Chief Dan Schulze and DARE Officer Russ Klug hold the trophy won by the Village's DARE Car
Schiller Park Police Department Gets a DARE Car
This year the Schiller Park Police have an addition to their fleet of Police cars that serve the Village. Schiller Park’s new Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) car that you might have seen around town was purchased with seized drug monies by the Mayor, the Village Board and Police Chief this year. These monies can only be used for very limited purposes and utilizing them in this way in essence cost the village nothing. The car, a 2010 Dodge Charger that was purchased used and has a custom “wrap” over its paint so it can be removed when it is time to rotate the car out of service.
A number of D.A.R.E. programs in local police departments have some vehicles marked as police cars to promote the DARE program. The car is also used to send the message that drug dealers forfeit all their glamorous trappings when they get caught.
It is currently driven by the DARE Officer Detective Russell Klug who has been the DARE Officer for 19 years. Detective Klug takes the DARE car to all the schools during the school year and the children love it. The parents of the children also have given Detective Klug a lot of compliments as well. The DARE Program, which teaches children how to make wise choices in their lives, is taught by Detective Klug throughout the year at local schools.
Detective Klug recently attended the International DARE Conference in Nashville, Tennessee where he entered the car into the DARE car show with many other DARE cars from around the country. His car took 2nd Place in his division.
The DARE car will also be entered in the Village’s Third Annual Car show.
Detective Klug hopes that the people of Schiller Park enjoy the new DARE car as much as he and his DARE students do.
For more information about the Police Department please click here to view the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page. There is a category titled "Police" which contains answers to many common questions regarding the Police Department. There is also a category for "Vehicle Stickers" which you may find helpful. Please contact the Department at (847) 678-4794 if you need further information.
Related Links:
Red Light Camera Enforcement Program
Schiller Park Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 170 Website
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