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PS 2022-05
Yorkville Police Department 2021 Annual Report Review
Public Safety Committee – March 3, 2022
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James Jensen Chief of Police
Name Department
Revised Supplemental Information – Distributed 03/02/22
2021
Annual Report
Yorkville Police Department
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Letter to Mayor…………………………………………………....……. 3
Department Mission Statement………………………..…….…. 4
Statement of Departmental Values………………………..….. 4
City Officials………………………………………………………..……… 5
Ward Map…………………………………………………………………...5
Department Distributfon……………………………..…………….. 5
Organizatfonal Chart……………………………………..…………… 6
Calls for Service…………………………………………………………..7
2021 Department Goals……………………………….…………….7
Administratfon…………………………………………... ..……….….9
2021 Budget.……………………………………………...10
2021 Department Roster/Staffing Levels…….12
New Hires and Resignatfons………….….………..14
Professional Standards Report…………………...18
Support Services …………………………………….………………..19
Investfgatfons.…………………………………………....20
Records………………………………………………….…..23
Property/Evidence………………………………..…...25
Offender Registratfons.……………………………...26
Compliance Checks…...……………………………...27
SRO Program……………………………………………..29
CSO Program……………………………………………..30
Internship Program………………………….….…….31
Fleet Data………………………………………………….32
Table of Contents
Field Operatfons ………………….………………….…………….…33
Traffic Crash Data……………………………………....34
Crime Rate Data………………………………………...35
FTO Program…………………………………..………….36
Traffic Concerns & Enforcement…….….……….38
Response to Resistance………………………….…..48
Bias Based Policing……………………………………..50
Crisis Interventfon Team (C.I.T.)..………………..51
Citfzen at Risk Program (C.A.R.)…………………..52
Training…………………….…………………….………....53
Community Events/Memorable Moments..………………56
Employee Recognitfon ………………………………….….……...69
Community Comments………………………….………………….70
Thank You from the Chief………………………………………...72
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Dear Mayor Purcell,
On behalf of the men and women of the Yorkville Police Department it is my honor and privilege to present to you
our 2021 annual report. The information provided in this report will include personnel/staffing and budget data, crime
and crash data, community policing efforts, professional standards, and analysis data specific to our department’s
response to resistance. In addition, this report will outline a variety of police programs and community partnerships
that occurred throughout the year.
The level of service provided by the police department is measured by both calls for service (911 calls) and officer -
initiated activity. In 2021 we saw an 8% increase in the number of calls for service and officer-initiated incidents and a
24% increase in the total number of police reports taken. While this is somewhat alarming, we are happy to report
that we had a reduction in overall crime (Part I and Part II crimes) and a reduction in property damage crashes in 2021.
This year, with the implementation of our Crisis Intervention Team and Citizens at Risk Program, we took a particular
interest in mental health calls for service. In 2021, Officers responded to 144 mental health/crisis intervention calls for
service. Of those calls for service there were 63 voluntary committals and 28 involuntary committals. While these
calls are often very emotional and can quickly turn volatile our Officers take pride in how each of these calls are
handled and the professionalism shown to each patient.
Our Investigations Division, staffed by two full time detectives and a detective sergeant, continued to shine in 2021.
Cases assigned and arrests increased 7.8% and 10.6% respectively as compared to 2020. In addition, they were
involved in many notable criminal investigations to include aggravated criminal sexual assault cases, child sexual
exploitation cases, aggravated domestic violence cases, stalking cases, and armed robbery cases just to name a few.
The Yorkville Police Department is a value driven police agency. We are guided by key organizational values including
the impartial treatment of everyone, accountability, and transparency. We recognize that effective policing occurs only
with the confidence and support of our community. Please be assured that our commitment to professional and
ethical policing remains as strong as ever and we will continue to work hard every day to earn the trust that you have
placed in us.
I would like to thank the men and women of the Yorkville Police Department for their dedicated and professional
service. I would also like to thank Mayor Purcell and the entire Yorkville City Council for their leadership, guidance
and support this year. Your focus on “community” has allowed us to serve with care and protect with confidence.
Sincerely,
James H. Jensen
Chief of Police
YORKVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
James Jensen, Chief of Police
804 Game Farm Road | Yorkville, Illinois 60560
Phone: 630-553-4340 | Fax: 630-553-1141
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STATEMENT OF DEPARTMENTAL VALUES
To fulfill its Mission, the Yorkville Police Department places high
value on the following principles:
Community Awareness
Excellent Customer Satisfaction
Ethical Conduct
Honesty and Integrity
Innovation
Public Relations Self -Directed Work
Teamwork and Organizational Pride
Tolerance of Dissenting or Differing Views
Moral Work and Personal Habits
Public Confidence
Productive Dialogue with the Public
Mental and Physical Alertness of Officers
~Honesty & Integrity / Community Policing / Professionalism~
DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the Yorkville Police Department is to work in
partnership with the community to protect life and property,
assist neighborhoods with solving their problems and enhance
the quality of life in our city.
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Mayor
John Purcell
City Administrator
Bart Olson
Alderman
Dan Transier Ward 1
Ken Koch Ward 1
Jacquelyn Milschewski Ward 2
Arden Joe Plocher Ward 2
Chris Funkhouser Ward 3
Matt Marek Ward 3
Seaver Tarulis Ward 4
Jason Peterson Ward 4
Department Distribution
Full Time Sworn
Chief of Police 1
Deputy Chief 2
Patrol Commander 1
Patrol Sergeant 4
Detective Sergeant 1
Detective 2
CPAT/CIT 2
School Resource Officer 1
Patrol Officer 18
TOTAL Full Time Sworn 32
Full Time Records Civilian
Records Supervisor 1
Records Clerk 2
TOTAL Full Time Records 3
Part Time Sworn
Patrol Officer 2
Evidence Custodian 1
TOTAL Part Time Sworn 3
Part Time Civilian
Records Clerk 2
Community Service Officer 3
TOTAL Part-Time Civilian 5
TOTAL Police Department Staff 43 Department AUTHORIZED Full-Time Sworn:
Yorkville Alderman Ward Map
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2021 DEPARTMENT GOALS
The Yorkville Police Department is excited to announce that our 2021 Department Goal will be centered around Department
Wellness. The Wellness Team, a group comprised of workplace stakeholders, both sworn, and civilian is responsible for develo ping
and organizing actfvitfes to support overall well -being. Our employee centered wellness initfatfves will be designed to assist every
employee in the following areas:
• Financial Wellness
• Family/Social Wellness
• Physical Wellness
• Mental Health
GOAL #1 Financial Wellness
Financial wellness commonly refers to one’s financial stability, which is a functfon of income, expenses and debts owed.
Financial wellness can also be defined as being in a place where an individual is spending and saving money thoughtiully and
their behaviors and thinking around personal finances contribute positfvely to their short-term and long-term goals.
• Financial Advisor
• Poll Department on needs/wants
• Estate Planning
• Life Insurance
• Financial/Medical Power of Attorney
• College Student: Medical Power of Attorney
• Supplementary Insurance
• Financial Plan
• Basic Budgetfng
• College Planning
2021 vs 2020 Calls for Service
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
2020 1050 1084 770 496 842 953 1216 1189 1228 1107 1238 1276 12,449
2021 1156 1102 1129 977 1068 1224 1228 1118 1190 1116 1101 1041 13,450
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Goal # 3 Physical Wellness
While commonly thought of the aesthetfc of being fit, physical well -being actually encompasses the
smooth running of all physical bodily functfons. Initfatfves addressing anything from exercise to nutritfon
to sleep fall under the umbrella of physical wellness.
• Work-Out Facility
• Facilitfes
• Memberships
• Programs (Work-Out, Dietary)
• Cardio Program
• Weightlifting Programs
• Weight Loss / Dietary Program
• Accountability Program
• On-Duty Cardio Program
• Physical Wellness – Partfcipatfon Pro-
grams
• Weight Loss Challenges
• 5K Events
• Department Sponsored Events
• Food Share
• PD Kitchen Equipment Share
Goal #4 Mental Health
The World Health Organizatfon defines Mental Health as, “a state of well-being in which the individual real-
izes his or her own abilitfes, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productfvely and fruitiully
and is able to make a contributfon to his or her community”. Mental health encompasses all aspects of
emotfonal and psychological well-being. It affects how we think, feel and act. It also helps determine how
we handle stress, relate to others and make choices.
• Situatfonal Debriefs
• We never Walk Alone
• First Responder Wellness Center
• One on One
• Peer Support / Peer Partner
• Spouse Support
• Breach-Point (Officer and Family)
Goal # 2 Family/Social Wellness
Social wellness can be thought of as the state of one’s personal social network. This would include family
and friends. As a social species, humans depend on one another and their well-being critfcally depends
on a sense of belonging. The goal of family/social wellness is
designed to promote positfve social interactfons, boost family
cohesion, and improve engagement.
