Published Friday May 17 2013 9:52 am. Tags: Arlington Heights Police Department, IDOT, STEP, traffic enforcement, traffic enforcement Arlington Heights
The Arlington Heights Police Department will commence specialized traffic enforcement activities relating to the Memorial Day “Click It or Ticket” and “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” holiday enforcement campaigns from May 11th through Memorial Day. Enforcement activities will include numerous seatbelt enforcement zones, impaired driving saturation patrols, and a Roadside Safety Checkpoint. The checkpoint [...]
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Published Thursday March 28 2013 9:53 am. Tags: Anti-Texting Campaign, anti-texting while driving, AT&T, text ban, texting while driving
March 28, 2013 AT&T YouTube release: See the findings from a new AT&T texting while driving poll, showing that nearly half of commuters text and drive. Learn about the risks of texting while driving and take the pledge at itcanwait.com. A new study funded by AT&T has discovered that adults text while driving more than [...]
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Published Sunday March 24 2013 12:28 pm. Tags: Arlington Heights, Arlington Heights Police Department, burglary to vehicle, North, vehicle burglary, vehicle burglary Arlington Heights
Arlington Heights police responded about 7:45 PM Saturday of a vehicle burglary that just occurred at Chuckie Cheese, 955 West Dundee Road Arlington Heights, IL. Police received a report that a windshield was broken on a black Acura and a purse was stolen from inside the vehicle. The crime is reported to have occurred between [...]
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Published Thursday March 14 2013 4:32 pm. Tags: Arlington Heights Police Department, Roadside Safety Checkpoints, safety belt, seat belts, STEP, traffic enforcement
The Arlington Heights Police Department will commence specialized traffic enforcement activities relating to the St. Patrick’s Day “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” holiday enforcement campaign Thursday, March 14 through Sunday, March 17, 2013. Enforcement activities will include numerous impaired driving saturation patrols and two Roadside Safety Checkpoints. The checkpoints will occur during the evenings [...]
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Published Thursday January 03 2013 5:21 pm. Tags: DUI Roving Saturation Patrol, STEP, traffic enforcement
The Arlington Heights Police Department recently completed enforcement activities relating to IDOT’s designated Christmas – New Year’s Holiday Enforcement Campaign. The campaign began December 17, 2012 and ended January 01, 2013. During the campaign, six 4-hour DUI Roving Saturation Patrols were conducted. The primary focus was to identify and apprehend motorists who chose to drive [...]
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Published Friday December 21 2012 8:06 pm. Tags: Cook County Sheriff's Police, roadside safety check
In an effort to curb dangerous or drunk driving, the Cook County Sheriff’s Police and the Illinois State Police Departments will conduct a random roadside safety checkpoint near the intersection of Route 68 (Dundee Road) and Route 53 in Palatine Township tonight, according to the Office of Sheriff Thomas J. Dart. During the safety check, [...]
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Published Tuesday December 18 2012 11:59 am. Tags: Holiday Enforcement Campaign, IDOT, STEP, Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program, traffic enforcement program
The Arlington Heights Police Department is conducting traffic enforcement efforts through a Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Grant awarded to the Village by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), Division of Traffic Safety. The purpose of the grant is to reduce personal injury and fatal traffic accidents through increased traffic enforcement efforts. The grant supplements [...]
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Published Thursday December 06 2012 7:55 am. Tags: Arlington Heights Police Department, Shop with a Cop, Shop with a Cop Arlington Heights
On December 15th, 2012, at 6:45 a.m., at the Arlington Heights Target Store, 1900 E Rand Road, Arlington Heights Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 80 and Target will host their annual “Shop With A Cop” event. The purpose of this event is to promote a positive image of the Arlington Heights Police Department and the [...]
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Published Tuesday November 27 2012 10:41 am. Tags: Arlington Heights Police Department, saturation patrol, STEP, traffic
The Arlington Heights Police Department recently completed enforcement activities relating to IDOT’s designated Thanksgiving Holiday Enforcement Campaign. The campaign began November 13, 2012 and ended November 25, 2012. During the campaign, five DUI Roving Saturation Patrols and six Safety Belt Enforcement Zones were conducted. The primary focus was to identify and apprehend motorists who chose [...]
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Published Friday November 23 2012 7:18 pm. Tags: IDOT, STEP, STEP Traffic Enforcement
The Arlington Heights Police Department is conducting traffic enforcement efforts through a Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Grant awarded to the Village by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), Division of Traffic Safety. The purpose of the grant is to reduce personal injury and fatal traffic accidents through increased traffic enforcement efforts. The grant supplements [...]
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Published Saturday October 13 2012 2:33 pm. Tags: gun control, gun runner, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York, New York City
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced the results of an undercover operation that broke up a “major gun running operation.” Officials in New York City announced the indictments of sixteen members of two separate gun trafficking networks for allegedly selling more than 100 illegal firearms, including assault weapons and machine guns … Smith & Wesson [...]
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Published Friday October 12 2012 4:31 pm. Tags: campus violence, Crime Prevention, Senator Matt Murphy
PALATINE, IL- State Senator Matt Murphy (R-Palatine) is encouraging area residents attending colleges and their loved ones to attend a special presentation aimed at raising awareness of violence on college campuses. “Break The Silence on Campus Violence” will be held on Wednesday, October 17 from 4:30 to 6:30 pm at Harper College’s Wojcik Center (1200 [...]
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