2023 Police Annual Report

ADMINISTRATION DIVISION - TRAINING DEVELOPMENT AND REVIEW STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL: KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

PATROL DIVISION

STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL: QUALITY OF LIFE

PURPOSE

PURPOSE

To enhance the quality of life for the people and families within the Village community by providing professional, high-quality and effective police service in partnership with the people. DEPARTMENT MISSION

DEPARTMENT

To provide all sworn officers with updated ballistic protection with helmets and rifle rated plates in order to give them the equipment necessary to safely enter into extremely critical and high-threat incidents, in which they may face this higher level of threat.

• PATROL UNIT • BIKE PATROL UNIT • TRAFFIC UNIT • CROSSING GUARD UNIT

To address quality of life issues as it pertains to traffic problems within the village.

COMPLETION DATE

To enhance the quality of life for the people and families within the Village community by providing professional, high-quality and effective police service in partnership with the people. DEPARTMENT MISSION

End of Fourth Quarter FY2024

DIVISION FUNCTIONS

COMPLETION DATE

The Administration Division is responsible for budgeting, planning, inspecting, training, and internal affairs; coordination and direction of all facets of the five divisions of the Police Department to ensure delivery of consistent and quality police services to the residents, businesses, and visitors to the Village of Orland Park. In addition, the Administration Division is responsible for the management of emergency services and disaster response for natural and man-made disasters by police and ESDA personnel.

GOAL NO. 2

End of Fourth Quarter FY2024

GOAL NO. 2

To enhance the department’s Unmanned Aircraft (Drone) program. The drone program has become an essential part of today’s law enforcement. Our drones are utilized in a variety of circumstances to assist officers. These cases include missing persons, traffic crash investigations, fleeing offenders, and several other circumstances.

DIVISION FUNCTIONS

Increase the number of Trauma First Aid and Shock Management Instructors by 100% and increase the trained officers by 30%.

The function of the Patrol Division is to provide professional proactive and reactive police service to the residents, businesses, and visitors of the Village of Orland Park. The primary responsibilities of the Patrol Division Units are: • Emergency response to criminal and non-criminal activity. • Respond to criminal and quasi-criminal activity. • Respond to nuisance and ordinance violations. • High-visibility patrol throughout Village. • Emphasize problem solving.

OBJECTIVE

Certify officers at the user level, as well as increase the number of instructors for dealing with advanced first aid and shock management resulting from serious injuries.

OBJECTIVE

GOAL NO. 1

Implement and utilize two new drones with enhanced thermal imaging capabilities.

Update and replace current individual ballistic protection for all officers.

PURPOSE

PURPOSE

Increasing the number of Trauma First Aid and Shock Management training instructors will allow us to instruct our own officers in the initial treatment of more serious injuries that may occur in responding to their normal duties. Immediate casualty care, prior to paramedics arriving on scene, has been proven to increase survivability and quality of life for victims.

OBJECTIVE

GOAL NO. 1

To provide more effective tools to assist in locating individuals drone operators are seeking. These new thermal imaging cameras enhance the abilities of our drones.

Acquire and issue new ballistic helmets for each officer. Obtain and, for the first time, issues all officers rifle rated ballistic plates for the vest carriers.

To enhance the Orland Park Police Department Traffic Safety Unit to serve the community better.

OBJECTIVE

COMPLETION DATE

To add an additional officer to the traffic unit to assist with traffic enforcement, community education, and traffic crash investigation. In addition to another officer, add truck scales to allow our truck enforcement officers greater ability to take more proactive action.

COMPLETION DATE

End of Fourth Quarter FY2024

End of Fourth Quarter FY2024

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