• Identffy, organize, and plan family and department events
• Family Gatherings
• Department Gatherings & Events
• Area Actfvitfes
• Department Awards/Recognitfons
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ADMINISTRATION
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ADMINISTRATION
The Administration of the Yorkville Police Department is comprised of the Chief of
Police the Field Operations Deputy Chief, Support Services Deputy Chief and the Field
Operations Commander. While divisional workloads and responsibilities vary all
Administration are responsible for:
• Budget Planning, Development and Implementation
• Department Goal Development & Visionary Planning
• Personnel/Resource Allocation
• Professional Standards/Complaint Inquires
• Response to Resistance
2021 Budget
The United City of Yorkville utilizes a fiscal year budget beginning May 1st of each
year and ending on April 30th of the following year. The police department budget
is broken down into five (5) different categories to include Personnel Services-
Salaries, Personnel Services-Benefits, Contractual Services, Supplies and Capital
Purchases. The chart below provides a detailed explanation of expenditures by fiscal
year.
Chief of Police
James H. Jensen
Field Operations Deputy Chief
Ray Mikolasek
Support Services Deputy Chief
Behr Pfizenmaier
Field Operations Commander
Garrett Carlyle
FY2019
Actual
FY2020
Actual
FY21
Actual
FY22
Adopted
Personnel Services: Salary &
Wages
$3,000,199 $3,410,082 $3,027,146 $3,454,778
Personnel Services: Benefits $1,878,152 $2,037,600 $2,065,536 $2,233,424
Contractual Services $273,798 $248,963 $477,185 $355,804
Supplies $195,398 $117,129 $116,549 $114,898
Capital Purchases $155,720 $63,991 $158,559 $318,715
Total $5,503,269 $5,877,765 $5,844,975 $6,477,654
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ADMINISTRATION
Cost Per Capita
To provide a benchmark for expenditures, communities with a similar population to Yorkville were sur-
veyed. Cost Per Capita: Total Department Budget (Operating & Capital) divided by Population.
Sworn Officers Per 1,000: Full-Time Sworn Staff divided by Population
City/Village
Full-Time
Sworn
Staff
Total Dept. Budget
(Operating & Capi-
tal)
Sworn Offic-
ers Per 1,000
Population
(2020 Decennial
Census)
Cost Per Cap-
ita
Batavia 41 $10,958,455 1.57 26,098 $419.89
Darien 34 $8,617,121 1.54 22,011 $391.49
Frankfort 32 $8,575,800 1.58 20,296 $422.53
Lisle 38 $6,400,000 1.56 24,223 $264.21
Lockport 41 $9,899,000 1.57 26,094 $379.36
Montgomery 33 $6,383,958 1.62 20,262 $315.07
New Lenox 37 $8,900,000 1.36 27,214 $327.03
North Aurora 32 $6,000,000 1.75 18,261 $328.57
Roselle 32 $9,004,865 1.40 22,897 $393.27
Westmont 38 $10,968,163 1.55 24,429 $448.98
Yorkville 32 $6,477,654 1.48 21,533 $300.82
Average 35 $8,380,456 1.54 23,029 $360.54
Other Communities of Note
Plano 24 $2,786,382 2.05 11,691 $238.34
Sandwich 18 $2,622,000 2.49 7,221 $363.10
Oswego 51 $11,276,111 1.47 34,585 $326.04
Plainfield 61 $14,383,000 1.36 44,762 $321.32
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~ The greatest good is what we do for one another.—Mother Teresa
2021 Department Roster (Serving Since)
Chief James Jensen 2019 Officer Luke Swanson 2019
Deputy Chief Ray Mikolasek 2004 Officer Cory Shepherd 2019
Deputy Chief Behr Pfizenmaier 2008 Officer Alexander Jordon 2020
Commander Garrett Carlyle 2007 Officer Cali Caruso 2021
Sergeant Sam Stroup 2000 Officer Mariesa Shapiama 2021
Sergeant John Hunter 2008 Officer Kevin Warren 2021
Detective Sergeant Patrick McMahon 2004 Officer Tyler Lobdell 2021
Sergeant Chris Hayes 2008
Sergeant Matt Nelson 2012 Records Supervisor Kirsten Balog 2011
Officer Jeff Johnson 2002 Records Clerk Nicole Collum 2020
Officer Robbie Hart 2003 Records Clerk Natalie Cyko 2021
Officer Timothy Kolowski 2003
Officer Ryan Goldsmith 2006 PT Evid. Custodian Chuck Davis 2012
Officer Matthew Ketchmark 2007 PT Rec. Clerk Christie Konen 2013
Officer Roman Soebbing 2011 PT Rec. Clerk Maggie Garcia 2019
Officer Sara Gerlach 2011
Officer Kyle Davis 2013 CSO Alex Wrobel 2021
Officer Chris Jeka 2013 CSO Ben Odum 2021
Officer Chris Kuehlem 2014 CSO Ethan Hall 2021
Officer Dennis Meyer 2016
Officer Joshua Opp 2019
Officer Kyle Borowski 2019
Officer Ryan Fisher 2019
Officer Nicholas Mertes 2019
Officer CIT 2019
***Authorized Staffing Level (Established and Set by City Council): 33 Sworn Officers***
RESIGNATIONS
Executive Assistant Nicole Decker – Private Sec-
tor
Officer Brendan Heye – Deputy KCSO
CSO Mariesa Shapiama – Officer YPD Officer Anthony Nickels – Officer Addison PD
CSO Carter Aktabowski – Officer Dallas PD PT Officer Don Gardiner
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Hours Worked
Year Total Person-
nel (Sworn & Civil-
ian)
Total Regu-
lar Hours
Worked
Benefit
Hours Used
Compensa-
tory Time
Earned
Total Over-
time Hours
Overtime
Hours Re-
imbursed
2020 40 51,146 10,115 2,675 861 480
2021 41 64,636 11,771 3,399 987 516
2019 Population: 20,255
Sworn Officers: 30
2020 Population: 20,703
Sworn Officers: 30
2021 Population: 21,533
Sworn Officers: 32
2019: 1 Officer per 741.83 Residents
2020: 1 Officer per 690.10 Residents
2021: 1 Officer per 672.90 Residents
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New Hires & Resignations
Officer Anthony Nickels began his law enforcement career with
the Yorkville Police Department in January. He was previously
working as a Community Service Officer at the College of Dupage.
Anthony Graduated from the Police Academy and during his Field
Training with Yorkville he accepted another positfon with a Police
Agency.
Officer Cali Caruso began her law enforcement career with
the Yorkville Police Department in January. She is a
graduate of Western Illinois University. Upon the
completfon of the Police Academy she began working night
shift during the FTO program. Cali has been a great additfon
to our team and we have no doubt she will excel at this
department.
Mariesa Shapiama began her career with
the Yorkville Police Department as a
Community Service Officer. She was then
sworn in as Officer Shapiama in January.
She is a graduate of Plano High School and
then furthered her educatfon and
graduated from North Central College.
Mariesa was a great CSO and we are so
happy she chose Yorkville Police
Department to contfnue her career as a
Police Officer.
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New Hires & Resignations
Community Service Officer
Alex Wrobel began with the
Yorkville Police Department
in the spring.
Community Service Officer Benjamin Odum
began with the Yorkville Police Department in
the spring.
~ If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else. – Booker T. Washington ~
Ethan Hall joined our Community Service Officer
team in the fall of 2021. He is a Sandwich High
School Graduate and was apart of their Criminal
Justfce IVVC program. Ethan currently serves in the
United States Army Natfonal Guard as a Military
Police Officer.
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New Hires & Resignations
Officer Kevin Warren began his law
enforcement career with the Yorkville Police
Department in September. He is an Alumni of
Oswego High School and He went on to
graduate from Aurora University.
Officer Tyler Lobdell began his law enforcement
career with the Yorkville police Department in
November. He is a graduate of Plano High
School and graduated from Waubonsee
Community College. Tyler came to us with 2
years of prior Police experience.
Natalie Cyko joined the Records Division of the
Yorkville Police Department in September of
2021. Natalie came to us from the Juvenile
Justfce Center in Saint Charles where she served
as a Youth Counselor for 4 years.
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The Yorkville Police Department would like to
recognize Nicole Decker on her resignatfon from
the Yorkville Police Department after 11 years.
Nicole began her employment with the
department in May of 2010 serving as a Records
Clerk. Nicole moved her way up to the Executfve
Assistant positfon in 2013 and held that positfon
untfl her resignatfon in July.
New Hires & Resignations
CSO Carter Aktabowski served at the
Yorkville Police Department for a year prior
to acceptfng a full tfme Police Officer
positfon with the Dallas Police Department.
Good Luck Carter!
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2021 PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS REPORT
It is the policy of the Yorkville Police Department to receive and investfgate all complaints, including
anonymous complaints related to internal discipline in a manner that will assure the community of prompt
correctfve actfon when department members conduct themselves improperly, and to protect the police
department and its members from unwarranted critfcism pursuant to the discharge of their dutfes.
