POLICE DEPARTMENT

The mission of the Carpentersville Police Department is to provide the highest quality police services by working with our community, and sharing our mutual responsibilities for safety, service, and problem resolution.

 

2008/2009 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

1. The police department’s main priority in 2008 was the deterrence and resolution of gang-related crime. The residents of Carpentersville must feel safe in their neighborhoods and be able to enjoy their quality of life. The total elimination of the root causes of gang-related crime is beyond law enforcement’s ability. However, we continue to address the issues by providing social services and strict enforcement. Our Strengthening Families and gang intervention programs provide services to families with youth who are candidates for gang recruitment. We continue to successfully work hand in hand with federal, state and local agencies to solve and prevent gang crimes. Violent crime in Carpentersville has been on a downward trend over the past several years.
2. The police department faced a critical need for technology assistance from an I.T. technician. The village board approved the creation last year of an additional I.T. technician, who has helped the police department address a variety of issues. We have also worked with Kane County’s I.T. and Clerk’s department on several projects which we believe will lead to further upgrades and improvements.
3. In the past year, we pursued traffic grants to supplement our traffic enforcement initiatives. We received over $20,000 in traffic grants, and also accessed DUI fine money paid to the village. With these extra funds, we organized roadside safety checks and other enforcement details, which improved our ability to enforce traffic laws.
4. One of our objectives was to initiate a strategic planning process. In-house discussions and informal community input resulted in the establishment of five main department goals for 2009. Under each goal, a series of measurable objectives (over 50 in all) were established to give us more focus and unity of operation. The use of this framework will help target our efforts towards objectives that directly affect village and department issues.

2009/2010 OBJECTIVES 

As stated above, the police department established five main goals:

1. We will partner with various community organizations to prevent and deter neighborhood problems.
2. We will address behaviors that negatively affect the community’s quality of life.  
3. We will vigorously combat gang and drug crimes along with public intimidation.
4. We will make area streets safer and reduce the number of traffic crashes.
5. We will enhance officer and department professionalism.

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** Personnel Projections dependent on population **

For more information on the Police Department click here.

 Click here to see the complete 2009-2010 Fiscal Year Budget.

Contact Information

Telephone Number: (847) 551-3481
Fax: (847) 426-0018

Oneida Fehring, Executive Assistant to the Chief
Email: OFehring@vil.carpentersville.il.us

Commander Tim Bosshart , Public Information Officer
Email: TBosshart@vil.carpentersville.il.us

Officer Kenneth Cram, Community Resource Officer
Email: KCram@vil.carpentersville.il.us