Justice Police Department Articles

Trustee Mary McGee, Chair of the Public Safety Committee and Chief Robert Gedville would like to take a moment to celebrate the individual accomplishments experienced by some of the members of the Justice Police Department in the past year:

Corporal Lucas Wyatt
2009 Officer of The Year
Corporal Michael McNamara
2009 Narcotics Enforcement Award
Corporal Ronald Brenza
2009 Traffic Safety Award recipient.
Sergeant Mark Krummick
2009 DUI Enforcement Award recipient.
These officers were honored for their achievements at the February 8^th Board Meeting.

Pictured as follows: front row l to r: Corporal Lucas Wyatt, Corporal Michael McNamara, Sergeant Mark Krummick, Corporal Ronald Brenza, back row l to r: Trustee Mary McGee, Deputy Chief Kraig McDemott, Chief Robert Gedville, and Deputy Chief Michael Kurschner.

Chief Gedville encourages all residents of Justice to take advantage of Nixle! Nixle is a community information service that alerts all residents to public safety threats and community events via web, e-mail, and cell phone. Sign up at www.nixle.com and/or obtain more information. Please share this new service with friends and neighbors to spread the word! We are very excited to have you experience it for yourself.

The Justice Police Department is looking for more residents to join our Neighborhood Watch Program and give us a hand in making the community a safer place to reside. The meetings take place on the last Thursday of every month at 7pm in the Village Hall Board Room. We look forward to meeting with you and sharing information regarding the neighborhood.

Shop With A Cop
Justice fraternal Order of Police

On Sunday, December 20^th, 2009 the Justice Fraternal Order of Police held its inaugural Shop With A Cop. Six children were selected from the Justice area to go shopping with Justice Police Officers and Dispatchers. The Children along with the Police arrived at the Hodgkins Wal-Mart and were greeted by Santa Claus.
Each child was given a Santa hat and was provided a $100 gift card for the child to buy presents for their family members and themselves. When the shopping was completed, everyone arrived back at the Justice Police Department, where milk, orange juice and doughnuts were provided. The officers and dispatchers helped the children wrap all of their gifts.

Participating in this program were; Sgt. Ron Urbanski, Officer Rich Pedota, Officer Joe Hurkes, Communications Officers Stephanie Krummick and Kristy McNamara.

Neighborhood Watch Program

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Lifesaving Awards

On 08 Feb 09 at 9:55pm, Lieutenant Carmen A. Consolino of the Cook County Sheriff’s Department, was off-duty and traveling on Archer Road in the Village of Justice. While driving, he noticed a fire coming from the second floor of a townhome located in the Arbors of Justice Subdivision. Lt. Consolino drove over to the fire and immediately contacted the Justice Police Department to report the incident. He then began to evacuate the homeowners of the four (4) townhome building. Residents of the building advised Lt. Consolino that there may be a lady in the burning residence.
He and Corporal Ronald Brenza of the Justice Police Department, attempted to gain entry to the residence, however, the door was locked. They both kicked in the door and made entry to the building while the entire second floor was fully engulfed with flames. Upon entry, the officers crawled upon the first floor of the townhome due to the heavy smoke and significant heat. Lt. Consolino then heard human sounds coming from the living room area and observed a middle-aged female in a semi-conscious state lying on a couch. He and Cpl. Brenza dragged the female from the couch to the main doorway where Officer Carmen Scardine of the Justice Police Department met them and carried her outside to safety. The female victim was transported to a local hospital and was treated for smoke inhalation. She was released a couple of days later and has made a full recovery. The residence was destroyed by fire; however, the adjoining homes were saved.
The officers, without hesitation gave their assistance and I would like to recognize them for their compassion and bravery in the face of danger. They came to the aid of others in crisis, while jeopardizing their own safety. Their selfless acts of courage and bravery are inspiring. We were very pleased to honor these individuals by presenting them with Lifesaving Awards at the March 23, 2009 Village Board meeting.

On behalf of the men and women of the Justice Police Department, please accept our sincere thanks to the officers and my personal thanks for heroic acts!
Sincerely,
Robert Gedville, Chief of Police

Justice Police Department Receives Federal Grant for Equipment

On March 13, 2009 the Police Department received a Federal Grant for radio equipment. The grant totaled $100,000 that Congressman Lipinski's office work diligently on to secure. Congressman Lipinski presented the check to Mayor Wasowicz, Chief Gedville and Deputy Chiefs Kurschner and McDermott.

The money from this grant will be used for upgrading radio equipment throughout the Police Department. The timing of this check couldn't be better as the equipment in place now is approaching the threshold of being outdated and at the end of it's service life. The money that would have been used to replace the outdated equipment, without the grant, can now be used in other essential areas. The Village and the Police Department are grateful to Congressman Lipinski for all his efforts in securing this grant.

2008 Police Department Awards

On February 9th, during the Village Board meeting, Mayor Wasowicz and Chief Gedville presented the 2008 Justice Police Department Awards. They are as follows; Officer Anthony DeBella was the 2008 “Officer of The Year” recipient. Corporal Michael McNamara was the 2008 Narcotics Enforcement Award recipient. Corporal Ronald Brenza was the 2008 Traffic Safety Award recipient. Sergeant Mark Krummick and Corporal Lucas Wyatt were the DUI Enforcement Award recipients. The Justice Police Department Honor Guard presented the Colors to open the meeting. I would also like to welcome the newest member of the department, Officer Carmen Scardine. Officer Scardine was hired in December of 2008 and he brings over fifteen (15) years of experience with him. He was an officer with another south suburban police agency prior to his employment with our department. His experience, knowledge and training will be an asset to the Justice Police Department.
Robert Gedville, Chief of Police

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