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Police credit technology and patrols for arrests, remind public of curfew and school-supplies drive
Summary
Chief Braun reported Flock camera data aided locating a missing elderly resident and helped arrest two people in vehicle break-ins, reminded trustees of an existing juvenile curfew, and announced a school-supplies drive running through Aug. 9 with drop-off locations at the police station, library and partner sites.
Police Chief Braun told trustees the department used available tools to locate a missing elderly resident and to apprehend two suspects allegedly going through cars in the community.
"Without the tools that we have in other communities ... we were able to follow this gentleman to these other communities, and we were able to get him stopped and get him home safely," Chief Braun said, describing a case where technology aided officers. He also credited patrols and covert assignments in an arrest of two people allegedly targeting vehicles.
The chief reminded the public that a juvenile curfew enacted in 2008 remains in effect (11 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday–Thursday; midnight to 6 a.m. Friday–Saturday) and said school resource officers are notified when students are involved in incidents. He also announced a school-supplies drive through Aug. 9 with drop boxes at the police station, the Delhi Public Library and Shiloh United Methodist Church and a "stuff-the-cruiser" event at Kroger on Aug. 9.
Trustees praised the department's community policing and asked staff to continue coordination with prosecutors when juveniles repeat offenses. No new policing policies were adopted at the meeting; the department said it will stand up a public-facing site describing how Flock data and statistics are handled.