In 2021, the department investfgated zero (0) formal internal investfgatfons and five (5) informal public
complaints. The findings of each investfgatfon are included below:
COMPLAINT SOURCE SEX OF COMPLAINANT
Citizen Complaint 5 Male 2
Police Agency Complaint 0 Female 3
Police Agency Complaint 0
TOTAL 5 TOTAL 5
RACE OF COMPLAINANT DISPOSITION OF CASES
African American 0 Exonerated 0
Asian/Pacific Islander 0 Misconduct Not Based on Original Complaint 0
Caucasian 5 Not Sustained 0
Hispanic 0 Policy Failure 0
Native American/Alaskan 0 Sustained 0
Other 0 Unfounded 5
Police Agency Complaint 0 Resignation Before Investigation Completed 0
TOTAL 5 TOTAL 5
AGE OF COMPLAINANT DISCIPLINARY ACTION
Under 18 0 Counseling 0
18 – 25 0 Oral Reprimand 0
26 – 35 1 Written Reprimand 0
36 – 45 1 Suspension 0
46 and Over 3 Separation from Service 0
Police Agency Complaint 0 Training 0
Unknown 0 Resignation 0
Performance Improvement Plan 0
TOTAL 5 TOTAL 0
Definitions of Dispositions
Exonerated: The act(s) alleged did occur, but the act(s) are justified, lawful and proper.
Misconduct Not Based on Original Complaint: The investigation revealed that the acts of misconduct that occurred
were not contained or alleged in the original complaint.
Not Sustained: The investigation failed to discover sufficient evidence to clearly prove or disprove the allegations made in
the complaint.
Policy Failure: The investigation revealed the alleged acts did occur; however, the member was acting in accordance with
department policy.
Sustained: The investigation disclosed there is sufficient evidence to clearly prove the allegations made in the complaint.
Unfounded: The investigation indicates the act(s) alleged did not occur or that it failed to involve members of the
Department.
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Support services
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SUPPORT SERVICES
DIVISION
The Support Services Division of the Yorkville Police Department
provides operatfonal support for the Police Department. It
includes Criminal Investfgatfons (Narcotfcs, Criminal Intelligence,
School Resource Officers), Records, School Crossing Guards, and
Property and Evidence Control. The Support Services Division is
commanded by Deputy Chief Behr Pfizenmaier.
The Detectfve Squad currently consists of one Detectfve Sergeant
Patrick McMahon and two detectfves, Detectfve Matthew Ketchmark and Detectfve Jeffrey Johnson. The Detectfve
Squad is tasked with the investfgatfon of criminal offenses such as homicide, robbery, burglary, sex crimes and financial
crimes. Additfonally, the squad is also responsible for the investfgatfon of missing persons, death investfgatfons and
background investfgatfons. The detectfves also oversee the police department’s Sex Offender / Violent Offender
registratfon program and the collectfon of revoked Firearm Owners Identfficatfon (FOID) cards and Concealed Carry
Licenses (CCL).
Our Narcotfcs Officer and Criminal Intelligence Team Officer are part of a county wide cooperatfve task force made up
of sworn officers from the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office, Oswego
Police Department, Plano Police Department, Sandwich Police
Department, Montgomery Police Department and the Illinois State
Police.
Investigations
• Cases Received: 165 Total (116 Adult, 49 Ju-
venile)
• Cases Closed: 234 Total (176 Adult, 58 Juve-
nile) (Includes open cases from previous
years)
• Arrests: 78 Total (53 Adult, 25 Juvenile)
• Individual Charges: 151 total counts
• Background Investfgatfons Conducted: 62
• FOID/CCL Cards seized/returned to the Illi-
nois State Police: 20
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• On 01/20/21 the Yorkville Target was
burglarized by forced entry. The incident took
place in the pre-dawn hours when the store
was closed but employees were on scene.
During the incident a computer monitor was
stolen, and the offenders fled. During an
investfgatfon that involved more than a dozen
police agencies the stolen property was
recovered, and 21-year-old Chanson South of Markham was identffied as a suspect. South was ultfmately
charged with Burglary.
• In January 2021, Jeremy J. Fetzer of Naperville was charged with 11 counts of Unlawful Communicatfon with a
witness and 2 counts of Violatfon of an Order of Protectfon. Fetzer, who had been arrested by the Yorkville Police
Department in October 2020 for Unlawful Disseminatfon of Private Sexual Material, was charged for unlawfully
harassing a person involved in the 2020 case.
• In May 2021, Joseph Wessely of Yorkville was charged with 3 counts of Unlawful Disseminatfon of Private Sexual
Images and 5 counts of Violatfon of an Order of Protectfon. Wessely was accused of disseminatfng private sexual
images of another person and, after they obtained an order of protectfon against him, contfnuing to contact that
protected person.
• Lori B. Camper of Yorkville was charged with 2 counts of Financial Exploitatfon of an Elderly Person and 4 counts
of felony theft. The charges were the result of an investfgatfon that was initfated in 2019. Camper was accused
of exertfng unauthorized control over $14,000 belonging to a person over 80 years of age.
• Clyde J. Vassar of Wheaton was charged with Unauthorized Videotaping, Recording and Live Video Transmission
as the result of an investfgatfon which began in 2020. Vassar was accused of placing a recording device in the
bathroom of a residence in Yorkville without authorizatfon.
• In August, Randy Stfles of Yorkville was charged with Arson and Criminal Damage to Property for allegedly setting
fire to a barn on the 14000 block of Route 71. Stfles was also charged in other police jurisdictfons for similar acts.
• In September, detectfves charged Angel Chavez Herrera of Chicago with 3 counts of aggravated battery and 3
counts of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse following an incident on the 4000 block of North Bridge Street in
August. Chavez Herrera was accused of having contact of a sexual nature with three juvenile females at that
business.
Noteworthy
Investigations..
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• The Detectfve Squad secured charges against Gino W. Wuttke for burglary, possession of burglary tools, criminal
damage to property, theft and possession of a controlled substance. The investfgatfon began when officers from
the Patrol Division took Wuttke into custody after he burglarized a business on the 600 block of West Veterans
Parkway. The excellent work by the patrol officers made it possible for the Detectfve Squad to obtain search
warrants, gather relevant evidence and ultfmately charge Wuttke.
• Also during September, the Detectfve Squad charged Francisco Andino, 30 years of age, with Aggravated
Domestfc Battery, Stalking, Unlawful Possession of Weapon by a Felon and Criminal Trespass to Residence (all
felonies). The charges stem from a series of incidents which occurred at a Yorkville residence in August 2021.
Andino was taken into custody in Aurora by agents from the U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Regional Task Force.
• In December, detectfves charged Graham A. Moss of Yorkville with 2 counts of Criminal Sexual Assault and 6
counts of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse following an investfgatfon that began June 2021. Moss is accused of
having sexual contact with a minor staying overnight in his home.
• During the course of the year, the Detectfve Squad was also very actfve in the community, partfcipatfng in the
Polar Plunge, Cop on Top and Shop with a Cop.
• Following Detectfve Nelson’s October 2021 promotfon to sergeant, Officer Jeff Johnson joined the Detectfve
Squad as the newest detectfve. Detectfve Johnson’s selectfon
following a competftfve assessment and evaluatfon process.
Detectfve Johnson brought with him 19 years of experience as an
officer during the course of which he was an undercover drug officer,
K9 handler, Field Training Officer and Officer in Charge. Detectfve
Johnson has “hit the ground running” and quickly adapted to his new
positfon.
Noteworthy
Investigations..
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Records
The Records Division at Yorkville Police Department saw quite a few changes
in 2021. Our Executive Assistant/Records Supervisor, Nicole Decker, resigned
the end of July after 11 years with our Department. Records clerk, Kirsten
Balog, was promoted to Records Supervisor in July, Nicole Collum moved up to
the Senior Records Clerk Position and in September we welcomed new
Records Clerk Natalie Cyko. We also have the support of two part-time
Records Clerks. Maggie Garcia is here during the week to help with our day to
day operations and data entry and Christie Konen helps with data entry but
most importantly helps with our BFPC operations.
Written Warnings
entered into New
World Records Man-
agement System:
3,593
State/Local
Citations
entered into New
World RMS:
832
Crash Reports
Entered into RMS
(including Private Proper-
ty):
570
Racial Profiling
Data
Sent to IDOT:
3,718
Mandatory Ordinance
citations
entered into New World
RMS and CAPERS:
180
Non -Mandatory
Ordinance Citations
entered into New
World RMS and
CAPERS
92
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FOIA Requests
Completed (Excluding
crash reports):
317
Media
Requests
Entered into
Evidence (Photos,
Squad Videos,
Interviews & 911
calls):
1,145
Reports Reviewed
Prior to merging into
New World RMS:
2,504
Records
The Records Department has definitely been busy this year while
navigating all the changes. Their daily tasks seem to be rising since
last year and our Records Clerks have handled it with ease. Along
with the rising work our NIBRS transition took place in September. It
has come with some bumps and bruises but we are finally up and
running smoothly with our monthly entries.
