Village of Skokie Police Department

I work in Skokie and when our offices were moving, I accidentally tripped the alarm on my way to get something from my office, Upon showing up, skokie police officers pulled their guns on me told me to get down on the ground and to shut up, because people like me are destroying their community.
First, I was a manager for this company had keys, i just underestimated how much time I really had before the alarm set in. After they kept on screaming and assaulting me, the younger one gave me a chance to show them i worked there. After that was said and done, no one apologized but I was told that I should maybe do my job better. Seriously? You’re a fucking pig! You need the IQ of 5. Protect and serve my ass. I can call out skokie police on many different occasions where they have been dismissive, racists and full out abusing the power they are given by the state and it’s people. Calling the non-​emergency number just gets you some old hag who hates herself and her job.
I’m from Jamaica but moved to Evanston, their police officers are much better and cuter. Evanston shits on Skokie on so many different levels.
I’m not suppose to be afraid to call the cops and skokie police instill that into people, especially the immigrants they have living there.

I thank skokie everyday beautiful town wonderful people. Skokie is old wonderful town with a family population. Great people
To be with.

I and my family have lived in Skokie for 50 years. I just stumbled on these reviews and am astonished. First, most of the postings are from people not from the area. I can’t help but comment on a few.
Mayana — writes about how they can’t find an autistic boy that’s missing for seven hours. Well actually, the Skokie police and 6 other police police departments + 100 volunteers searched for the boy and he was reunited with his family 6 hours later.
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Venessa — Shootings could use a «stop»? In 2013 there was one shooting that was not random (i.e. the shooter targeted the victim and they were not from Skokie]. In 2014 we had another shooting and 5 suspects were arrested. They are an extremely rare occurrence, unlike Rogers Park, or Evanston, where gun violence is frequent.
Tanya — Thanks for your comments from Switzerland. To you and those who write about Michael Hart, he resigned, if he hadn’t Skokie would have fired him. An investigation was launched and he was prosecuted. Unlike Chicago and many major cities, this wasn’t swept under the rug.
I have had several occasions to deal with Skokie police and they have been extremely professional, very quick to respond, caring and helpful. I feel very safe living in Skokie and one of the reasons is our exceptional police and fire departments.

Useless. Will write you a ticket for parking in front of your house at 4 AM because they have nothing better to do, but can’t find a little autistic boy that’s been missing for seven hours.

I was verbally assaulted this evening in front of maggianos restaurant by a tall and heavy officer. Instead go giving me a ticket for ACCIDENTALLY parking in a fire lane (was not marked in yellow lines) he insulted me time and again for not knowing what I was doing. I have never encountered such an unprofessional police officer. After I left he lit up a cigarette. Great example ! Fire this guy.

Last summer I was the victim of a hit and run outside the Jewish Community Center on Church street by one of their summer counselors. I was riding my bicycle with a friend behind me who witnessed everything. I called the police and they sent over an officer. At the time of the accident I did not write down the license plate because the teenager that hit me drove off. I returned a couple days later to the parking lot and identified the car that hit me and called the police officer who took my report to give him the information. I was told they will contact me back once this person who hit me was apprehended and to this day, have not received any form of contact from the Skokie Police department.

I know several of the Skokie police officers are hard working but there are a few that are hardly worki. Crime is up. Vandalism, property crime, and I blame the police. Also, they have brutish thugs (Michael Hart) on the police force who abuse their power. They allow male police officers to batter female detainees. The whole department needs an overhaul. I went in once to ask a question and was ignored by uniformed personnel working the desk.

They are censoring reviews and having bad ones removed.
My experience with this dept is flat out scary and I wouldn’t feel safe in skokie since they still allow michael hart to work for them.

Officer Michael Hart of the Skokie Police Dept assaulted a helpless woman and did not even get charged or arrested. Police should act always with restraint, civility and respect, but those traits are not enforced or apparently valued in Skokie.

As much as I don’t care for living in Skokie, the cops do a fair job attempting to keep crime out. They’re very successful in catching speeders and writing tickets but there are still shootings that could use a stop. (hint, hint)
Filing reports here is easy and they reply to online e-​mails within a week.

A few items:
–A couple years ago, my teenage daughter had her friends over. I went to Jewel to get ice cream, and when I came back one girl was trying to convince 911 to come because a group of boys THEY DID NOT KNOW was tryng to force their way into the front door of my townhouse. I went in front and confronted the boys while calling 911. Ten to fifteen minutes later, the police showed up. Guess what? The boys had run and they were only able to catch 3 of them. The dispatcher REFUSED TO BELIEVE THE GIRL WHO CALLED.
–In fall 2010, my neighbor called 911 when he saw someone had thrown a brick through the rear window of my car. When I discovered it and called 911, the cops refused to come out. I was a VICTIM OF A CRIME and THEY WOULD NOT COME TO MY HOUSE. The dispatcher’s explanation? «We already talked to your neighbor.» I asked how my neighbor would know if anything had been stolen from my car. The answer? «I don’t know. But the police are busy.»
When they sent me a survey to rate their service, the question was whether I had been treated with cultural respect. Huh? NO COP CAME OUT!
–We have two sex massage parlors operating in the open within a 4-​block radius. Kids wait in front of one for the school bus. WTF?!
–Our alley was tagged with gang grafitti during the night of ⁴⁄₂₃. When I called the nonemergency number, the woman who answered the phone was like «Yah, I heard that, gosh.» I said that a lot of cars had been tagged, and because immigrants might not be aware that they can call the police, someone ought to get the word to them, help them out. She said, «Yah, it would be good if you could go around and talk to them.» I explained that I have enough to do and that I had given up on the police because they wouldn’t even come out when my car window was smashed. She told me I was making that up, so I said to check my complaint and the record, AND SHE HUNG UP ON ME!
OK, so, the police department doesn’t come out when you’re a victim of a crime, the 911 dispatcher won’t believe teenagers who call, and the nonemergency cop hangs up on taxpayers.
As soon as I can unload my devalued Skokie townhouse, I’m moving back to Chicago. The cops are not as handsome, but they sure know how to TCB.

I had to come here to fill out a report, having been rear-​ended in Skokie the night before. I had seen this building travelling from the north while it was under construction and just now realized it is the new Police Station for Skokie. You architecture buffs will like this place. The building is a wonderful mid-​century modern symphony of window walls, white steel, angles and wood, which flows beautifully inside and out and even has internal open spaces with trees and presumably flowers when summer comes. The lobby rise a couple of stories and one has the impression of being in a theater lobby. little rooms and cubicles wait in anticipation of more employees and customers, I guess. The outside has that prairie style expansiveness like many of the sprawling ranch homes in the area. And the front terrace boasts an inviting public area with benches which are most artfully placed. Nice spot to hang out and have lunch in summer.
There was one officer at the front desk and very few clients while I was there, and I was able to get my stuff done without too much time or trouble. And it was such a nice spot to hang out in, I wouldn’t have minded staying longer. It reminded me of Buckminster Fuller’s proclamation that a building was not just a place to be, but a way to be. So hey, Skokie Police, love the new digs, and the officer was efficient, polite, and helpful. Cute, too.