The Police Department Traffic Bureau was started in 1994, and was originally comprised of 1 Sergeant and 4 Patrol Officers. It was started with a grant from the Kansas Department of Transportation that paid a large portion of the costs for the first 3 years.
Currently, Sergeant Brian Hirt and Officer Matt Rucker are assigned to the Traffic Bureau.
The Traffic Unit is responsible for (but not limited to) the following:
- Follow up investigations on all motor vehicle accidents occurring in the City of Hutchinson
- Assisting the Patrol Bureau with initial accident investigations
- Traffic related complaints
- Enforcing traffic laws
- DUI check lanes
- Special enforcement activities
- Assisting City Engineering with traffic related issues
- Traffic related reporting (to Kansas Department of Transportation)