Operations Division

Patrol is made up of one Deputy Chief, five Patrol Division Sergeants, 26 Patrol Officers assigned general patrol duties, two Traffic Unit Officers and three Police Community Service Officers.

The Patrol Division responds to calls for service and completes initial investigations into criminal matters and offers available options for the handling of civil matters. Other duties include:

• Traffic & Parking Enforcement
• Accident Investigation
• Fire Investigation
• Too Good for Drugs & Too Good for Violence Programs
• Animal Control and Ordinance Enforcement Service Requests
  

The Investigations Section of the West Chciago Police Department has the responsibility of investigating all criminal activity for the arrest and prosecution of the offenders responsible for the crime.

Some of these crimes include but are not limited to: homicides, assaults, robberies, burglaries, thefts, frauds, sexual assaults, sexual reltated crimes, white collar crimes, missing persons, suspicious deaths, and drug investigations.

Evidence is gathered through witness interviews, interrogations, and physical evidence. An investigation begins the minute the detective steps onto the crime scene. An investigation has the potential of requiring literally hundreds and even thousands of investigative hours. The Investigations Section Commander reviews the daily police reports submitted by the Patrol Officers. The Investigation Section handles over 500 cases per year.

Deputy Chief of Operations
Laz Perez – (630) 293-2222

Midnight Supervisors
Sergeant Leo Aviles – (630) 293-2222
Sergeant Eugene Samuel – (630) 293-2222

Day Supervisors
Sergeant Eric Shipman – (630) 293-2222
Sergeant Chris Woodill – (630) 293-2222

Afternoon Supervisors
Sergeant Bill Hall – (630) 293-2222
Sergeant Steve Laub - (630) 293-2222

Investigations Commander

Christopher Shackelford - (630) 293-2222

Detectives

Julio Calabrese - (630) 293-2222

Anthony Cargola - (630) 293-2222

Robbie Peterson - (630) 293-2222

Crime Analysis Unit (CAU)
Crime Analysis is a set of systematic, analytical processes directed at providing timely and pertinent information relative to crime patterns and trend correlations. This information assists operational and administrative personnel in planning the deployment of resources for the prevention and suppression of criminal activities, aiding the investigative process, and increasing apprehensions and the clearance of cases.

There are three analytical functions in a Crime Analysis Unit: Administrative, Strategic, and Tactical.

• Administrative Crime Analysis - deals with long-range comparisons. Examples of administrative crime analysis tasks include providing economic, geographic, and law enforcement information to police management, city hall, city council, and neighborhood/citizen groups.
  
  
• Strategic Crime Analysis - is primarily concerned with operational strategies and seeks solutions to on-going problems (weeks, months, quarters or years). The purpose of strategic crime analysis is to perform police service more effectively and efficiently by matching service delivery to demands for service.
  
  
• Tactical Crime Analysis - deals with immediate criminal offenses (immediate, hours, days, weeks). It promotes a quick response to recent offenses such as burglaries and robberies. The tactical crime analyst provides information to assist operational personnel in the identification of specific crime trends and in the arrest of criminal offenders.