Law enforcement call: Ortiz pursues lifelong patrol career
Ortiz, a patrol lieutenant and second in command at Finney County Sheriff's Patrol Division, describes law enforcement as a lifelong calling. He credits college study in criminal justice, a year at the jail, and promotion in 1998. He cites pride in the uniform, community respect, and family connections to railroads and sports as central to his life.
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Finney County
Kevin Bascue
Sheriffs Office
Kansas Jayhawks
Kansas City Chiefs
Gulf of Mexico
Ted
Rena
Joshua
Jeremy
Vinny
Houston
Lemoore
Calif
Lawmakers Debated School Finance Reforms and STAR Bonds
Kansas lawmakers debated the school funding formula with Senate Bill 512 and House Bill 2728, touching on cuts to district general budgets and adding funds for equalization. They discussed penalties on districts with high balances, a potential special session, and bioscience authority asset sales linked to Star bonds in Garden City for a Sporting Kansas City facility.
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Statehouse
Senate
Jennings
House
Holcomb Usd 363
Jean Rush
Rush
Larry Powell
Garden City
Powell
Bioscience Authority
Department of Commerce
Kansas Bioscience Authority
Commerce Department
Tangeman
Schulman Crossing
Jennie Barker Road
Star Bond
Sporting Kansas City
Kansas City
Warrant could have stopped shooter if served Feb 25
Harvey County Sheriff T Walton said a domestic violence warrant against Ford, issued Feb 8 and tied to a Feb 5 assault, might have altered events if the protection order papers were delivered earlier. He stated he did not know of the Wichita warrant before the shootings and questioned whether arrest could have changed the outcome.
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Ford
Harvey County
T. Walton
Walton
Hesston
Wichita Municipal
Sedgwick County District Court
Wichita
James Espinoza
Donte Martin
Espinoza
Police Department
Special Police Information
Spider
Sedgwick County Sheriffs Office
PFA
Lin Dehning
Dep
Uties
Hession Police
Chris Carter
Excel
Carter
Harvey County Sheriffs
Sedgwick County
Grover
Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence
Wichita Municipal Court
District Court
Sheriffs Office
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