Grand Chute PD
I called the non-emergency line this morning to make a report, and it was baffling.
At 4:30pm on school days there’s a bus stop at the corner of Spencer st and Kools rd. Cars aren’t stopping for the bus’s stop sign and flashing lights, or incessant honking which drew my attention in the first place. The student has to cross the street which is obviously not safe if the cars don’t stop. Easy report, so I thought.
The lady on the phone did not want to receive my complaint. “Well, usually the bus company would make a report when that’s happening. Call them and see if they did.” I don’t know the bus company. Even if I did, wouldn’t multiple complaints corroborate the infractions?
“Well, do you have the license plates of the cars that didn’t stop?” No, I just noticed the pattern of honking everyday at 4:30 and saw the cars not stopping.
“There’s nothing we can really do.” At this point I actually laughed and said that’s ridiculous. “What do you think we could do?” “Well,” I said, “at the same time and same place Monday-Friday there are violations happening that endanger the safety of the student. You could post someone there to stop it from happening.”
She finally took details and she thought I was talking about 4:30am? No, ma’am. School hours are the same as your office hours. “Well, some kids get picked up early.” Girl, what?
I said I’d get the name of the bus company and call them. I was just flabbergasted at the experience.