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Oblong Illinois Police Department
The Village of Oblong Police Department is a full service agency that serves a population of approximately 1600 located in western Crawford County. The department consists of 7 police officers that include the Chief of Police, two full-time police officers and four part-time police officers. The police department is a very progressive department. Two of the officers are certified by the State of Illinois as Juvenile officers. Also, all officers are certified and equipped with the Taser and the Chief of Police is nationally certified as a Taser Instructor. All officers are trained and certified in the use of the AR-15 Rifle and are equipped with one in their vehicles.
The police department also has three vehicles that include a 2004 Ford Crown Victoria, a 2003 Dodge Intrepid, and a 2000 Ford Crown Victoria. All of the police vehicles are equipped with front and rear moving radar and in-car video cameras. The vehicles are also equipped with the Automated External Defibrillator and other first aid necessities. Also, the police vehicles are equipped with in-car computers that allow officers to run checks on vehicles and persons. The system that the computers use is a state-wide program called IWIN. All officers are LEADS certified, which is necessary to operate the computers.
The Village of Oblong Police Department strives to make Oblong a better
place to live. It is the policy of the Chief that all laws are enforced
by the officers, including traffic law violations. The police department
takes special interest in the growing drug problem.
A national day of remembrance,
National Peace Officers Memorial Day,
takes place May 15th. of each year
Oblong Police Chief, Jack Fancil,
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Killed in the line of duty, June
1, 1970
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As
we come to the end of yet another year, I want to take the time to
remember the 154 police officers who
paid the ultimate sacrifice in 2004. 154 police
officers were killed in the line of duty. Out of those 154 officers,
5 were Illinois police
officers. The number of police officer deaths
in 2004 was 6 percent higher than the 145 killed in 2003. Eight of
the 154 officers who paid the ultimate
sacrifice were women and eight were federal officers.
The remaining 138 were officers from state and local police departments.
The 154 police
officers died while preserving public safety.
Police officers everyday are faced with the possibility of not returning
home, but yet they continuously
put the badge and gun on and take on that task
making sure that you are safe. Police officers face that possibility
of paying the ultimate sacrifice
every time they stop a car or go on that unknown
911 call. I especially want to remember the families and children of
the fallen police officers.
They too have paid the ultimate sacrifice. Also,
on behalf of the Oblong Police Dept, I want to also remember all of
our troops that have paid
the ultimate sacrifice defending our country
and also the remaining troops. We pray that you return home soon and
safe. The Oblong Police Dept wishes
everyone a Happy New Year. I want to close this
by a poem that was written by Marc Turner. It is called “Just A Cop”.
“JUST A COP”
Did you know a Police Officer died last night?
Just another cop who gave his life
Another story to fill the news
Another funeral with a sea of blue.
We know that he did not want to leave
Now his brothers, sisters, and family grieve
They’ll lay to rest their brother with tears
A pain that will last for the rest of their years.
And others will come to honor this cop
Who in spite of the risks, would never stop
“
To serve and protect” were just not words written
as art
It was part of his soul, his body, his heart.
The real
pain that’s felt by those left behind
Comes from the fact many people don’t mind
That this hero was killed fighting for us
“
He’s just a cop, it’s his job, why all
the fuss?”
He was there when you needed, there when you called
Never asked you for praise or to thank him at
all
So he’s just a cop, risking his life
Catches a bullet or gets stuck with a knife.
To those
who say that it’s just a cop’s
life
Did you ever stop to think, did he have a wife?
Or maybe a boy and a little girl too
Waiting for dad who promised a trip to the zoo.
They watched out the door, with smiles and cheer
Waiting for daddy who soon would be there
But instead of his smile, come three somber cops
As they walk towards the house time suddenly
stops.
He won’t
be coming home to them anymore
Still they stand and stare out the front door
Saying my dad was a cop…but why did he have to
die?
He was kind, he was funny, just really a nice
guy.
No it wasn’t
just a cop who was killed last night
A part of us all died when they shut down his
light
When it happens again, we all know that it will
Take a second to think, for a moment be still.
If not for that cop, where would we be
Afraid of our shadow, not one of us free
Was the guy who just died special or not?
Yeah he sure was,…Just a Husband, a Father, a
Hero, a Cop……..
Happy New Year,
Chad E. Pusey
Chief of Police
Oblong Police Dept.
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