Thursday, May 9, 2013
Deerfield children learn how to react when they encounter an unfamiliar person.
Poor weather conditions may have led a Deerfield teenager to refuse a ride home from school Thursday from a person who knew the student, according to a statement from Deerfield Police Chief John Sliozis. After investigating the incident, Deerfield police concluded the person offering the ride was an acquaintance of the teenager, according to Sliozis. “The child … failed to recognize the person because of weather and lighting conditions,” he said. Earlier: Stranger Offers Ride to Deerfield Teen Though there was no criminal activity, Sliozis lauded the teenagers’ behavior and hopes other youngsters will continue to do the same thing. “The Deerfield Police Department is confident the action was a misunderstanding and continues to encourage …
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Insignificant increase in number of crimes attributed to quintupling of burglaries.
Violent crime in Deerfield was virtually nonexistent the last two years but a more than fivefold increase in burglaries caused a slight jump the Village’s crime index, according to Chief John Sliozis’s annual report. The crime index includes murder, criminal sexual assault, aggravated sexual assault and robbery—classified as violent crime—along with burglary, theft, car theft and arson. With no murders the last two years, violent crime has remained static at three. Earlier: Crime Drops in Deerfield Though the number of burglaries increased from five in 2011 to 27 in 2012, the amount of thefts dropped from 192 to 183. Two cars were stolen both years and there was no arson. “The number of burglaries is cyclical. It’s up all over (the area). …
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Village shows the lowest report of incidents in the last five years while Trustees question Chief Sliozis about hand held cell phones, gangs and drugs.
Crime in Deerfield for the first half of this year is at its lowest rate in the last five, according to a report given by Police Chief John Sliozis at Monday’s meeting of the Village Board of Trustees. While the report showed the lowest amount of total incidents for the first six months of 2012 over the last five years as well as a large decline of major crime, Board members were most interested in gangs, drugs and the effect of the Village’s ordinance requiring motorists to use hand held phones while driving. Earlier: Most Police Stops for Cell Use Result in Warnings After Sliozis explained the Deerfield Police Department primarily issues warnings to people stopped for using a hand held cell phone until Illinois enacts legislation …
Stephanie Brent
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