Police

The Police/School Liaison Program is designed to allow easy access to a police officer for high school students and staff with police-related issues.

The officer is a visible, active law enforcement figure on campus, working to reduce juvenile crime by helping students formulate an awareness of rules, school safety, and justice.

The program provides a police officer as a classroom resource for instruction in the following areas:

Property Room

The property room of the Police Department has two primary functions.  One is to maintain what is called a "chain of custody" for evidence in criminal cases.  The court rules require that evidence be stored in an area not accessible to anyone but a few, authorized Police Department personnel.  Any movement of the evidence to a detective investigating the crime, or to an officer that needs it for court, etc., must be documented.  To fail to perform either of these functions could cause the evidence to be inadmissible in court.

Unlike the sworn Police Officer, who is empowered to uphold the laws of the State of Illinois and carries a firearm, the Community Service Officer (CSO) is an unarmed civilian who is empowered to enforce the local ordinances of the City of St. Charles.

Our Vision Encompasses:

• Positive role modeling for youth/children
• Opportunities to safeguard the elderly from becoming victims
• Law enforcement to maintain order in our community
• Identification of solutions when reoccurring prob