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History
In the mid-1950s, the area now known as the Village of
Streamwood was farm and pastureland intersected by Schaumburg,
Bartlett and Oltendorf Roads. On February 9, 1957,
Streamwood was incorporated as a Village and with the
establishment of the Village, a Department of Public Safety
was created on June 20, 1957.
The Director of Public Safety was the sole employee of the
Department, with his official office listed in the model home
being used as a Village Hall, but all records were kept in his
residence. Subsequent Police Departments moved as the
Village Hall did, to farmhouses and single family homes until
the first Village Hall/Police Department was built at 401 East
Irving Road in 1967.
Highlights in the history of the Police Department are:
- June 20, 1957: Creation of Department of Public
Safety.
- December 1959: Establishing a Table of
Organization for the Police Department to include 1
captain, 1 lieutenant, 3 sergeants and patrolmen in such
number as to be determined by the President and Board of
Trustees from time to time.
- September 15, 1961: Creation of positions for 10
special part-time policemen at .50 cents per hour, but the
total of hours per week worked by all could not exceed 153
hours.
- August 1, 1963: Creation of the Office of
Policewoman to be in charge of all female prisoners.
- January 1968: Creation of the Office of Juvenile
Officer.
The renovation and expansion of the old Village Hall and
Police Department into the new 14,600 square feet police
facility began after the completion of the new Village Hall at
301 East Irving Park Road in March of 1990.
Today's Department has grown to 54 sworn officers and a 12
member civilian support staff. The Department is divided
into 2 divisions: Field and Support services, each led
by a Deputy Chief. The Department provides a full
services law enforcement agency with uniformed patrol
officers; traffic unit; Special Operations Division which
includes the Tactical Unit, Criminal Investigators, Youth
Services, and School Liaison Officer; Drug Abuse Resistance
Education (DARE) Officers; Crime Prevention Specialists; K-9
Unit; data-processing/records clerical staff; Emergency
Services Agency (ESDA) personnel; school crossing guards; and
an Explorer Post (#48). The Department services over 8
square miles and provides patrol services on over 75 miles of
streets.
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Streamwood, IL 60107-3096
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