Sauk Village Police Department

by Chief Robert Kowalski

Board Meeting Report 01/12/2016

-Police Service Case Summary: During the period of 12/09/2015 thru 01/11/2016 the Sauk Village Police Department had a total of 28 arrests. Of the arrests reported 7 were felony arrests and 21 were misdemeanor arrests.

-Cases of Note: On 12/16/2015, the police just received a call of a shot fired in the vicinity of 22400 blk Straussburg. A male subject went up to a house and knocked on the door to get the owner. When the owner answered the door 2 other subjects approached. The owner became suspicious and began to close the door at which time one of the subjects fired off a round which ended up hitting the wife. The subjects fled on foot from the area. The wife was taken to the hospital for treatment.

On 12/29/2015, the Police received a call of an armed robbery at the Family Dollar store. The suspects wore masks and stole an unknown amount of cash. The subjects fled from the area in an unknown direction. This is an ongoing investigation and should not be disseminated.

On 01/04/2016, the Police Department received a call of a shooting victim in the 21700 block of Jeffery. One shot was fired at the Juvenile Victim who received a graze wound. Witnesses said they saw a blue minivan flee the area west on 217^th street. No further information. The victim was transported to the hospital with the non-life threatening wound.

On 01/08/2016, the Police Department received a call from Rickover School that an individual known to them made a threat that was very serious in nature. The individual implied they were coming to the school and going to case great bodily harm “as happened to schools in the past”. This information was provided to the police who proceeded to the subject's home and placed the subject under arrest.

Case Note: Levels Bar Owner forfeited their liquor license. Although the administrative aspect of this matter is closed the criminal investigation is pending.

-CalCom Report: For a period between 12/09/2015 and 01/11/2016 the police department received 1146 calls for service.

-Housing Commission: The Police Department remains committed to continue working with the Sauk Village Housing Commission.

-New Hire Update: The Police and Fire Commission department inform us that the candidate we selected to fill the COPS Grant was successful in all the pre-employment testing. Vlodomyr Skrupskyy started the Chicago Police Academy on Monday, January 11, 2016.

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