Board Meeting Report 12/08/2015
-Cases of Note: On 11/18/15
a subject was arrested for predatory criminal sexual assault of a
minor. This matter was brought to the
attention of our investigator through an outcry
On 11/19/25 the
police received a call of an accident on Mark Collins Drive where a vehicle ran
into the high tension electrical tower. When the Officers arrived they
found the driver to be in an alleged intoxicated state. ComEd was called
due to the severity of damage to the tower. The driver was initially taken
to St James Hospital for treatment then transferred to Stroger Hospital due to
the severity of injuries. The subject was charged with aggravated driving under
the influence (DUI) due to their extensive driving arrest record and an
outstanding warrant from the State of Indiana.
On 11/28/2015 there
was a shooting on the 22100 block of Merrill St. The victim was shot in the
chest and elbow and transported to St. Margaret. The victim was
stabilized and then airlifted to Christ hospital. The offender was
arrested and charged with felony aggravated battery with a firearm.
On 12/3/15 the
police department successfully executed a search warrant pursuant to an ongoing
drug investigation at a residence on the 22100 block of Brookwood drive without
incident. The search produced positive
evidence and an arrest of the subject in this investigation.
On 12/4/15 a
subject was charged with felony identity theft after it was discovered the
individual created a fake police report and provided the information to
Experian credit bureau for personal financial gains.
-CalCom Report: For a period between 11/10/2015 and 12/08/2015 the police department received 951 calls for service.
-Narcan/Naloxone Deployment: After attending a "Train
the Trainer" Narcan/Nalocxone Application in-service through the DuPage
Narcan Program (DNP) sponsored by the DuPage County Health Department the Sauk
Village Police Department will begin carrying Narcan to administer to victims
of an opiate drug overdose. Each officer will be trained on the proper use of
administering Narcan afterwards they will be provided the policy and 2 doses of
Narcan to be administered at their discretion upon receiving as call of a
victim of an opiate induced overdose.
-LEADS Audit: On October 14th the Illinois
State Police, Program Administration Bureau conducted an audit on our Law
Enforcement Agencies Data System (LEADS).
The results if the audit were recently received and disclosed that of
the 30 rules, regulations and procedures they rated in the report 27 of them
applied to the Sauk Village Police Department.
The police department was found to be in non- compliant with 15 of the
points and compliant in the other 12. We
have addressed all the deficient points and will respond to the Illinois State
Police on the resolution.
-Housing Commission: The Police Department remains committed to continue working
with the Sauk Village Housing Commission.
-New Hire Update: The Police Department received
a call from the Police and Fire Commission department inform us that the
candidate we selected to fill the COPS Grant withdrew from hiring consideration.
We are moving forward with selecting another person from the eligibility list.
Also
at this time I would like to announce Officer Jacob Howard resigned from the
Sauk Village Police Department effective 12/6/15. I am requesting the Village Boards approval
at moving toward filling this vacancy also.