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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Commander Jack Fichtel and Lt. Steve Stemmet
DATE: April 20, 2021
SUBJECT:
Resolution authorizing the Chief of Police to sign an updated Memorandum of Understanding between the Kane County Major Crimes Task Force and the Aurora Police Department (APD).
PURPOSE:
An updated Memorandum of Understanding between the Kane County Major Crimes Task Force and APD will allow for a continuing partnership in the investigations of major crimes, as well as an independent task force that can investigate officer involved shootings as outlined in the Illinois Police Community Relations Act (50 ILCS 727).
BACKGROUND:
The Aurora Police Department has had a long-standing cooperative relationship with the Kane County Major Crimes Task Force which Aurora Police Officers and Supervisors have been assigned to investigate and take enforcement action on major crimes or in the investigation of other jurisdictions officer involved shootings.
The Kane County Major Crimes Task Force has been utilized several times over the past years by the Aurora Police Department to act as an independent, outside law enforcement agency to investigate Aurora Police Officer involved shootings. The task force also has a group of officers that are specially trained in the investigation of serious and/ or fatal crashes. These officers have assisted Aurora traffic reconstructionist on major crash scenes.
This agreement has been updated by the newly appointed board of the Kane County Chiefs of Police, which oversee the operations of the Kane County Major Crimes Task Force.
DISCUSSION:
A new Memorandum of Understanding with the Kane County Major Crimes Task Force will allow Aurora Police Officers to work with other law enforcement officials to conduct investigations of major crimes, crashes, or officer involved shootings in the area. This is an area of law enforcement where a task force philosophy is beneficial, as it pools specially trained officers to complet...
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