Arlington Heights Police Receive 3rd Place in Nat'l Law Enforcement Challenge

Submitted by the village of Arlington Heights 

The Arlington Heights Police Department has recently been notified by the International Association of Chiefs of Police that it has been awarded “third place” in the 2014 National Law Enforcement Challenge for municipal police departments with 75-250 sworn officers.

The National Law Enforcement Challenge is a national highway safety competition designed to recognize exemplary traffic safety programs, and to encourage departments to prioritize education and enforcement activities in the target areas of impaired driving, occupant protection and speed enforcement. 

Agencies compete against other agencies nationwide and are judged by a panel of their peers, traffic safety and law enforcement professionals. The various categories evaluated by the panel include a department’s policy statements, training, public information and education efforts, enforcement activity, and program effectiveness. 2014 award recipients were judged on activities conducted throughout calendar year 2013.

Earlier this year, the Department was notified by the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police that it had been awarded “second place” in the 2013-2014 Illinois Traffic Safety Challenge. Arlington Heights competed in the Championship Class alongside other previous first place winners, since the Department won first place in the State and National competitions the previous year. 

The Illinois Traffic Safety Challenge is similar to the national competition and is conducted at the state level. 

The Department will be recognized for its achievements at the following events:     

Illinois Traffic Safety Challenge
August 20, 2014
llinois Traffic Safety Challenge Awards Luncheon
Tinley Park Convention Center, Tinley Park, Illinois 

National Law Enforcement Challenge
October 28, 2014
International Association of Chiefs of Police Annual Conference
Hilton Orlando, Orlando, Florida