City of Palos Heights Public Safety Committee met June 27
Here is the agenda provided by the committee:
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
May 23, 2023
POLICE ACTIVITY REPORT
- 749 calls for service
- Hit & Run 4
- Property Damage 38
- Personal Injury 9
TOTAL 5 1
MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS
- Police Department Budget Report - see attached
- Red Light- violations issued
- MSI Report - 78 citations issued
- Training Report - 372 Hours
- DUI Arrests YTD 24
- Traffic Stops YTD 1552
- Arrests YTD 107
- Cases YTD 13
- In Car Camera
- Body Camera
- Life Saving Award Recipient - Officer Jake Wiegand
- Promotional Exam Results
- A mother who lost her only child, a young woman, in a car accident on Rt. 83 back on December 27th, 2021, wrote an appreciation letter to the PHPD. She expressed her gratitude and appreciation to all the officers that were involved in this tragedy. She further stated that the residents of Palos Heights are blessed to have such an amazing Police Department.
- On May 19th, 2023, The PHPD raised over $20,891.96 for the annual Cop on a Rooftop event, which helps raise awareness and money for the Special Olympics athletes. Our 2 local Dunkin Donuts participated
- PHPD celebrated National Police Week on May 19th, 2023, with a lunch catered by POPS, we certainly appreciate all the officers and their dedication and service.
- A resident dropped off bakery goods to show her appreciation to the PHPD for their continued hard work and service.
- Both Officers, Forrest Marcinowski and Sean Poindexter were given Peer Recognition Awards for a vehicle lockout, with 2 children inside. They responded to the scene and calmed a clearly distraught mother as well as the kids who were crying after being what they deemed to be a very scary situation.
Procedure for addressing the committee: be recognized by the Chairman, rise, and give your name and address. Discussion is limited to 10 minutes, unless an extension is granted by a majority vote of the committee. All meetings are tape recorded.
ALDERMEN'S COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
https://palosheights.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06272023-856
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