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City of Palos Heights Public Safety Committee met Feb. 25

Here is the agenda provided by the committee:

CALL TO ORDER 

ROLL CALL 

APPROVAL OF MINUTES 

January 28th, 2025 

POLICE ACTIVITY REPORT 

● 694 calls for service 

TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT 

● Hit & Run 5 

● Property Damage 23 

● Personal Injury 2

TOTAL 30 

MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS

● Police Department Budget Report

● Red Light 146 violations issued

● DACRA Report - 16 citations issues

● Training Report - 460 Hours

DUI SUMMARY 

● DUI Arrests YTD - 3 

● Traffic Stops YTD - 299

● Arrests YTD - 21

CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM 

● Cases YTD – 15 

2025 FLOCK/AXON LPR CAMERA ACTIVITY 

● YTD - 4 hits 

● FLOCK activity includes citations, arrests, stolen vehicles and identification of vehicles used in other crimes.

OLD BUSINESS: 

● Traffic Study findings related to Old Oak Trail. 

NEW BUSINESS: 

● Request a 2020 Chevrolet Silverado VIN#1GCUYAEF2LZ222102 to be declared surplus and sold. Sale proceeds to be deposited back into the Drug Asset Forfeiture Account. 

● Request the purchase of a 2025 Chevrolet Silverado police pickup truck from Currie Motors for $48,688.00. Vehicle pricing set by State of Illinois purchasing cooperative. Drug asset forfeiture funds to pay for purchase. 

● Traffic Study findings related to Old Oak Trail. 

● The Department was commended by the Illinois Training & Standards Board for full compliance related to certification of all of our officers. Out of 85 agencies assigned to the Northeast Region, Palos Heights was the only department that was 100% compliant. 

● The Departments of Justice and Treasury Report for Equitable Sharing was completed and filed accordingly. This report documents our expenditures as it related to asset forfeiture monies. Our report was reviewed and accepted and our agency is fully compliant. 

● We conducted a compliance meeting with our two contract tow companies to ensure all applied towing rates are consistent with the towing rates as set forth by the Illinois State Police. New rate sheets were agreed upon and will be posted. 

● The 2024 Way Forward Act report was filed with the Office of the Attorney General. This report relates to the Illinois Trust Act and documents protections for immigrants that have been the victims of violent crime, or human trafficking within our jurisdiction.

CORRESPONDENCE/EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION 

● Officer Marcinowski was awarded a Departmental Commendation for his vigilance that led to foiling an armed robbery at the 7-11 convenience store. The offenders were later apprehended with two fully automatic pistols. The offenders were also charged with multiple armed robberies in the Chicagoland metropolitan area. 

● A letter of gratitude was received from the parents of a child thanking Detective Moritz and Officer Delaney for their tireless efforts in locating a van that was perceived to be involved in a child luring incident. Moritz and Delaney also received Departmental Recognitions. 

● Officer Cynthia Sepulveda completed her one year probation with the department. Officer Sepulveda has proved to be a tremendous asset to our department. We are looking forward to many years of service from her. 

● Administrative Assistant Ms. Clara Rutz has announced her retirement after serving the police department for over 16-years. She was an amazing asset and will greatly be missed. 

● Shift Letters of Recognition for the B-Patrol Team for the barricaded, armed, suicidal subject at Northwestern Hospital. The shift was able to negotiate a peaceful ending to the incident. Several firearms were seized from the subject.

QUESTIONS/COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE 

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/_02252025-1137