2007 Press Release: Des Plaines Police Department Takes First Place

For immediate release
July 6, 2007

According to Des Plaines Police Commander Tim Veit of the Des Plaines Police Traffic Unit, the Illinois Traffic Safety Challenge is a state-wide highway safety awards program which recognizes law enforcement agencies throughout the state for their accomplishments in promoting traffic safety in their communities. The program, sponsored in part by the Illinois Department of Transportation-Division of Traffic Safety, is coordinated by the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police. This annual competition is open to all law enforcement agencies in Illinois.

The competition requires the agencies to report their policies and procedures covering highway safety, their officer training, public information & education initiatives, as well as enforcement and effectiveness measures.

Each agency's application is reviewed by a team of independent judges. The applications are judged in categories, based on the number of sworn officers on the department, as well as the type of agency (municipal police, sheriff department, college police, etc.). The awards will be presented at the annual Illinois Police Chiefs’ summer conference in Rosemont on August 8th, 2007. "Congratulations should go out to all the agencies that competed in this program, as they have all made their communities a safer place to live and drive," said Assistant Chief Steven Casstevens, IACP Traffic Committee Chairman and co-director of the program.

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