Police received a report that an Acura Integra had all four wheels removed with the rear wheels missing early Saturday morning (September 6, 2008) while parked at the village parking garage across from Dunton Tower.

Arlington Heights police have issued an alert that a significant increase in car burglaries occurred the first eight days of September.

Most of early September’s 19 car burglaries involved thieves breaking car windows and stealing purses or global positioning satellite units.

Three of the 19 vehicle burglaries occurred Monday at the Arlington Park Metra commuter station, 2121 W. Northwest Highway. Also on Monday, four cars were burglarized in the parking lot of Dana Pointe condominiums in the 1600 block of East Central Road. A van was burglarized near the intersection of Palatine Road and Windsor Monday late morning.

Residents and visitors of Arlington Heights are reminded to keep valuables out of their cars, or at least hidden from view; and report suspicious persons or vehicles near parked cars — especially people who appear to be checking for unlocked car doors.

Video shows Battalion Chief response, traffic maneuvering with defensive driving and fireground activities involved fighting a fire on January 9, 1993.

The same day (early morning) seven employees of the Brown’s Chicken Restaurant in Palatine at Northwest Highway and Smith were found murdered at the restaurant.

New York City callers to 911 and 311 are now able to send photos or video to assist in crime fighting and to report quality of life complaints. Callers to 911 will be able to send photos or video from a cell phone or computer to the NYPD’s Real Time Crime Center, where relevant images may be used to assist in crime fighting or in responding to other emergencies.

The City of New York has also launched a program that allows the public to submit still images and/or audio/video files of select conditions that occur in the City, by calling 311 or by visiting NYC.gov. The public will be able to send pictures and videos from computers and web-enabled cell phones and PDAs to accompany certain 311 quality of life complaints, such as:

Another program was recently added to permit text messaging to the Crime Stopper program in New York City.  In addition to calling 1-800-577-TIPS, members of the public may now text message crime tips anonymously by texting CRIMES or 274637, and then entering TIP577.

New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg stated, “I built a business on the idea that we could improve companies’ performance by delivering better information instantaneously, and I’ve tried to bring that same philosophy to government … By upgrading 911 and 311 to accept photos and video, we are bringing government accountability – and crime-fighting – to a whole new level. If your cell phone is equipped with a camera – and many are these days – you might be able to get a picture of something that will help the police solve a crime.”

Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly added, “When it comes to crime fighting, a picture is worth more than a thousand words … This is just one more tool to help the public help the police in our powerful partnership.”

Source: NYC.gov
NYC Press Release — PR- 350-08 September 9, 2008