Tinley Park PD Profile
Population: 45,300
Sworn Personnel: 69Alarm Unit Staffing: 1 FT – 1 PT
Contact Information:
Chief Michael O'Connell Ph: 708-532-9111 Fax: 708-532-7933 Email: N/A |
Officer Roger Barton Ph: 708-532-9111 Fax: 708-532-7933 Email: N/A |
Model States Result Summary:
1996 False Dispatches |
1997 False Dispatches |
1998 False Dispatches |
1996/1997 % Change |
1997/1998 % Change |
1,698 |
1754 |
1602 |
3% |
-9% |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
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Total calls for Service |
28,708 |
27,792 |
27,429 |
Valid Alarms |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total # Alarm Systems: 547 |
Residential = 262 |
48% |
Commercial = 285 |
52% |
Ordinance Information: | |
(Any field with a double entry reflects program start informaitojn versus current i.e. Start; Final) | |
False Alarm Ordinance? Yes How Long? 1998 Permit Required? Yes Renewal Cycle: Annual Calendar/Fiscal Year: Calendar Who Bills? Police Permit Fees: Commercial = $25 Residential = $0 |
Degree of Enforcement? Strict Alarm Data Source? FAAP Suspend/Restrict Response? No, Yes How Many Until Response Suspended? 11 Accept Cancellations? No, Yes Require Verification? No, Yes Response Priority? High |
Fine Structure | ||
1st False Dispatch FREE 2nd False Dispatch FREE 3rd False Dispatch FREE 4th False Dispatch FREE |
5th False Dispatch $25, $100 6th False Dispatch $25, $100 7th False Dispatch $25, $100 8th False Dispatch $25, $200 |
9th False Dispatch $25, $200 10th False Dispatch $25, $200 11th False Dispatch $50, $300 12th False Dispatch $50, $300 |
Comments: Administrator changed in January 1999. First agency in Illinois to use the billing portion of FAAP - no problems. Anticipated revising ordinance by January 1998, passed in October 1998. Top priority in 1997-98 was moving to a new facility.
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