tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095750659102120237.post382448300134985104..comments2023-10-15T09:26:58.086-05:00Comments on Woodstock Advocate: Why the MCSD squad car at Jewish Congregation?Gushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09036550825708569102noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095750659102120237.post-91577772206052800972011-10-31T22:01:37.817-05:002011-10-31T22:01:37.817-05:00The idea of a decoy squad car is good, but drivers...The idea of a decoy squad car is good, but drivers on the Illinois Tollway figured out fast that these cars were almost always unoccupied. After that, they did little good.<br /><br />But parked for days (weeks?) at the Jewish Congregation building? Or in Phil Pagano's driveway?<br /><br />Where else in McHenry County are squad cars parked like this? Anyone?Gushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09036550825708569102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095750659102120237.post-24015834377661818832011-10-31T21:41:20.610-05:002011-10-31T21:41:20.610-05:00Numerous departments use decoy cars as park of cri...Numerous departments use decoy cars as park of crime deterrence. Often parked in areas where there is a high incidence of car burglary such as malls and theaters. Sometimes theses squads are occupied by a police officer and sometimes not. I personally think use of old squads is a good idea. I know the ISP parked squads in medians and along tollways as speed deterrence, but one left on I-290 was piled under a dozen donut boxes by some jokers.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12313037514831924068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095750659102120237.post-43710222393156545362011-10-31T16:12:05.248-05:002011-10-31T16:12:05.248-05:00A long-standing procedure at MCSD has been to park...A long-standing procedure at MCSD has been to park a marked squad car in front of the Jewish Congregation in Ridgefield. This dates back to about 9-11-2001.<br /><br />A squad car will be washed and polished up, then driven to the Jewish Congregation's property and parked. Someone from the Sheriff's Dept. garage would follow the driver of the squad car to Ridgefield and drive him back to the Dept. Of course, two people would have to go back to Ridgefield, when it was time to bring the car back.<br /><br />The mileage for the car would have to be logged, and the fuel used would be logged.<br /><br />At least one squad car was vandalized while it was parked there. <br /><br />Why none of this shows up as "documentation" in response to a FOIA request can only be guessed at. I wonder who withheld the information from the FOIA officer.<br /><br />I'm sure the members of the Jewish Congregation appreciated having a squad car parked in front of their building. Do you suppose they expressed their appreciation on Election Days in the past ten years?Gushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09036550825708569102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095750659102120237.post-82326548080086091612011-10-31T12:21:30.619-05:002011-10-31T12:21:30.619-05:00Different readers told me it was an MCSD car. That...Different readers told me it was an MCSD car. That's all I know.Gushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09036550825708569102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095750659102120237.post-7920137126418597492011-10-31T10:50:13.242-05:002011-10-31T10:50:13.242-05:00Sure it was an MCSD car, and not ISP?Sure it was an MCSD car, and not ISP?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com