WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – Wichita Police Chief Joe Sullivan is asking the city council to revise its ordinance governing the closure of buildings where crime is a recurring problem, following a fatal shooting Tuesday at a North Broadway apartment building.
“We need to do more than make an arrest, we need to be able to shut these places down,” Sullivan said.
Sullivan and other WPD leadership attended Tuesday’s city council meeting to request changes to the current ordinance. Under the existing rules, the department requires three strikes before it can take action. Sullivan said Tuesday’s shooting would count as two of those three strikes at the North Broadway building.
North Broadway building cited repeatedly
Sullivan said the North Broadway building has been a problem for the community for some time and has received numerous citations…