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Police Department’s Traffic Safety
Efforts
Earn Statewide Recognition |
The Mount Prospect Police Department placed 3rd in the municipal agency division
(50-99 officers) of the 2008 Illinois Traffic Safety Challenge. The department
submitted a comprehensive document summarizing its efforts in the traffic safety
arena throughout all of 2008. “The submission itself underscores the breadth and
width of the police department’s traffic safety efforts and demonstrates the
value of the department’s Traffic Unit. The Traffic Unit Supervisor, Sergeant
Mike Eterno and Operations Commander, Timothy Janowick teamed up to produce an
exceptional submission on behalf of the department. I am grateful for the
efforts of all of our traffic and patrol officers and their ongoing commitment
to traffic safety by way of information, education and enforcement. All of Mount
Prospect can be proud of the department’s commitment to traffic safety and
improved quality of life by way of a responsive and comprehensive approach to
traffic safety Village-wide”, said Chief John Dahlberg.
The Illinois Traffic Safety Challenge is coordinated by the Illinois Association
of Chiefs of Police Traffic Committee, and is designed to challenge police
departments, county sheriff agencies, state police districts and other law
enforcement agencies to tackle traffic safety problems in their jurisdictions in
unique ways. Agencies need to document their policies and procedures, officer
training, traffic safety recognition programs, public information and education
efforts, crash data and effectiveness information (Mount Prospect received a 2nd
place finish in the State of Illinois competition in 2003).
Applications are due in April of each year for efforts conducted during the
previous calendar year. Applications are then judged by members of the Illinois
Chiefs Traffic Committee in May. Applications are grouped into categories based
on agency type and number of officers. All applications are graded on specific
criteria. All applications are then forwarded to the International Association
of Chiefs of Police for consideration in the National Law Enforcement Challenge
awards, which are presented in October at the International Association of
Chiefs of Police Annual Conference. The Mount Prospect Police Department
received a 3rd Place finish in the national competition in 2003.
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