Arrests Reviewd
Prior to merging into
New World RMS:
502
Lockouts
entered into New
World RMS:
364
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Property and Evidence Control
The responsibility of the Evidence Custodian is to maintain a management system for every type of property
in the custody of the Yorkville Police Department. This includes, but is not limited to, artfcles of evidence
related to a criminal offense, found or recovered property and items held for safekeeping. This system must
seamlessly track every artfcle of evidence, from the tfme the item is collected untfl the tfme the artfcle is
destroyed, returned or otherwise disposed of. What occurs between the collectfon of evidence and the
disposal of the same piece of evidence varies. Depending what the item of evidence is, it may be processed
for DNA or fingerprints by a Yorkville Police Department Evidence Technician. Often, an artfcle of evidence is
transferred to the Illinois State Police crime lab for DNA or fingerprint analyzing and identfficatfon. The crime
lab also assists with evidence from drug, DUI and sexual assault investfgatfon. Regardless of the type of case
the evidence or property is associated with, each artfcle of property is tracked by barcode so its whereabouts
are always known.
During 2021, we entered 1,586 pieces of property into evidence. During that same tfme period, 475 artfcles
of property were released from the police department’s custody. Such property is generally destroyed or
returned to its owner. Property may be released for a variety of reasons, including but not limited to,
resolutfon of a criminal case, expiratfon of the statute of limitatfons and the identfficatfon and locatfng of an
item’s owner.
~ Don’t aspire to be the best on the team. Aspire to be the best for the team. – Anonymous
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The registratfon and compliance of persons required to register as a sex offender, violent offender against
youth and/or a murderer is overseen by the Yorkville Police Department Detectfve Squad. At the close of
2021, the Yorkville Police Department had a total of eleven registrants including:
• Nine registered sex offenders
• Six violent offenders against youth
During 2021, Detectfves had 87 contacts with Sex Offender / VOAY registrants. This includes routfne
contacts where registrants need to change certain informatfon pertaining to their registratfon and their
required annual registratfon and random checks at their homes to ensure compliance. Generally, detectfves
randomly visit three to four registrants at their homes each month.
On 26 March 2021, detectfves conducted unannounced verificatfon checks on every sex offender and VOAY
in the city of Yorkville. That operatfon was a success and no violatfons were found.
One registrant, Andrew Echols, is currently non-
compliant and has been charged with Failing to
Register. Echols is currently wanted on warrant for
this offense. In March 2021, another registrant, Scott
R. English was charged with Failing to Register as a
Sex Offender as well.
In 2020, a new interactfve map was launched on the City of Yorkville website which details where each
registrant lives in town as well as the offense for which they were convicted. An image of the registrant is
also provided. In additfon to the interactfve map on the city website, residents can also view registrant
informatfon on the Illinois State Police website.
Sex Offender/Violent Offender Registrations
Illinois Sex Offender Registry Website: https://isp.illinois.gov/Sor
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This year detectfves conducted alcohol compliance checks at every
business in Yorkville which possesses a license to sell liquor. During
these checks, a decoy under 21 years of age enters the
establishment and attempts to purchase an alcoholic beverage.
Should the employee sell the alcoholic beverage, a police officer
cites the business and employee under local ordinance 3-3-14-B. Of
the 41 businesses checked in 2021, nine sold alcohol to the
underage person.
Alcohol Compliance Checks
Year # of Businesses Checked # of Alcohol Violations
2020 16* 3
2021 41 9
*Number of businesses checked in 2020 lower due to the Covid-19 restaurant closures in 2020
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Kids throughout
the Community
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As the School Resource Officer (SRO), Officer Ryan Goldsmith is responsible to each of
the schools in Yorkville School District 115. This responsibility is not just as a law
enforcement officer but also as a mentor, mediator, and teacher.
On eight occasions in 2021 SRO Goldsmith taught driver’s educatfon classes at the
Yorkville High School. SRO Goldsmith’s instructfon includes a PowerPoint presentatfon
includes statfstfcs and up-to-date informatfon from the Natfonal Highway Traffic Safety
Administratfon (NHTSA) with special focus on young motorists. In additfon to
providing informatfon and firsthand knowledge about traffic safety, SRO Goldsmith also explains to students how to
conduct themselves in the event they are involved in a crash or stopped for a traffic violatfon. While either scenario can
be overwhelming or even frightening, Officer Goldsmith provides valuable informatfon to help students navigate such an
eventuality. He also does interactfve actfvitfes with the students such as divided attentfon tasks and addressing tunnel
vision. Additfonally, he allows students to wear the police department’s “Fatal Vision” goggles. These are goggles with
special lenses that distort the wearer’s vision, depth perceptfon and balance. The goggles allow students a safe,
controlled manner to experience the dangers of drinking and driving.
In Fall 2021, SRO Goldsmith launched the Criminal Justfce Club at the Yorkville High School. This club meets twice a month
for 55 minutes each session and is comprised of high school students who are curious about law enforcement or plan to
seek a career in law enforcement. The curriculum covers a variety of topics, including but not limited to:
• The Kendall County State’s Attorney’s Office (w/ guest speaker Assistant States Attorney Brenda Karales)
• Driving Under the Influence detectfon, traffic stops and arrests
• Forensics
• Police Equipment (battering ram, ballistfc shield, patrol cars, etc.)
• Educatfon
• Career Planning
The Criminal Justfce Club was such a success that a similar club is being created for the
Yorkville Middle School in 2022.
School Resource Officer Program
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Community Service Officer Program
Community Service Officer Program
The Yorkville Police Department’s Community Service Officer (CSO) program has become an integral part of
the day to day operatfon of the police department. The CSO’s are relied on to perform a variety of tasks for
the community and the police department. Among those tasks are parking enforcement, private property
traffic crashes, and animal complaints. In additfon to providing a service to the community as a whole, the
CSO’s handle non-criminal matters that would otherwise require the diversion of a patrol officer from
criminal matters and tasks that require a sworn law enforcement officer.
2021 Highlights
The CSO Unit responded to 542 calls for service
Conducted 61 traffic crash investfgatfons
Partfcipated as role players during in-house Y.P.D. training
Assisted Y.P.D. officers during multfple snow events
Assisted 96 motorist including 65 lockouts
Responded to 78 citfzen assist calls for service
Completed 39 animal complaint investfgatfons
Completed 26 abandoned automobile investfgatfons
From CSO to Police Officer:
In January 2021, CSO Mariesa Shapiama was hired by the Yorkville Police Department as a full-tfme, sworn
police officer. Since that tfme Officer Shapiama has successfully completed training at the Police Training
Instftute at the University of Illinois Champaign Urbana and completed the department ’s rigorous 17-week
field training program.
In April 2021, CSO Carter Aktabowski was hired by the Dallas (Texas) Police Department as a full -tfme, sworn
police officer.
To replace CSO Aktabowski and CSO Shapiama, the Support Services Division of the police department
conducted an exhaustfve, competftfve search for our new CSO’s. In May 2021, two new CSO’s were selected:
CSO Ben Odum and CSO Alex Wrobel.
CSO Odum is a Yorkville resident who studied criminal justfce in college and hopes to pursue a career in law
enforcement. CSO Wrobel is a Plano natfve who is currently studying criminal justfce at Aurora University.
In October 2021, CSO Ethan Hall was hired as well. CSO Hall is a 2021 graduate of Sandwich High School and
is also a member of the Illinois Army Natfonal Guard. He too is interested in pursuing a career in law
enforcement.
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2021 Internship Program
(College & High School)
This past year we were fortunate to see our internship program grow. Officer Robbie Hart and Officer Alex Jor-
don assisted heavily with the development of our successful program. In 2021 we had three College interns
and one High School intern. All students received credit through their school and had a firsthand look at what
it is to be a Police Officer at the Yorkville Police Department. During an internship one will spend tfme with the
patrol division, investfgatfons, and the School Resource Officer. Our interns also have an opportunity to moni-
tor dispatch, correctfons, the coroner’s office, and the courthouse. Interns are also partfcipants in our monthly
department training. Our interns for 2021 are listed below:
Clockwise: Kendall Watkins : Illinois State University, Hailee Hill: Yorkville High School,
Nathan Miller: Illinois State University, Mark Miller: Western Illinois University
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In 2021, the Yorkville Police Department purchased two 2021 All Wheel Drive Ford Explorers for the Patrol Division.
This provided the opportunity for investfgatfons to receive one retfred patrol vehicle and the additfon of a Community
Service Office vehicle due to the growth of the program. Our current fleet stands at 22 vehicles. In 2021 our squad cars
drove a total of 242,251 miles and used a total of 23,152.29 gallons of gasoline. Our maintenance costs were
$30,048.61 and the cost per mile driven totaled $0.39.
