OTHER CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAMS

Eagle Eye Neighborhood Park Watch
The goal of this program is to prevent crime and vandalism to our playground and park equipment and to alleviate suspicious activities by promoting community involvement. Through the involvement of police, park district, and citizens, our goal is to create a safe haven for children and adults to play and learn. The Addison Park District is hosting a series of meetings. For a list of meetings, click here. For more information on the Eagle Eye Neighborhood Park Watch Program, visit the Illinois Association of Park Districts website.

Business Police Academy
This seven-week program is offered to business owners, managers, and employees who work in Addison. The goal of this program is to educate business people on how to protect their business and themselves from becoming victims of crime. Instructors are members of the Police Department who have expertise in crime prevention, drug and gang awareness, fraud, and personal safety.

Teen Citizen Police Academy
The Teen Police Academy is a six-week program offered to give teenagers a working knowledge of the Addison Police Department and the justice system. It is a series of classes held once a week. Class size is limited to 20 participants ages 14 through 17, high school age. There is no cost to participants.

The Addison Police Department is committed to the youth of our community and the importance of their role in the community. The Department embraces Community Oriented Policing principals in forming partnerships with the community to work toward a common goal of a safe community. Participants will learn about criminal laws, traffic laws, and the role law enforcement officers serve in enforcing them. Special attention is given to the juvenile system and the impact youth officers have on the community. Education will be given to our youth on personal safety and domestic violence.

Class topics are:

1. Tour of the Police Department and Field Court
2. Overview of the Field Services Division
3. Traffic laws with traffic stop demonstration
4. Juvenile laws and domestic violence
5. Crime Prevention and Police Explorer Programs
6. CSI demonstration
7. Graduation

Security Surveys/Risk Assessments
A Crime Prevention Officer will meet with the resident or business owner in his/her home or business and discuss various crime prevention measures that can be taken to improve the security of their home or business. While taking a brief tour of the building and property, the Crime Prevention Officer will complete a residential or business security survey form which will be discussed and turned over to the resident or business owner.

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
The Crime Prevention Section works with the Village of Addison Community Development Department to recommend crime prevention strategies in the design and construction of residential and commercial buildings. CPTED includes many principals targeting the design, layout lighting, and physical look of an area in an effort to reduce the likelihood of burglaries and other criminal activity.

Private Property Loitering Program
Since 1991, the Addison Police Department with the cooperation of private businesses and apartment building and condominium owners have been successfully implementing the Private Property Loitering Program to reduce vandalism, gang-related activity, and loitering on private property. Download the application here.  For more information, contact the Crime Prevention Unit at (630) 543-3080.

Crime Free Multi-Housing Program
The Crime Free Multi-Housing Program is a unique, three-phase certification program for rental properties of all sizes, including single family rental homes.  It is designed to educate owners and property managers of rental properties on ways to keep drugs and other illegal activity off their property.

Phase One of the program is the completion of an eight-hour class taught by attorneys, police and fire personnel with the goal of teaching rental property owners and managers ways to establish a stable, more satisfied tenant base, increase demand for rental units with a reputation for active management, lower maintenance and repair costs, and improve safety for tenants and property managers.  Frequently, guest speakers will also attend to address specific topics relating to rental properties.  To sign up for a class, either contact M. Heneghan at (630) 693-7904 or fill out the reservation form and mail it to the following address:

M. Heneghan
Addison Police Department
3 Friendship Plaza
Addison, IL 60101

The Addison Police Department reserves the right to cancel any class seven (7) days prior to the date of the class due to low enrollment.

Phase Two will certify that the rental property has met the security requirements for the residents’ safety.  During the Phase Two certification process, you may see an inspector from Community Development along side a police officer from Crime Prevention.  Be advised this is strictly for cross training purposes.

In Phase Three, a resident crime prevention meeting will be conducted for full certification and rental property owners and managers will be granted the use of the Crime Free Multi-Housing sign for the property.  They will also be granted use of the program logo in all advertisement.

CONGRATULATIONS to GAU MANAGEMENT of 550-580 N. Mill Road for being the first property owner to complete all three phases of the CRIME FREE MULTI-HOUSING PROGRAM.

Tenant and Landlord Commission
The Mayor and the Village Board made the following formal appointments to the Tenant and Landlord Commission at the Village Board meeting held on Monday, December 7, 2009:

Diane Gosling
Megan Johnson
John Ladesic
Toni Leventis
Bill Lopiccolo
David McNulty
Mark Lantrip

The next meeting of the Tenant and Landlord Commission is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, August 11, 2010, at 6:30 p.m. in Room 1301B of the Village Hall, 1 Friendship Plaza.  View the minutes of previous meetings of the Landlord and Tenant Commission.

 *  Meeting held on Wednesday, June 24, 2009
 *  Meeting held on Wednesday, August 12, 2009
 *  Meeting held on Wednesday, October 28, 2009
 *  Meeting held on Wednesday, December 9, 2009
 *  Meeting held on Tuesday, January 12, 2010
 *  Meeting held on Wednesday, February 10, 2010
 *  Meeting held on Wednesday, March 10, 2010
 *  Meeting held on Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Obtaining a Copy of a Police Report
Property owners and managers can obtain a copy of the police report for an incident that occurred on their property.  Either come into the Addison Police Department to fill out a Freedom of Information form or click here to download the form.  Fill out the form and return it to the Addison Police Department.

There is no charge for requests less than ten pages. Requests of ten pages or more will cost $1.00 for every ten pages. Photos and other media are an additional cost. The Addison Police Department will respond to your request within seven (7) business days. Not all reports qualify for release. Arrests not yet adjudicated are not released. Cases actively being investigated are not released. Juvenile information is not released. Personal information of an intimate nature is not released.

For more information regarding this program, please contact M. Heneghan at (630) 693-7904 or at MHeneghan@addison-il.org.

Carrier Watch Program
The program is designed to link senior citizens and disabled individuals with a program where agencies will be alerted to check on their well-being. Agencies that participate in the program are the Addison Senior Center, Addison Police Department, Addison Post Office, and the National Association of Letter Carriers.

Personal Safety Training
Crime Prevention Officers provide personal safety seminars for all interested organizations upon request.

Workplace Violence Seminars
Crime Prevention Officers can, upon request, provide training for businesses and organizations on workplace violence, prevention, and preparedness.

Bank Robbery Prevention
Crime Prevention Officers provide training to bank employees on bank robbery prevention and preparedness.

Tobacco Retailer Inspections
Crime Prevention Officers conduct semi-annual inspections of tobacco retailers to check for illegal sales of tobacco products to underage persons.

Drunkbusters
Crime Prevention Officers coordinate the Drunkbusters Program, which encourages citizens to report drunk drivers in order to receive a reward, by forwarding to AAIM all reported DUI arrests.

Illinois Premise Alert Program
On August 28, 2009, the State of Illinois passed the Illinois Premise Alert Program Act. This Act was passed to ensure that consistently high levels of public safety service are available to every resident in the State of Illinois, including those who may require special consideration.

This Act allows individuals with special needs or disabilities, their families or their caregivers an opportunity to provide information that describes what special circumstances may be required when First Responders, such as Police, Fire or Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel, respond to that individual’s residence or place of work in the event of an emergency.  The information will be kept in a secure database and can only be accessed by the Police, Fire or EMS units responding to the specific location.  All information provided is strictly voluntary on the part of the participants and is kept confidential.

For more information, call Crime Prevention at (630) 543-3080. To register for the program, you can either download the form here or pick up an application at the Addison Police Department, 3 Friendship Plaza. Completed applications must be returned to the Addison Police Department.