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HANOVER PARK • STREAMWOOD • BARTLETTWednesday, April 2, 1986Section 1—5THe D3ILY HeqaiDDailybriefingTodayVFWArnold Heath Memorial Post 5151meetHall. Hanover Park.Bartlett TOPScontrol group will meet at 7 p.mGreenbrook West ClubhouseThursdayThe Hanover Park VillagemeetLakeStreamwoodFire Commission willmeet at7:30 p m. at the village hall, 401I? n__l. n___Burg] laries• lf actormV]ageby Andy Savoierising crimeH*rald staff writerorganizedlargely responsible for a 40 percent jump in residential break-ins in Bartlett last year, and a 21 percent rise inoverall crime, Police Chief William McHugh said.Ring members enter most homesoperating in Bartlett Streamwood and Eleiappear to bewe re not the only ones experienc ing that kind of increase. I don't think it’s unique to Bartlett»»McHugh said.Reported residential biBartlett zoomed from 89two years ago to 125 in 1985, annual crime statistics show. Auto break-ins morethan doubled, from 34 in 1984 to 74last year.THE BURGLARY spree was blunted in late March when police recovered $10,000 in stolen goods from two Streamwood High School studentssuspected of breaking into at least 15 homes in the Northwest suburbs overthe past two years.ateAggravated batteries, whichswelled from 138 in 1984 to 171 lastalso contributed toyear, aiso comriDuiea to soaringoverall crime. McHugh blamed the increase on previously unreported domestic disputes.efts climbed 9 percent in ] six robberies were reported compared to only two in 198long less serious crimes fmdeceptivetices more than tripled. Fifteen de ceptions were reported in 1984 and 5: last year, a 253 percent jump. Vandalism reports surged 14 per fromcentsoared292 to 334. Runawaysvolvmg children grew 106 percent Reported sex offenses zoomed frorrsix to 40, mainly due to a 25-count indictment against a local couple alleging child pornography.OVERALL, SERIOUS crimes wereup 29 percent and minor offensesclimbed 19 percent.The growing crime rate and a population that has swelled by 2,000since 1980 has prompted request the hiring of onlt;patrolman and clerical worker“I think we’ve reached the point where we can justify it,” he said.more manpower, while no cure-all, could help curb the rising crime rate McHugh saidwnen you have more personnel, you have more flexibility to isolate a certain target and put it under surveillance,” McHugh said.combatpolice will place greater emphasis onhome security inspections and organizations like Police Action Through Citizen Help, a neighborhood watchprogram.WE HAVE these things, but they naven t been as vital as they shouldbe, McHugh said. “It’s a matter of making people accustomed andaware of what we re trying A $60,000 I-Search grani shrink the number ofttrunaways, which are being reported in larger numbers.4*Peopleport immediately when a child run:McHugh said. ‘There’s beaway,comeftpeoplettBartlett Police Department1985 Annual ReportHomicideCriminal sexual assaultRobberyAggravated battery Aggravated assaultBurglaryBurglary from motor vehicle TheftMotor vehicle theftArsonTotal part one crimesDeceptionVandalismDeadly weaponsSex offensesGamblingOffenses involving childrenCannabis controlControlled substances actHypodermic Syringe NeedleLiquor control act Motor vehicle offensesDisorderly conduct Interfering with a policeman KidnappingState laws and local ordinances Total part two crimesGrand total19851984Change13-67%2NANA62+ 200%171138+ 24 %2223-4%12589+ 40%7434+ 118%249228+ 9%1211+ 9%42+ 100%490380+ 29%5315+ 253 %334292+14 %1517-12%406+ 567 %100%239116+ 106%228+ 175%2017+ 18%01-100%2032-38%14871283+ 16%136113+ 20%2729-7%200%067-10026792246+ 19%31692626+ 21%nrinn! Pazthim
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Arlington Heights Daily Herald Suburban Chicago
Arlington Heights, Illinois, US
Wed, Apr 02, 1986
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