Vehicle Usage Monthly Miles Gallons of Gasoline Monthly Fuel Costs Maintenance Cost Per Mile
January 21,824 2,132.06 4,477.51 4,294.59 0.40
February 21,566 2,214.30 4,993.60 1,017.98 0.28
March 20,690 2,402.36 6,425.85 1,413.06 0.38
April 19,762 1,798.00 4,851.00 5,463.24 0.52
May 18,595 1,818.22 5,093.73 1,587.85 0.36
June 17,603 1,641.56 4,736.34 4,845.86 0.54
July 18,077 1,682.82 4,941.03 1,001.09 0.33
August 19,700 1,900.57 5,513.69 1,954.56 0.38
September 20,204 1,897.33 5,617.66 1,574.88 0.36
October 21,885 1,716.50 5,220.43 3,070.84 0.38
November 21,877 2,031.95 6,146.99 3,143.14 0.42
December 20,468 1,916.62 5,544.94 681.52 0.30
Total 242,251 23,152.29
63,562.77 30,048.61 0.39
Fleet Breakdown Patrol Patrol Supervisor Investfgatfons CSO Command Training
Division 10 2 3 2 4 1
Vehicle Data
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Field operations
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FIELD OPERATIONS DIVISION
The Field Operatfons Division is the largest component of the Yorkville Police Department.
The division consists of Four (4) patrol shifts that work 12-hour shifts from 5:30AM to
5:30PM and 5:30PM to 5:30AM. Each patrol shift is supervised by a sergeant, or an officer-
in-charge in the absence of a sergeant. Yorkville Patrol Officers respond to emergency and
non-emergency calls for service 24-hours a day. Patrol officers are responsible for
conductfng preliminary investfgatfons, peace keeping, enforcement of city ordinances, and
enforcement of traffic and criminal laws. Patrol officers also perform secondary dutfes as
Field Training Officers, in-house training instructors, evidence technicians, ILEAS Mobile Field
Force, Kendall County Special
Response Team, and senior service
liaisons. Yorkville Patrol Officers
carry out these functfons with an
emphasis on community problem
solving and community
partnerships.
2019 2020 2021
Calls for Service 13,626 12,449 13,450
Patrol Arrests 391 335 424
DUI Arrests 19 39 34
Traffic Crashes 657 489 565
Traffic Citatfons Issued 601 795 818
Traffic Warnings Issued 3,886 5,310 5,230
Local Ordinance Citatfons
Issued
295 131 206
Total
2019
Total
2020
Total
2021
Accident / Property Damage 615 433 315
Accident / Personal Injury 42 54 115
Accident / Fatal 0 2 2
Total 657 489 432
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Crime Rate Explanation
The FBI Uniform Crime Reportfng (UCR) Program has compiled crime data reported by law enforcement agencies since
1930. Yorkville Police Department reports crime data to the Illinois State Police UCR program which in turn, reports to
the FBI. The program collects data from over 18,000 city, university, county, state, tribal, and federal law enforcement
agencies. Only Part 1 crimes are reported to UCR and include the following offenses: Homicide, Sexual Assault,
Robbery, Aggravated Battery/Assault, Burglary, Theft, Motor Vehicle Theft, and Arson. The total number of these
serious crimes is called the Crime Index. A formula was developed to provide a uniform crime rate based on the
populatfon of a law enforcement jurisdictfon. The crime rate indicates the volume of crime occurring within a given
populatfon and is used to compare all citfes, towns, villages, and states. The formula to calculate crime rate is
illustrated below:
Crime Index * 100,000 = Crime Rate
Jurisdiction Population
The chart below illustrates the crime rate for the United City of Yorkville. The Crime rate is not only a valuable tool for
comparison with other populatfons but allows for analysis to identffy unusual fluctuatfons in crime trends. In 2021, the
Yorkville Police Department took 193 Theft reports. Ninety-Two (92) of those thefts were reported in the first two
months of 2021 as the large-scale unemployment fraud occurring in the State of Illinois in 2020 lingered into 2021.
Thus the 2021 crime rate was heavily influenced by the abnormally large number of reported identfty thefts by
Yorkville citfzens in January and February.
Description 2019 2020 2021
Crime Index 174 444 235
Population 20,255 20,703 21,533
Crime Rate 859 2,145 1,091
OFFENSE SUMMARY (Part I Crimes) OFFENSE SUMMARY (Part II Crimes)
Total
2019
Total
2020
Total
2021
Murder 0 0 0
Sex Crimes 21 13 12
Robbery 5 6 3
Aggravated
Battery
8 12 11
Burglary 14 5 9
Theft 121 398 193
Vehicle Theft 5 8 6
Arson 0 2 1
Total 174 444 235
Total
2019
Total
2020
Total
2021
Battery 56 36 38
Domestfc Battery 89 93 103
Fraud 72 90 62
Property Damage 59 54 46
Weapons 5 7 9
Drug Offenses 44 22 26
Sex Offender 13 7 7
Disorderly Conduct 32 24 23
Alcohol Minors 15 14 15
D.U.I 14 34 34
Alcohol Offenses 1 0 0
Total 400 381 363
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Field Training Program
In 2021 our agency welcomed Sgt. Chris Hayes as our new field training coordinator. Sgt. Hayes brings 16
years of law enforcement experience and 13 years experience as a field training officer. He currently serves
as a shift supervisor, master firearms instructor, and a member of the Kendall County Special Response
Team. He oversees recruits completfng 800 hours of training during the 20-week Field Training Program as
well as develops and maintains the field training schedule.
This year we were privileged to have Officer Mariesa Shapiama and Officer Cali Caruso join our agency.
During field training, new recruits are assigned to multfple state certffied field training officers, experienc-
ing training during both day and night shifts. Recruits are instructed and tested on nearly twenty categories
encompassing all aspects of policing. New recruits must successfully pass each component of the required
training curriculum.
New Officers receive a daily written evaluatfon from their Field Training Officers regarding their progress.
The evaluatfons help identffy areas for improvement and training needs. Following successful completfon
of the training program, the new officers receive monthly evaluatfons from their assigned patrol supervisor
untfl the end of their 18-month probatfonary officer period.
Ofc. Cali Caruso
Sworn in : January 19th, 2021
Graduate: Western Illinois University 2020
Degree: Bachelors of Law Enforcement and Justfce Admin-
istratfon
Memorable Quotes
“Ofc. Gerlach really makes sure I understand all of the
calls going there and even debriefing after. I think she
goes above in that aspect of really making sure I under-
stand things.”
“Ofc. Caruso appears to be steadily gaining confidence
which is translatfng to an all around better performance in
each category. In her first seven days in field training, Ofc.
Caruso had SIX arrests.”
“I think my greatest achievement the past two weeks
have been finding the gun under the passenger’s seat on
Corey's traffic stop.”
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Field Training Program
Ofc. Mariesa Shapiama
Sworn in: January 22nd, 2021
Previously served as a community service officer with Yorkville
Police Department.
Graduate: North Central College
Degree: Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justfce, Psychology, and
Sociology
Memorable Quotes
“Officer Soebbing went above and beyond in providing me resources to help me learn and grow as an officer”
“One of my greatest accomplishments this week was being able to respond to multfple mental health related calls
for service and get these individuals the help they need.”
“From the beginning of this program untfl this point in tfme, I have seen myself become more confident in my re-
sponse to calls for service through experience and case law knowledge”
Field Training Program topics include but are not limited to:
• Professional Conduct
• Decision Making
• Use of Force
• Pursuit Driving
• Emergency Call Response
• Patrol Operatfons
• Human/Community Relatfons
• Arrest/Booking Procedures
• Searches (person, building, vehicles)
• Traffic Crash Investfgatfon
• Traffic Stops
• Alarm Response
• Domestfc Violence
• DUI Investfgatfons
• Juvenile Matters
• Testffying/Preparing for Court
• In-Progress Calls
• Crime Scene Management Inter-
views/Interrogatfons
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Directed Patrol
The chart below (Directed Patrol Detail Data) illustrates the directed patrol data reported in 2021. Directed patrols are
traffic enforcement patrols in areas where traffic concerns have been reported by citfzens or have been identffied as
problem areas by Police Department staff based on traffic crash data. As shown below, Yorkville Police Department
patrol units dedicated 1,048 hours to directed patrols in areas deemed to be of concern. The chart below shows the
locatfon and dates of each directed patrol and the number of details and hours spent on each. Additfonally, the
Yorkville Police Department in conjunctfon with the Yorkville Public Works Department placed speed signs in areas
where speeding is a top traffic concern. Speed signs use radar to record speed data for a specific tfme period. The
Yorkville Police Department uses that data to determine the extent of the speed problem for that area and to develop
a strategy to combat the problem based on that data. The second chart (Speed Signage) illustrates the areas where
speed signs were deployed and the results of the data collectfon.
