENING. WE’RE CONSOLIDATING THE NIGHTTIME SECURITY INTO ONE GROUP, JOHN SAYS. THAT MEANS THREE PATROLS RUNNING NIGHTLY BETWEEN 10 P.M. AND 6 A.M., ALL SOLELY FOCUSED ON THE RIVER MARKET AREA. IN THEORY, WE’RE CREATING A POLICE FORCE IN THESE 32 BLOCKS. JOHN SAYS THE COLLABORATION IS A RESULT OF A MASSIVE UPTICK IN RESTAURANT BREAK-INS IN KANSAS CITY. HE SAYS SMALL …