Mission Statement
To Serve and Protect our Community while enhancing trust through Professional Police Services
The Police Department is divided into two main divisions: Patrol Operations and Support Operations. Each division manages specialized units, including community outreach, traffic, bicycle, beat patrol, K-9, school resource, investigations, communications, records, and others. A variety
of programs are offered through the Police Department, including:
Citizens Police Academy
Neighborhood Watch
Safety Town
Junior Police Academy
D.A.R.E. Character Counts! Vacation House Watch
Speed Trailer
National Night Out
Special Olympics
Fishing Derby
They are also members of the DuPage Major Crimes Task Force, DuPage Arson Task Force, DuPage County Swat Team, Illinois Weapons of Mass Destruction Response Team, DuPage County Accident Reconstruction Taskforce (DuCart), Drug Enforcement Agency, and the DuPage Metropolitan Enforcement Group (DuMeg). All of these efforts combined are for the benefit of increased efficiency and to provide enhanced services to the community. Although each employee is assigned to a specific unit and division, their commitment to protect and serve the residents and community combine to form the extraordinary team of men and women who represent the Glendale Heights Police Department.