DIRECTED PATROL DETAIL DATA:
Traffic Concerns and Enforcement Information
Location Dates Number of
Details
Total Time
(Hours)
Total Viola-
tions
Total Ar-
rests
Autumn Creek Blvd. Jan – Feb 8 6 4 0
Cannonball Trail Curve January 1 .83 0 0
Cannonball Trail East of
Rt. 47
Oct – Dec 11 10.5 12 0
Center Pkwy & Country-
side Pkwy
Apr – Aug 27 21.22 31 2
Corneils Rd. Mar – Apr 18 14.56 0 0
Heustfs St. November 1 0.5 0 0
McHugh Rd. Mar – Dec 62 42.84 78 0
Mill St. & Orange St. January 3 2.5 8 0
Route 126 Jan – Dec 57 40.22 13 0
Route 34 Jan – Dec 344 680.17 878 37
Route 47 Jan – Dec 326 726.45 800 35
Route 47 Downtown Jan – Oct 33 34.4 41 0
Route 71 Apr – Dec 145 227.18 318 8
Van Emmon East Aug – Dec 30 29.66 75 1
Windett Ridge Oct – Dec 16 19.58 2 1
Total 1,082 1,856.61 2,260 84
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Traffic Concerns and Enforcement Information
PORTABLE SPEED SIGN / SPEED TRAILER DEPLOYMENT:
Dates of Deployment Location Type of Concern Additional
April—May John Street / White Pine Court Speed Speed Study
May—August Kennedy Road / Emerald Speed/Crosswalk Speed Study
June—July Van Emmon (East City Limits) Speed Speed Study
September—October Raintree Road Speed Speed Study
October Cannonball Trail (between Independ-
ence and Patrick)
Speed Speed Study
October Windett Ridge (between Winterthur
Green and Coach)
Speed Speed Study
October McHugh Road / Walnut Street Speed Message Board
November E/B Windett Ridge Road/Claremont
Court
Speed Message Board/
Speed Study
November—December E/B Windett Ridge Road/Sutton Street Speed Message Board/
Speed Study
November—December W/B Windett Ridge/Sutton Street Speed Message Board
PORTABLE SPEED SIGN RESULTS:
Speed Sign Location Dates Average Speed
John Street / White Pine Court (Eastbound) April 26—May 4 24 mph
John Street / White Pine Court (Westbound) April 26—May 4 28 mph
Kennedy Road / Emerald (Eastbound) May—August 1 41 mph
Kennedy Road / Emerald (Westbound) May—August 1 45 mph
Van Emmon Road city limits (Eastbound) June—August 1 36 mph
Van Emmon Road city limits (Westbound) June—August 1 37 mph
Raintree Road (Southbound) September 27—October 8 27 mph
Raintree Road (Northbound) September 27—October 8 28 mph
Windett Ridge between Winterthur Green and Coach
(Westbound)
October 18-25 27 mph
Windett Ridge between Winterthur Green and Coach
(Eastbound)
October 18-25 27 mph
Windett Ridge / Claremont Court November 7-19 21 mph
Windett Ridge / Sutton Street (Eastbound) November 25—December 23 24 mph
Windett Ridge / Sutton Street (Westbound) November 25—December 23 22 mph
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Radar Patrol
Prior to assigning sworn officer resources to an area where speeding complaints have been received, we utf-
lize non-sworn personnel (CSO’s) and volunteers to help determine whether or not we have a speeding prob-
lem. Staff/volunteers conduct statfonary radar patrols and report back to the department. Below are the
2021 radar patrol totals.
Traffic Concerns and Enforcement Information
Location Date Total
Time
Concern Courtesy
Notice
Van Emmon Road East city limits June-August 4.61 Speed 3
Fairhaven June-September 1.55 Speed 0
Prestwick June-September 4.12 Speed 0
Raintree Road August - December 15.33 Speed 7
Windett Ridge August - November 5 Speed 0
Fairhaven Drive August .83 Speed 0
Sycamore Street September - December 2.5 Speed/Stop Sign 0
Heustfs Street/ Orange Street September - December 7.25 Speed 0
Cannonball Trail east of Route 47 October-November 2.5 Speed 1
Cannonball Trail south of Route 34 October-December 7.85 Speed 1
Somonauk Street/ West Street December 3 Speed 0
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Teaching Community Service Officers
on the proper use of handheld radar
equipment to effectfvely collect speed
data in areas of concern
Traffic Concerns and Enforcement Information
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Members of the Citfzens Police Academy
Alumni were trained by officers and assisted
in the collectfon of speed data in areas of
concern
Traffic Concerns and Enforcement Information
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Traffic Concerns and Enforcement Information
Officers conducted
Directed Traffic Patrol
Details in town to help
create safer roadways.
The locations of these
patrols were decided by
citizens’ concerns, speed
data
numbers, and areas that
contained higher numbers
of traffic crashes.
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Traffic Concerns and Enforcement Information
Above: The Yorkville Police Department
message boards were utilized for motorist
education, the collection of speed data,
and alerting motorists of higher pedestrian
traffic due to city events.
Lower Left: Yorkville Public Works also
assisted in the collection of speed and
traffic data by posting temporary speed
signs.
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Traffic Concerns and Enforcement Information
Yorkville Police worked with both
Yorkville Public Works as well as the
Kendall County Highway Department.
Additfonal speed signs were placed in
various areas of town to attempt
reduce speeding issues.
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Traffic Concerns and Enforcement Information
Officers met with a member of
Boy Scout Troop 40
regarding a Citfzenship in the
Community Merit Badge.
Keegan believed speeding in
Sunflower
Estates near
Sunflower park was an issue for
residents. Keegan was trained
on using handheld Radar and
was given an
opportunity to conduct his own
traffic study.
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Traffic Concerns and Enforcement Information
Yorkville Police Department obtained a
new E-Citatfon/Warning system to
document traffic violatfons more
effectfvely and efficiently. Officers will
be fully trained at the start of the new
year.
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2021 ANNUAL
Response to Resistance
In 2021, the Yorkville Police Department responded to 13,450 calls for service and made 502 custodial arrests. The
Yorkville Police Department investfgated nine (9) Response to Resistance incidents, in which 7 arrests were made. All
Response to Resistance incidents were deemed to be in compliance with Yorkville Police Department Policy and Illinois
State Statutes. In the nine (9) Response to Resistance incidents, four (4) individuals reported injuries to include
scraped, red marks, and bruises. All received or were offered medical treatment for their injuries. Two (2) Officers
reported injuries to include scratches and abrasions. One (1) was killed as the result of police use of deadly force. New
to Response to Resistance Reportfng in 2021 is the inclusion of weapons used versus weapons deployed and pointed
but not fired (Weapons Used / Pointfng of Weapon Only), Response to Resistance by Race, by Age, and reportfng on
whether the subject was armed or believed to be armed with a weapon. For the purposes of reportfng, the Yorkville
Police Department considers the pointfng of any lethal or less lethal weapon system at another person as a Response
to Resistance, even though physical force may not have been used.
Response to Resistance: Substance Abuse & Emotional Disturbance
Year No Substance
Abuse or
Emotionally
Disturbed
Alcohol In-
fluence Only
Drug In-
fluence
Only
Emotionally
Disturbed
Only
Combination
Alcohol &
Drug Only
Combination of
Substance and
Emotionally
Disturbed
2020 1 0 1 5 1 0
2021 4 3 0 0 0 2
Year Response to
Resistance
Incidents
Response to
Resistance Ar-
rests
Total
Incidents
Total
Custodial
Arrests
Percentage of To-
tal Incidents with-
out Response to
Resistance
2020 8 3 12,449 401 99.94%
2021 9 7 13,450 502 99.93%
Response to Resistance: Additional
Year Suspect
Injuries
Officer
Injuries
Deadly
Force
Prior
Contact with
YPD
Assist to
Other
Agency
Received
Medical
Treatment
Received
Mental Health
Evaluation
2020 3 3 0 3 1 3 4
2021 5 2 1 3 2 2 2
Response to Resistance: Weapon Fired / Pointing of Weapon Only
Year Handgun Rifle LL Shotgun Taser Bola-Wrap
2021 1/2 0/1 0/1 0/1 0/0
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Quick Facts by the Numbers:
• 13,450 police incidents - .07% resulted in a response to resistance
• 502 arrests – 1.4% (7) involved a response to resistance
• One (1) response to resistance (11.1%) resulted in deadly force (subject armed with a weapon)
• Five subjects (55.6%) were armed or believed to be armed by the officer
• Three subjects (33.3%) were believed to be under the influence of alcohol
• Two (22.2%) subjects were believed to be under the influence and emotfonally disturbed
• Three (33.3%) responses to resistance resulted in physical force
• 77.8% of subjects were White, 11.1% African American, 11.1% Hispanic
• Six (66.7%) subjects were between the ages of 20-39
• Five subjects (55.6%) were injured or reported an injury
• Two Officers (22.2%) were injured or reported an injury
• Three subjects (33.3%) had prior contacts with Yorkville Police Department
• Six subjects (66.7%) did not reside in Yorkville
Each Response to Resistance goes through a thorough review process to include the Shift Sergeant, Defensive Tactfcs/
Firearms Instructor, Field Operatfons Deputy Chief and the Chief of Police. The purpose of this review is to make sure
that the Officers involved in the Response to Resistance are in compliance with department policy. As part of the
review process the Shift Sergeant will interview each officer involved and gather all associated reportfng documents to
include written reports, audio/video recordings, dispatch/911 recordings, photographs, and written statements. In
additfon, the Shift Sergeant will also interview (audio/video record) all witnesses to the Response to Resistance as well
as the suspect in the Response to Resistance. Any Response to Resistance incidents that result in the use of deadly
force, are investfgated by an outside agency to include either the Illinois State Police or the Kendall County Major
Crimes Task Force. A High-Level Response Review is conducted by the Yorkville Police Department at the conclusion of
the outside agency’s investfgatfon. The review board may consist of the Field Operatfons Deputy Chief, Support
Services Deputy Chief, Training Sergeant, Detectfve Sergeant, Department Defensive Tactfcs Instructor/Range Master,
State’s Attorney, and the United City of Yorkville Attorney. The purpose of this review is to determine whether the
officer’s actfons were in violatfon of department policy and procedure. In additfon, this review will help identffy
training deficiencies.
