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Police chief: Heroin’s road to Naperville — a historical perspective
The Sun has frequently published articles and columns dealing with the dangers of illicit substance abuse. Recently, those stories have focused on heroin and some of the tragedies that have resulted from heroin abuse in Naperville and surrounding communities. To understand how this happened requires …
Students learn from their mistakes move on
While a very small percentage of the students at Naperville North High School were involved in showing up for class the first morning of school after a night of drinking, the vast majority were not.
Naperville Police Department now has crime reporting by Internet
The Naperville Police Department now uses the Internet to allow people to file crime or accident reports in situations that do not involve emergencies.
Naperville volunteers follow ‘Radio Sue’s’ path
Twenty-eight years ago, Sue Anderson was a dispatcher for the city of Naperville. She was known as “Radio Sue” by her co-workers and she had an idea about how to enhance safety in what was then a very rapidly growing community. Radio Sue envisioned a …
Cyber bullying an all too common crime in Naperville
In the past, I have written a few columns about some of the dangers associated with the use of social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter. Generally, my writings have centered on what can happen if you give out too much personal information about …
Farewell to six police officers leaving for retirement, new jobs
By the end of this month, our department will be losing the services of three police officers and three police commanders who have dedicated a total of more than 100 years of their lives to serving this community. Some are retiring, and some are moving …
Police Department faces new challenges in new year
More than ever, it seems that policing the future will require leaders with vision on how to change their departments and gain community acceptance for those changes, plan for new uses of technology to enhance efficiency (think online reporting and new software to investigate the inevitable increase in crimes that continue to result from technological innovations), and community members who understand the critical role each of them plays in crime prevention and order maintenance.
New radio system work of great employees
Switching over to a new radio system is the culmination of literally years and years of work. The system offered by Harris Corp. uses a proprietary technology to turn the voices of police officers, firefighters and 911 dispatchers into a digital signal that is transmitted over our radio network.
Seat belt campaign ups usage for Naperville students
Making It Click activities boosted Naperville student seat belt use from 85.5 percent to 91.5 percent in just two months without issuing one single traffic ticket. It’s apparent that a culture of traffic safety is embedded in the schools, the community, businesses, citizen volunteers, and the Naperville Police Department. Without the partnership of the entities involved, this success would not be possible.
Seat belt campaign ups usage for Naperville students
Making It Click activities boosted Naperville student seat belt use from 85.5 percent to 91.5 percent in just two months without issuing one single traffic ticket. It’s apparent that a culture of traffic safety is embedded in the schools, the community, businesses, citizen volunteers, and the Naperville Police Department. Without the partnership of the entities involved, this success would not be possible.
Police Chief asks drivers to be safe and responsible
Police Chief David Dial and his staff say traffic safety is a top priority for the Naperville Police Department.
Policing in fiscally lean times
Last July, I wrote a column about how the economic downturn had affected policing throughout our country and in Naperville. In that column, I mentioned a survey that was being conducted by the Police Executive Research Forum. The purpose of this survey was to determine …
