Arlington Heights Police Department

Products Valued at $6100 in Retail Theft by Female and Male Accomplice at Ulta Beauty on Rand Road, Arlington Heights

Tue Nov 11, 2025 03:55 pm Cardinal News

Arlington Heights police responded about 4:08 p.m. Saturday, November 8, 2025 to a report of a retail theft at Ulta Beauty, 13 West Rand Road Arlington Heights, IL. An Ulta employee reported that an unknown […]

Metra police and Arlington Heights police surround a vehicle in the Metra Arlington Park parking lot where a woman underneath a vehicle was in a standoff after stabbing a Metra police officer (CARDINAL NEWS)

Metra and Arlington Heights Police Rescue Woman With Knife After Standoff When She Crawled Under Vehicle at Arlington Park

Sun Nov 9, 2025 05:31 pm Cardinal News

Metra police officers began an an investigation Sunday morning, November 9, 2025 regarding two people in a parked car in the parking lot of the Metra train station at 2121 West Northwest Highway in Arlington […]

Toyota RAV4 involved in fatal pedestrian crash that killed a Buffalo Grove woman on Arlington Heights Road south of Dundee Road in Buffalo Grove about 5:20 p.m. Wednesday, November 5, 2025 (CARDINAL NEWS)

Buffalo Grove Woman Dies, Struck by 2 Vehicles on Arlington Heights Rd Near Plaza Verde Shopping Center Buffalo Grove

Thu Nov 6, 2025 12:23 pm Cardinal News

Lake County Major Crash Assistance Team (MCAT) investigators working with Buffalo Grove Police Department police officer to investigate a fatal crash involving two vehicles that struck a Buffalo Grove woman while she was crossing Arlington […]

Apple iPhone Lost in Front of Walgreens in Arlington Heights, Found and Turned Over to Police, Returned to Owner in 30 minutes

Fri Oct 24, 2025 09:01 pm Cardinal News

An Apple iPhone was lost, found, turned over to police, and returned back to the owner — all in about 30 minutes time Friday night. Arlington Heights police responded about 6:04 p.m. Friday, October 24, […]

Police search a room at Red Roof Inn, 22 West Algonquin Road, after a male was shot Friday night, November 1, 2024, and where a suspect had already fled, but was arrested on Thursday, August 28th, 2025 (SOURCE: Cardinal News)

Arlington Heights Police Get 3% Raise, and New Schedule Hoped to Improve Work-Life Balance, But Leadership Issues Exist (Survey)

Tue Oct 21, 2025 07:23 pm Cardinal News

An agreement was reached between the Village of Arlington Heights and the Metropolitan Alliance of Police, Arlington Heights Police Chapter No. 510, regarding a raise for police officers and hopefully an improved work schedule. While […]

Small white cross over SUV crashed into a house at Wilke Road and Grove Street in Arlington Heights, Sunday, October 19, 2025 (SOURCE: Provided to CARDINAL NEWS via the "FASTEST/EASIEST" FORM on the CARDINAL NEWS NOTIFY PANEL)

Driver Crashes Into House on Corner at Wilke Rd and Grove St Arlington Heights

Mon Oct 20, 2025 10:59 am Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Arlington Heights responded between 7:30 a.m. and 7:45 a.m. Sunday, October 19, 2025 to a report of a single-vehicle crash into a house in the block of 1700 West Grove […]

Northwest Central Dispatch October 27, 2021

NWCDS 9-1-1 Dispatch Has Gone Silent Over the Air with Encryption Activated for Fire Dispatch and Communications

Wed Oct 15, 2025 02:16 pm Cardinal News

Around 8:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 15, 2025, Northwest Central Dispatch System (NWCDS) has apparently switched to encryption as no dispatched calls have been announced on the unencrypted talk groups since around 8:00 a.m. There was […]

Arlington Heights Police Chief Nicholas Pecora and Arlington Heights Fire Chief Lance Harris attending a Village Board meeting for a Chicago Bears topic on Monday, December 9, 2025 (CARDINAL NEWS)

The Stark Lack in NWCDS Area Fire Info Available for Public and Media Compared to Seattle Fire Department Resources

Sat Oct 11, 2025 02:48 pm Cardinal News

The openness and responsibility of village managers, city managers, police chiefs, fire chiefs and the Northwest Central Dispatch System (NWCDS) Board pales considerably regarding their decision-making and their public disclosure actions compared to the actions […]

NWCDS, Associated Fire Agencies Going the Wrong Direction, Using Wrong Technology to Balance Patient Privacy and EMS Success

Fri Oct 3, 2025 10:27 am Cardinal News

The area fire departments and fire districts in the Northwest Central Dispatch System (NWCDS) 9-1-1 coverage area in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, are apparently going the wrong direction with technology by encrypting fire radio […]

Disclaimer: Limited Access to Fire, EMS, Public Safety Information Will Constrain Safe, Effective Public Awareness

Wed Oct 1, 2025 07:02 pm Cardinal News

DISCLAIMER: Due to the impending encryption of fire and EMS radio communications by Northwest Central Dispatch System (NWCDS), CARDINAL NEWS may no longer be able to reliably and thoroughly provide public safety information to our […]

Stolen E-Bike, 2 Restaurant Burglaries, Gas Cap Tampering and Street Threat Disclosed on Crime Blotter Activity Arlington Heights

Wed Oct 1, 2025 03:20 pm Cardinal News

Crime blotter activity in Arlington Heights disclosed by the Arlington Heights Police Department involved the south side of the village with five crimes reported for the period of Wednesday, September 15, 2025 to Wednesday, September […]

Sky Findlay, charged with Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of a Child (2 Counts) Class X Felony (SOURCE: Arlington Heights Police Department).

Arlington Heights Police: Elderly Serial Sex Offender Charged with Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of Child Victims

Sat Sep 27, 2025 09:04 am Cardinal News

Serial Sex Offender Arrested Following an Extensive Investigation The Arlington Heights Police Department announced on Friday night, September 26, 2025 that a register sex offender with a criminal history in Arlington Heights was arrested in […]

After Crime in Progress Discovered, Auto Thieves Flee Area of Arlington Heights Rd and Palatine Rd, Arlington Heights

Wed Sep 24, 2025 08:19 am Cardinal News

Police from Arlington Heights responded about 3:46 a.m. Wednesday, September 24, 2025 to a report of an auto theft in progress in the area between Palatine Road and Lillian Avenue west of Arlington Heights Road. […]

Samuel Alfara Acevedo, Rolling Meadows High School soccer player (SOURCE: gofundme)

Two GoFundMe Fundraisers for 2 Fatal Crashes in Arlington Heights in 6 Days — Victims Jeffrey Tanafranca and Samuel Alfaro Acevedo

Fri Sep 19, 2025 01:40 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics responded to two separate fatal vehicle crashes on Arlington Heights streets less than one week apart — the first crash involved a motorcycle and a minivan that killed a man driving […]

Jeffrey Tanafranca, crash victim killed at Golf Road and Goebbert Road on September 10, 2025 (SOURCE: gofundme upport Jeffrey’s Family)

Fatal Minivan, Motorcycle Crash at Golf Road and Goebbert Road Arlington Heights

Thu Sep 18, 2025 08:59 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Arlington Heights responded about 5:25 p.m. Wednesday, September 10, 2025 to a report of a crash involving a motorcycle and a minivan at Golf Road and Goebbert Road in Arlington […]

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