Response to Resistance: By Race
Year White African Amer-
ican
Hispanic Asian / Pacific
Islander
Native Ameri-
can
2021 7 1 1 0 0
Response to Resistance: By Age
Year 13-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
2021 0 3 3 0 2 1
Response to Resistance: By Gender
Year M F
2021 9 0
Response to Resistance: By Gender
Year Male Female
2021 9 0
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Bias Based Policing
In additfon to monthly reviews, the Department analyzes the compiled data annually for anomalies and/or the
possibility of bias in traffic stops. Officer averages are compared to departmental averages and the populatfon for each
category. In 2021, the Yorkville Police Department conducted 3,721 total traffic stops. Of these traffic stops we found
that 29% of drivers stopped were from Yorkville. We compare our data to both our City demographics and the
demographics that are reported by the Yorkville Community Unit School District 115. Given that less than one-third of
traffic stops and crashes involve Yorkville residents, we believe that our motoring public is more closely tfed to the
school district demographics since the students that go to the schools in our City and their families often drive in and
through the City, attending school functfons. Departmental totals indicate traffic stops are in line with the school
district populatfon.
The statfstfcal test known as “Epsilon” or percent-difference test is our basis for the 15% difference. According to Dr.
Michael Hazlett of Western Illinois University:
The 20 percent above the expected percent of normal non-white stops was based upon a statistical test known as “Epsilon” or percent-
difference test. This test is described in some detail in an online tutorial of SPSS (the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences)
where 10 percent is notable, and 20 percent is considered significant. The source is: Nan Chico, Linda Fiddler, Laura Hecht, Edward
E. Nelson, Elizabeth Ness Nelson, and James Ross; 2002, SPSS Text, On -line version of SPSS for Windows 11.0: A Basic Tutorial
http://www.ssric.org/book/print/24.”
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Crisis Intervention Team (C.I.T.)
The Crisis Interventfon Team (CIT) is a partnership be-
tween the Yorkville Police Department working with
mental health consumers and family members. Our col-
lectfve goal is to champion dignity and compassion for
those experiencing mental health crisis and those with
developmental limitatfons. CIT will exist to assist citfzens
to normalize and understand their physical and emotfon-
al reactfons to mental health crisis and developmental
limitatfons. CIT officers will be part of a specialized team,
which can respond to a crisis at any tfme and will work
with the community to assist in progressing physical and
emotfonal recovery from crisis events. Through this pro-
gram we hope to provide the best assistance possible to
those going through a tfme of need. Our Department is committed to the wellbeing of our residents and training our
staff on mental health.
In 2021 the Yorkville Police Department really kicked off our Crisis Interventfon Team program. We currently have 15
personnel who are certffied CIT Officers and we plan to have every officer CIT certffied in the near future. Our officers
responded to approximately 137 calls regarding mental illness. Of those 137 calls, the majority of the individuals were
transported to the hospital in order to receive the help that they needed due to their current crisis situatfon. By utfliz-
ing the skills learned in C.I.T. training, officers were able to resolve all but two incidents without any response to re-
sistance, and in those two incidents no injuries were sustained to any involved party. Our C.I.T. will strive to contfnue
helping the community and being there when people need us most with the dignity and respect our citfzens deserve.
CRISIS INTERVENTION CALLS FOR SERVICE
2021 Total
Mental Health/Crisis Interventfon Calls 144
Voluntary Committal 63
Involuntary Committal 28
Response to Resistance reference CIT Call 1
CIT Follow Ups 45
Citfzen at Risk Registratfons 33
CAR Follow Ups 59
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Crisis Intervention Team (C.I.T.)
CITIZEN AT RISK PROGRAM (C.A.R.)
In additfon to the Crisis Interventfon Team (C.I.T.) we have implemented our Citfzen at Risk (C.A.R.) Program. The
C.A.R. program was officially introduced in 2020 and experienced its first full year in 2021. This program is designed
and intended to identffy residents that may be at risk, which include those who may become confused, disorientated,
missing, or lost. C.A.R. also focuses on citfzens who may require special consideratfon when interactfng with our offic-
ers due to developmental delays or medical conditfons. Once identfficatfon is made and citfzens enroll in the program,
the focus transitfons to establishing a consistent relatfonship with our C.A.R. families and proactfvely gathering rele-
vant informatfon about the registrant should an event occur where officers need quick access to help resolve issues.
The program currently has 33 registrants, 23 which are ages 4-14. The C.A.R. program has been a great success and an
amazing outreach to the community. Our agency was able to utflize our digital records system to ensure each officer
on patrol had access to C.A.R. registrant informatfon at their fingertfps. On more than one occasion throughout the
year officers were able to utflize the informatfon to quickly assist families in locatfng their loved ones who had gone
missing from the home.
We have hosted several events with our C.A.R. registrants in conjunctfon with our C.I.T. program. The event at the
Go For It Sports Dome and our Holiday celebratfon of shop with a cop are two events that were especially successful
and rewarding for all involved. These events have had a very positfve reactfon from the community. We have heard
from individuals outside our city limits express their wantfng to move to our city to take advantage of our C.A.R. pro-
gram; that’s how great of a positfve reactfon we are having with the community due to this program. Looking forward
to 2022 we hope to contfnue to build relatfonships with and support the families of our city.
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Training
In 2021 the Yorkville Police Department provided 6,557 hours of training for the department. These hours
consisted of a variety of topics which are contfnually updated to reflect the changing dynamics of policing in today’s
world.
2021 Training Hours
2,298 hours were for new officers during basic law
enforcement training.
492 hours department wide scenario based role-
playing training.
206 hours of instructor level training was
completed. Six officers earned instructor
certfficatfons covering eight different topics.
Ofc. Alex Jordon received Rapid Deployment
Instructor and Strategies/Tactfcs for Patrol Officer
Instructor certfficatfons
Ofc. R. Hart received Ground Fightfng Control Tactfcs Instructor
certfficatfon
Ofc. R. Fisher and Ofc. C. Kuehlem received Bola -Wrap
Instructor certfficatfon
Ofc. D. Meyer received Immediate Trauma Care Instructor and
Tactfcal Trauma Care Instructor certfficatfons
Ofc. N. Mertes received a Handcuffing Instructor certfficatfon
Ofc. R. Hart received Gracie Survival Tactfcs Instructor
certfficatfons
2021 state certffied online training topics included use of force reviews, cultural competency, sexual harassment
preventfon, psychology of domestfc, child abuse and neglect, missing persons, officer stress management, and
various other monthly law reviews.
Officers received in-house training from certffied
instructors in the following subjects:
Shootfng techniques, including low light techniques
Building Searches
De-escalatfon techniques
Autfsm Awareness
Serious / Fatal Traffic Crash Investfgatfons
High Risk Traffic Stops
Rapid Response
Less lethal / Taser annual certfficatfons
Defensive tactfcs
Year Training Hours
2021 6,557
2020 3,586
2019 3,331
“[Teamwork] is the fuel that allows
common people to attain uncommon
results.” – Andrew Carnegie
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Deputy Chief B. Pfizenmaier and Commander
M.G. Carlyle completed the FBI-LEEDA
leadership trilogy of classes which includes
three weeks of training focusing on supervisory,
command, and executfve leadership
Training
Kendall County Special Response Team
The mission of the Special Response Team (SRT) is to support Kendall County law enforcement agencies
with a tactfcal response to critfcal incidents. Critfcal incidents are defined as, but not limited to: armed/
suicidal subjects, barricaded subjects, hostage situatfons, sniper situatfons, high -risk apprehensions, high-
risk warrant services, dignitary protectfon, search and rescue, ILEAS Mobile Field Force security, and other
special assignments.
The Kendall County Special Response Team’s goal is to provide a highly trained and skilled tactfcal team
as a resource for any law enforcement agency in Kendall County to assist with the handling of critfcal inci-
dents. Recognizing that a well-managed team response to critfcal incidents usually results in successful
resolutfon of these critfcal incidents, the Kendall County Special Response Team was created with inter-
agency agreements to facilitate the formatfon of the team. The driving force behind the formatfon of the
team was to provide a multf-jurisdictfonal team to protect human life during critfcal incidents that may
exceed the capability of individual law enforce-
ment agencies within Kendall County. The pres-
ence of this highly trained, highly skilled, multf-
jurisdictfonal police tactfcal unit substantfally re-
duces the risk of injury or loss of life to citfzens,
police officers, and suspects. The Yorkville Police
Department currently has one officer that is a
member of Kendall County SRT who has partfci-
pated in 112 hours of specialized training
throughout 2021. The Kendall County Special Re-
sponse Team was actfvated eight tfmes in 2021,
to include a high-risk arrest warrant in Yorkville to
apprehend a subject for making terroristfc
threats.
