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About the Police Department

The Gurnee Police Department provides services to the community 24 hours per day. Your Police department is active in community oriented policing and problem-solving, with efforts in areas such as; traffic and DUI enforcement, crime prevention, D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education), neighborhood watch, gang prevention, and youth assistance programs.

Home Burglars Arrested and Charged

Gurnee, IL– Six individuals have been arrested and charged for their roles in at least four residential burglaries in Gurnee that occurred in late March and early April.


Gurnee detectives developed several possible suspects during their investigation of the recent burglaries. A joint effort with the Lake County Sheriff’s Criminal Investigation Division lead to the arrests of these six suspects for the Gurnee burglaries and other burglaries in the county.

State of Illinois and the Village of Gurnee to "stick 'em up" during Alcohol Awareness Month

Gurnee, IL – To kickoff April as Alcohol Awareness Month, over a thousand community volunteers will visit liquor establishments throughout the State of Illinois including some in the Village of Gurnee.

Neighborhood Watch Crime Alert: Stonebrook Residential Burglary

 
The Gurnee Police Department is currently investigating 2 residential burglaries that were reported to have occurred on Monday, 04/04/11 during the late afternoon or evening hours. Both burglaries have similarities that indicate they were committed by the same offender(s). In each case, no one was home at the time the offenses occurred and no one was injured. Evidence suggests the suspect(s) traveled on foot as opposed to in a vehicle, at least for part of the time.

Gurnee Police Drunk and Drugged Driving and Safety Restraint Special Enforcement Period

Funded by a grant from the Illinois Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, these enforcement actions were conducted in order to remove drunk and drugged drivers from the roadways and increase safety restraint compliance.

These nineteen deployments (each done in 4+ hour increments) were in addition to officers conducting their regular patrol duties. The results of these STEP Grant enforcement operations are as follows:

Gurnee Police Conduct Super Bowl Mobilization Enforcement Period

Gurnee, IL – Beginning January 28th and running through February 6th 2011, the Gurnee Police Department conducted additional impaired driving enforcement throughout the village. Funded by a grant from the Illinois Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, these enforcement actions were conducted in order to remove drunk and drugged drivers from the roadways. These eleven deployments (each done in 5+ hour increments) were in addition to officers conducting their regular patrol duties.

Impaired Driving Special Enforcement Period–Super Bowl Week

Gurnee, IL – The Gurnee Police Department started conducting increased impaired driver enforcement activities throughout the village on January 28th and the program will run through February 6th, 2010.

Gurnee Police Conduct Holiday Mobilization Enforcement Period

Gurnee, IL – Beginning December 7th and running through January 2nd 2011, the Gurnee Police Department conducted additional traffic enforcement activities throughout the village.