Department Programs

Neighborhood Watch

The Neighborhood Watch program is organized to enable the police and community to work together to make specific geographical areas more crime resistant.  It is a citizen involvement, neighborhood and community based effort, designed to help citizens and the police reduce crime and concerns regarding crime in neighborhoods.  One fo the more effective ways to promote citizen interaction with police is the sharing of information.  Neighborhood groups determine specific needs or concerns and then share this information with the police through community meetings, merchant meetings and homeowner associations.

Security Surveys (Residential/Business)

The Minooka Police Department offers free security surveys to Minooka residents and businesses.  A "security survey" is a critical, on-site examination and analysis for the purpose:

• Determining existing security conditions
• Identifying security deficiencies related to existing conditions
• Determining the level or amount of protection needed
• Making recommendations for improvement

Citizens Police Academy

The Minooka Police Department offers a citizens police academy to residents and people who work in Minooka.  The purpose of the Citizens Police Academy is not to teach members of the community to be police officers.  Instead, it is an opportunity for community members to gain a better understanding of the responsibilities and challenges of the police profession.  Citizen Police Academies serve as a component of community policing programs.

Citizens Police Alumni

Upon completing the Citizens Police Academy, graduates have another opportunity to continue working with the police department by joining the Alumni Association.

The Minooka Police Department Offers a Variety of Safety Programs for Children of All Ages:

Policemen Are Your Friends / 911

This program is aimed at pre-school aged children.  It introduces children to law-enforcement officers and teaches children how to dial 911 and when not to dial 911.

Stranger Danger

The Stranger Danger program is usually presented to children between the ages of 5 - 7 years old.  It's a program designed to help law enforcement support what parents teach their children about strangers.

Seatbelt Safety

This program is designed to educate students at an early age the importance of wearing a safety belt.  It is aimed at elementary age children (2nd or 3rd grade) in hopes that they would become conditioned to "buckle up" throughout their lives.

Bicycle Safety

The bicycle safety program is designed for ages 5 - 12 years of age.  This program discusses bicycle riding safety tips, bicycle safety checks, preventing bike theft, and bicycle rules of the road.  Bicycle rodeos can be conducted to teach young riders various riding skills by maneuvering through an obstacle course.

Internet Safety

This program provides guidelines for children/teens and parents on how to be safe online.

Drug Prevention

The D.A.R.E. program is being taught to 5th graders and consists of lessons on saying "no" and resisting pressures to experiment with drugs.  It also incorporates daying "no" to violence and gang involvement.

The Minooka Police Department offers many other crime prevention programs.  Some of which are aimed at specific groups of people or types of businesses.  The Police Department is also available for block parties and to give talks to your civic club.  The following are some of the examples of presentations that can be presented by the Minooka Police Department;

• Identity Theft
• Elder Abuse
• Senior Safety
• Financial Crimes
• Robbery Prevention

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