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ILEAS Mobile Field Force
Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System (ILEAS): ILEAS is a statewide police mutual aid system with over 700 member
agencies. Yorkville is a member of Region III of the ILEAS plan, which incorporates mutual aid responses for towns in
DeKalb, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, LaSalle, McHenry and Will Countfes. The Department did not request ILEAS assis-
tance for any incidents in Yorkville in 2021.
Three Yorkville Police Department officers were members of the ILEAS Region 3 Mobile Field Force where they re-
ceived training on building site security, crowd control, protest response, and other special deployment tactfcs.
Kendall County Major Crimes Task Force
Kendall County Major Crimes Task Force: The Yorkville Police Department is an actfve partfcipant in the Kendall County
Major Crimes Task Force. The Kendall County Major Crimes Task Force (KCMCTF) was formed to provide assistance to
member agencies during tfmes when assistance is requested to investfgate major or complex crimes. The task force
provides additfonal trained manpower, expertfse, and equipment to ease the burden that a major crime investfgatfon
puts on the investfgatfng agency. There are currently seven member agencies that make up the KCMCTF, which is over-
seen by the Kendall County Associatfon of Chiefs of Police. The KCMCTF is made up of a Commander, two Assistant
Commanders, and Task Force Members.
Members of the KCMCTF are full-tfme police officers from area law enforcement agencies that are highly trained in
criminal investfgatfve techniques and strategies as they relate to a major investfgatfon. These officers are temporarily
assigned to the KCMCTF from their member agency when the team is actfvated and return to regular dutfes with their
agencies once the investfgatfon is completed.
In 2021, there were seven member agencies on the task force, and Yorkville Police Department has three investfgators
on the investfgatfons team and one investfgator on the forensics team.
Looking forward to 2022
Yorkville Police Department will be certffying all in-house training through the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and
Standards Board (ILETSB) as state certffied training courses. By certffying in-house training, Officers will receive credit
toward mandated training hours defined in the newly enacted SAFE-T act. .
Officers will attend level two Gracie Survival Tactfcs Instructor training to incorporate into future in-house training.
Training Continued
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Community
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MEMORABLE COMMUNITY POLICING MOMENTS IN
2021
Officer Davis and CSO Odum making sure everything runs smoothly at Yorktoberfest
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The
Found Puppers of
2021
Reunited and it feels so good….
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MEMORABLE COMMUNITY POLICING MOMENTS
IN 2021
This year our fundraising
for Special Olympics raised
a total of $9,222.51. Here
are a few memories from
The Polar Plunge and
Coffee with Champions!
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MEMORABLE COMMUNITY
POLICING MOMENTS IN
2021
Sweet as Sugar!!
Another summer full of Lemonade
stands that we LOVE to support! And
special thanks to Mars Wrigley for
Supporting our events with Candy
donations!
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MEMORABLE COMMUNITY POLICING MOMENTS IN
2021
On behalf of the Yorkville Police Department, we want to express our great appreciation for
everyone’s efforts towards our community, we couldn’t have made any of this happen without
you all. From all the wonderful snacks that get dropped off to just watching out for each other,
we cant thank you enough.
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MEMORABLE
COMMUNITY POLICING
MOMENTS IN 2021
Officer Jordon had a great tfme checking out
(I mean working) the car show!
Officer Soebbing helped put together
another successful blood drive!!
The Yorkville American Legion awarded Officer Johnson the
“Officer of the Quarter Award” for his quick and valiant
efforts during a check the well being call.
Officer Mertes to the Rescue!! He
helped fish keys out of a storm
drain Deputy Chief Mikolasek getting dunked by the residents at
Cedarhurst Senior Living.
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Hometown Days 2021
Another successful
festival in the books!!
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MEMORABLE COMMUNITY POLICING MOMENTS
IN 2021
We had another excellent year at Biz Boo
with special Thanks to Wrigley for
donating Candy!
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MEMORABLE COMMUNITY POLICING MOMENTS
IN 2021
Halloween 2021
Our officers drove around the
neighborhoods passing out candy to
some amazing Trick-or-Treaters!
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This year we were able to deliver
Thanksgiving pies to our local
Senior living facilities. Such a nice
time being able to celebrate the
holiday with everyone.
Thanksgiving Deliveries in 2021
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In December we hosted our third annual Shop with a Cop event. It was special to say
the least. Due to the generosity of so many amazing people we were able to cele-
brate and have a Christmas gathering with twenty seven (27) children. Our Officers
had the chance to have pizza and cookies with these families and make connectfons
that will hopefully last a lifetfme. To finish off the evening we had a special guest.....
SANTA. Santa was able to make an early visit as the Toys were ready and wrapped! We wanted to say a special
thank you to so many people that made last night so magical. We would like to thank the following for their
generosity to help sponsor this event; Yorkville Kiwanis, Restore Church, Country Financial (Yorkville), Target
(Yorkville), Rosatfs Pizza (Yorkville) and the men and women of the Yorkville Police Department. The photos you
will see were captured by Becky Mokelke Photography. The photos are amazing! Last but not least we would
like to thank SANTA. WE BELIEVE.
#CommunityPolicing #Yorkville
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EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION
Complementary Letters
Chief James Jensen
Deputy Chief Ray Mikolasek
Deputy Chief Behr Pfizenmaier
Sergeant Garrett Carlyle
Sergeant Chris Hayes
Sergeant John Hunter
Sergeant Pat McMahon
Sergeant Matt Nelson
Sergeant Sam Stroup
Officer Kyle Borowski Life Saving Award
Officer Cali Caruso Officer Kyle Borowski
Officer Kyle Davis
Officer Ryan Fisher
Officer Ryan Goldsmith
Officer Robbie Hart
Officer Chris Jeka AAIM Award
Officer Jeff Johnson Officer Kyle Borowski
Officer Alex Jordan Officer Sean Enk
Detective Matt Ketchmark Officer Ryan Fisher
Officer Tim Kolowski
Officer Chris Kuehlem
Officer Dennis Meyer
Officer Josh Opp
Officer Mariesa Shapiama
Officer Corey Shepherd
Officer Roman Soebbing
Officer Luke Swanson
CSO Wrobel
Yorkville Police Department
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COMMUNITY COMMENTS
“They handled this
mental health
situation perfectly and I
am proud to have a very
professional
department.”
“We Appreciate
all you do
everyday for this
community.”
“I appreciate all your
support over the years,
continue to do the right
thing when no one is
looking like you always
do.”
“Your team of officers
has been absolutely
amazing in dealing with
my son and dealing with
my situation. Your team
continues to be
professional, helpful,
positive, calm and
dedicated to their job”.
“We recently witnessed the very professional,
gentle and very patient officers on a Mental
Health call in our neighborhood regarding a
person with serious mental health issues. Not
only did they deescalate the situation that
took over two hours to resolve but none of
them raised their voices or used physical
force to resolve the situation which could
have resolved the situation much sooner”. “Wanted to take a
few seconds to let
you know our
family supports you
and GREATLY
appreciate the
sacrifices you do!”
“I wanted to commend both of
you on how professional you
both were with all parties in-
volved. You displayed
professionalism”.
“He wanted me to know how appreciate he was that you not only got his dog out of the window well but that you came back and covered it so the dog wouldn’t fall in again”.
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COMMUNITY COMMENTS
“I am a retired officer and know
how difficult the job can be. This
officer made my day. This officer
is an example of exceptional
professionalism and compassion”.
“I was stopped by one of your
officers. I cannot remember his
name; I attached the copy of my
warning. He was extremely
pleasant, very professional, and
respectful, he made me feel very at
ease.”
“I wanted to thank you
and your officers for
their professionalism
when I need their
services. I know a
simple thank you can
go a long way and I
hope this does”.
“I wanted to express
my gratitude and ap-
preciation for the pro-
fessionalism and cour-
teousness that you
showed me today”
“I also wanted to thank the
Yorkville Police Department that
found my dad, engaged him while
we decided what to do, let him
maintain his dignity throughout
and actually had my dad follow
them all the way home to his
house. I am so thankful for their
kindness and assistance”. “Thank you, guys, very
much for
EVERYTHING
you do for the great
community we live
in”.
“Your compassion
was greatly
appreciated and
calming”.
“I wanted to express my
appreciation and gratitude
for making one of Ken’s
final wishes come true”.
“I wanted to
thank you both.
You two were
great, handled
the call well, and
I appreciated
your
professionalism.”
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Thank You from
Chief James Jensen
This report would not be possible without the support and
assistance from Patrol Operatfons Deputy Chief Ray Mikolasek
and Commander Garrett Carlyle and Support Services Deputy
Chief Behr Pfizenmaier. I also wanted to give a special shout
out to Records Supervisor Kirsten Balog for her tfme, effort, and
most of all PATIENCE on this report.
THANK YOU!