New Police Communication Initiative

The Highland Park Police Department is proud to announce a new no cost communication tool for Highland Park that is designed to increase community awareness. The program called PENS (Police Email Notification System) utilizes the power of the Internet to establish a line of communication between the police department and the people we serve so that vital information can be promptly disseminated between the two.

Community policing philosophies mandate a proactive partnership with police and the citizens that they serve. Successful programs tap into community knowledge and assistance to help fight crime. There are countless times that the police department could benefit from an informed public and visa versa. The PENS program instantly links the community and the police by sending important notifications to participants such as: Crime Pattern Alerts, Traffic Alerts, Missing Persons, Wanted Persons, Wanted Vehicles and much more. To accomplish this task, the Highland Park Police Department has teamed up with Silent Partner Alert of Manning Systems Engineering, an on-line public safety broadcasting network.

Here's how it works: When an incident of importance occurs, a message from the police department is instantly sent to any registered persons via their computer, text pagers, text cell phones or PDA (personal digital assistant) email devices. In turn, the community benefits from being informed and the police benefit from information that is returned from the community.

The more people that participate (register to receive text messages from the police department), the better the program will work. Everyone who lives in, works in or frequents Highland Park is highly encouraged to join. To join, simply log into www.silentpartneralert.com and select "Click here to register for your free alerts". Then provide the information requested and submit it. This is a secure website and by contract, Silent Partner Alert will not disseminate your email information to any other entity. If you experience any difficulty in registering, please contact Community Service Officer Reyes Montemayor or Officer Phil DeLaurentis at (847) 432-7730.