Premise Alert Program

I wanted to share the following press release from the Hanover Park Police Department.

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Premise Alert Program
January 21, 2010

The Hanover Park Police Department is committed to provide high levels of public safety services to all members of the village, including citizens who may require special consideration in order to access services.

The Hanover Park Police Department, in accordance with state law, implemented the Premise Alert Program to fulfill the needs of citizens with special needs or disabilities, who require access to public safety services.

It is the intent of this program to offer guidance and direction to Police Department employees in responding to and assisting those people with special needs or disabilities or both with whom they will have contact in the performance of their duties and responsibilities. The ability to effectively deal with the special needs individual is enhanced with knowledge or information. The police department recognizes that the ability to identify special needs individuals, their places of employment, educational facilities, and residences are valuable resources in instances when or if an emergency response by law enforcement is needed.

Families, caregivers or individuals with special needs or disabilities may contact the Police Department to provide information regarding the Premise Alert Program. Premise Alert Program forms are available for individuals with special needs or disabilities or both. The form is easy to complete and requires basic information about the special needs or disabilities of those individuals that complete the form.

Premise Alert Program forms can be obtained either at the Police Department front desk or the Village of Hanover Park website. After a form is submitted to the Police Department, it will be forwarded to DU-COMM. DU-COMM dispatches all 9-1-1 calls for the public safety agencies in the Village and the Premise Alert Program form will be entered into DU-COMM’S computer aided dispatch system (CAD).

If you have any questions regarding the Premise Alert Program, contact Records Supervisor Mike Novak at 630-372-4425.