Tips, Info, & Knowledge
Premise Alert Program
The Macomb Police Department is compliant with the (430
ILCS 132/) Illinois Premise Alert Program (PAP) Act.
The Premise Alert Program (PAP) was designed to allow
citizens to notify Public Safety Agencies (police & fire)
of any person with special needs or disabilities to ensure
equal access to emergency services. It was signed into
law in August 2009.
The completion of a Premise Enrollment Form will provide
public safety personnel access to vital information regarding
physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional disabilities.
In the event of an emergency situation Emergency Responders
will have access to photos and critical information about an
individual that will help de-escalate certain behaviors and
better assist those individuals in need.
We acknowledge that the information provided on the Premise
Enrollment Form is confidential and will only be provided to
Emergency Responders (police & fire). All files will
be kept in a secure area at the Macomb Police Department and
will not be accessible to the public. The information
will only be accessed in an emergency situation and will not
be used for any other purpose. The information provided
will not result in any type of preferential treatment to the
individual. Any responding Public Safety Agency (police
and/or fire) will not be held liable for duties related to the
reporting of special needs individuals.
|
Have a tip? Citizens can now send Text and Web
Tips to the Macomb Police Department via TipSoft from
CrimeReports. We encourage everyone to report information about
any non-urgent illegal activity:
- unsolved cases
- vandalism/criminal damage
- thefts/burglaries
- the sale/distribution of drugs
- information about future crimes being planned for
the community/schools
Information may be anonymously received and securely
replied to with complete confidence.
To submit a
tip:
|
Have you ever seen flashing blue lights in your
neighborhood and wanted to know what was going on? Do you want to find
out how safe your neighborhood really is? Now you can, through a new
partnership between the Macomb Police Department and CrimeReports. You can access your local crime map and sign up for daily, weekly,
or monthly email crime alerts at CrimeReports
or through the Macomb Police Department website at:
|
Crime Prevention Tips
The past few years the Macomb
area has seen a rise of burglaries occurring at residences as
well as from vehicles. Most of the property taken includes
items like televisions, game consoles, video players, cash and
coins, credit cards, mp3 players, DVD's, computers and laptops,
bicycles, and cellular telephones. Most of these items are
easy to conceal in a bag or backpack. Furthermore, most
stolen property is sold or traded via person-to-person
transactions as opposed to being kept, being pawned, or being
sold online and therefore, recovery of stolen property can be
extremely hard. Although part of our job includes crime
prevention it is impossible for the police to check each and
every residence and vehicle to verify Macomb's citizens'
property is safe and secure. Part of the responsibility
lies with the citizens of Macomb to report suspicious activity
and actively be responsible for securing their own residences
and/or vehicles. Some crime prevention tips include:
-
Always keep your doors and
windows locked when leaving the residence even if only
leaving for a few minutes. Take extra measures to
verify your residence is secured when leaving for a weekend
or while on break/vacation.
-
Always roll up windows and
lock your vehicle doors when you park your vehicle.
Try to park your vehicle in a well lit area.
-
Do not allow uninvited or
unknown guests into your residence. When having a
party keep the number of invited guests to a minimum and
know who you are inviting. If an invited guest brings
a friend do your best to get to know that person (name, age,
telephone number, address, etc.).
-
Keep valuables locked in a
room or closet making sure those items are not visible from
an exterior window or interior doorway. Items in your
vehicle (GPS units, radar detectors, money, cellular
telephones, mp3 players, etc.) should be hidden from view,
secured in the glove compartment/center console, or secured
in the trunk.
-
Leave a light or two on in
your residence when you are gone. Turn on a porch
light at night and leave it on until daybreak. Install
motion sensing exterior lights in areas that are not lit by
street lights or a porch light.
-
Keep a log of all banking
and/or credit card information so that you can easily
contact banks to report stolen checks, debit cards, and/or
credit cards.
-
Create a list of your
valuables and document make, model, and serial numbers of
those valuables. Serial numbers are the best way to
identify stolen property and give police the ability to get
stolen property back to victims.
-
Report burglaries and stolen
property immediately to the police. The suspect(s) may
still be in the area and in possession of your stolen
property.
Have a comment about the way something was handled?
Impressed with an officer's ability to assist? Not happy with an officer's
actions or communication towards you? Please visit our complaint
page or comment page.
|
|