2017 OP_Summer Newsletter

POLICE EVENTS

WEATHER SIRENS

“It is important that residents and visitors heed the warnings of weather sirens while outdoors and take cautionary measures to be safe and get indoors during inclement weather.”

Severe Weather

TEEN CITIZENS’ POLICE ACADEMY | JUNE 6TH AND 7TH Do you know any teens who are interested in learning about law enforcement? During this two-day, interactive academy, participants will learn how to process crime scenes, conduct

traffic stops and much more. COOK-OUT WITH COPS

Come out to three of our Village’s parks for Cook-Out With Cops. Visit with members of the Orland Park Police Department while enjoying free hot dogs, drinks, prizes, games and much more. Residents can ask questions and learn about the village’s many public safety programs. Please join us on the following dates: • JUNE 19, 2017 | Evergreen View Park (87TH AVENUE & 141ST STREET)

Trustee Dan Calandriello, Public Safety Committee Chair

• JULY 10, 2017 | Discovery Park (11500 BROOKHILL DRIVE) • JULY 24, 2017 | Cachey Park (8401 WHEELER DRIVE)

Severe weather season is upon us. In 2015, the Village of Orland Park was certified as a National Weather Service (NWS) StormReady ® community and currently has 14 outdoor weather warning sirens placed throughout the village. “It is important that residents and visitors heed the warnings of weather sirens while outdoors and take cautionary measures to be safe and get indoors during inclement weather,” said Trustee Dan Calandriello, Public Safety Committee chair. As a reminder, outdoor weather sirens are to alert people who are outside for impending severe weather and not for those already indoors. Those individuals, who may not hear the audible warning while inside should monitor radio, television and/or weather apps for the most up to date information on the path of any severe weather. The Orland Park Police Department does not sound an “all-clear” by activating the outdoor weather warning sirens after the passing of a severe storm. This policy is in effect because a situation may arise where a storm has cleared and another one, following on the heels of the first, meets the criteria for re-activation. The established criteria for outdoor weather warning sirens activation are as follows:

Upon the issuance of a TORNADO WARNING or during a severe weather incident, the Emergency Warning Siren System should be activated by the Orland Park Police Department in the event of one of the following: A. A CONFIRMED sighting of a tornado, or funnel cloud aloft by a trained weather spotter within five (5) miles of the village. 1. This five-mile perimeter should be extended geographically around the perimeter of the village from the farthest northern, southern, eastern and western boarders at a minimum. 2. Towns within this five-mile perimeter include Oak Lawn, Hickory Hills, Chicago Ridge, Worth, Palos Hills, Palos Park, Palos Heights, Alsip, Midlothian, Oak Forest, Markham, B. A CONFIRMED sighting by a trained weather spotter of severe winds causing structural damage within five (5) miles of the village. C. A CONFIRMATION of severe winds in excess of 70 miles per hour within the village D. The receipt of a tornado warning, issued by the National Weather Service, indicating that Orland Park is in the direct path of the oncoming tornado. The Orland Park Police Department works in close collaboration with other police departments and deploys trained weather spotters to locations far outside the village during NWS severe weather warnings to provide additional real time information. Crestwood, Country Club Hills, Matteson, Tinley Park, Frankfort, Mokena, New Lenox, Lockport, Lemont & portions of unincorporated Cook & Will Counties.

POLICE

SENIOR LUNCHEON | TUESDAY, AUGUST 1 Seniors are invited to join Orland Park’s Village officials and members of the police department for a free luncheon at the Civic Center. Participants can interact with Village officials and discuss senior safety issues with the police department. NATIONAL NIGHT OUT | TUESDAY, AUGUST 1 Located at the Orland Park Civic Center parking lot, “National Night Out” is an evening of activities for all ages, along with opportunities to learn more about public and personal safety. Residents across the country are encouraged to turn on their porch lights as a statement against crime, before joining festivities held in their towns.

ANNUAL BIKE RIDE FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS ILLINOIS | SUNDAY, AUGUST 27

EVENTS Check-in/registration begins at 6:30 a.m. with the ride beginning at 7:30 a.m., departing from and returning to Gatto’s - Orland Park at 8801 West 143rd Street. The 14.4-mile course will travel through Orland Park and will then connect with the Tinley Creek Forest Preserve Trails. A water stop is held midway through the ride, which is not a race. $25 per person. Open to riders ages 12 and older. Questions may be directed to rkus@orlandpark.org by leaving a voice mail at 708/364-4925.

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