Officer Jeff Aiello
Joe Krajacic - Chairman
Tom O'Rourke - Research Coordinator
Brian Ganan - Project Coordinator
Chris Fahnoe - Secretary

District 21
District 25
District 59
District 214
Christian Liberty Academy
Our Lady of the Wayside
NSSEO
St. James Lutheran School
St. Peter Lutheran School
St. Viator High School

Mission Statement

The Task Force is a collaborative effort between the Arlington Heights Police Department and Arlington Heights Schools. The goal of the Task Force is to promote school safety, provide information to the community and work with staff to raise awareness about school safety.

The Task Force has worked on such projects as traffic management, club drugs, bullying, cyberbullying, rapid deployment, crisis prevention and code red drills.

Family Internet Safety Night

Join the Arlington Heights Police Department, the Arlington Heights School District PTA, and the Task Force on October 5th at South Middle School from 6:00 -7:30 PM for a Family Internet Safety Night. All Arlington Heights parents and children (K-8th) grade are invited. There will be age appropriate presentations, games and activities for students. Please RSVP by October 1st 2010 to jaiello@vah.com or call Officer Aiello 847-368-5310. Download the flyer for complete details.

Do You Know What "KPC" Means?

It is internet lingo for “Keep Parents Clueless.” Cook County Assistant States Attorney, Kathleen Muldoon, who works in the Sex Crimes Division and is the head of Illinois Crimes Against Children (ICAC), spoke to our parents about how to keep our children safe on the internet and within the community. Investigator, Joe Pinnello, who coordinates the Sex Offender Registration for the Village of Arlington Heights, explained how the Police Department registers sex offenders who reside in the village.

Kathleen Muldoon, provided several helpful strategies for parents:

*Keep the home computer within a common area of the home, not a bedroom.
*Limit the time on the computer
*Use a screen name that is not gender specific
*Talk to your child about the dangers of sharing personal information on the computer.
*Monitor your child’s cell phone activity
*Once a picture or other information is posted on the internet, it will be there permanently for others to use
*Do not respond to mean, offensive e-mail
*Remember people on-line may or MAY NOT be who they say they are

Do you know what PAW means?  It is internet lingo for “Parents Are Watching.”  Learn more on how you can protect your family.  There are several on-line resources for parents to use to further learn about how to keep your children safe, including:

www.netsmartz.org 
www.isafe.org
www.icactraining.org
www.cybertipline.com