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IMPORTANT NOTICE:
THE 2007 OPEN HOUSE WAS CANCELLED DUE TO THE CONSTRUCTION BETWEEN THE EXISTING POLICE FACILITY AND OUR NEWLY ACQUIRED BUILDING NEXT DOOR.
ON SUNDAY, MAY 18, 2008 FROM 1 PM - 4 PM, WE WILL ONCE AGAIN HOST THE OPEN HOUSE, WHICH WILL FEATURE A FIRST LOOK AT OUR NEWLY DESIGNED DISPATCH CENTER AND TRAINING FACILITY.
ADDED ATTRACTIONS FOR 2008 WILL INCLUDE KID'S SAFETY PUPPET SHOWS AND THE ILLINOIS STATE POLICE SEAT BELT "CONVINCER". ALSO, COME AND CHECK OUT THE MABAS MOBILE FIELD OPERATONS VEHICLE AND THE REST OF WHAT THE DAY HAS TO OFFER.
The Department's Open House normally takes place each May, in order to coincide with National Police Week. Here's a recap (and some photos) of our 2006 event. ...
On Sunday, May 7, 2006, over 500 citizens visited the Vernon Hills police facility during the department's 12th annual Open House. The weather was a perfect 70+ degrees, the sun was out, and everyone had a great time.
Some of the festivities included demonstrations by both of the Department's K-9 Units, Officer Vince Utter and his partner, Bullet and Officer Bill Heelan and his partner, Storm. In additon, we included a cool new police car moonwalk for the kids to jump around in.
Inside were displays from N.I.P.A.S., the police Explorer Scouts, the Citizen's Police Academy, and Lake County Crime Stoppers. For the forth consecutive year we also had demonstrations of the F.A.T.S. firearms training system. (F.A.T.S. is a laser equipped weapons training system that consists of shoot-don't shoot video scenarios.) Many of the visitors had a rare opportunity to try their hand at it. Finally, visitors were given the opportunity to participate in our "Ask-A-Cop" display - where they could videotape a question to be answered on a future Cop Topics, our quarterly cable show.
Visting youths had a chance to color their own police button and have his/her photo taken in police uniform (thanks to a lifesize police officer photo). The youths also received plastic police badges and VHPD foam visors as momentos of their visit. Naturally, all of the guests were able to see the many elements of the facility and meet many of the department's employees.
In case you missed it, here are some photos that we'd like to share with you.
Click here for a Quicktime view to some of the parts of the station.
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