ADDISON POLICE CHIEF ANNOUNCES RETIREMENTNational Accreditation, Community Policing Realized During 14 Years in OfficeMel Mack, Chief of the Addison Police Department, has formally announced his intent to retire from this position on May 31, 2004. Village President Anthony Russotto appointed Mack as Chief of Police on November 27, 1989. He previously served as Deputy Chief of the Elk Grove Village Police Department from 1980 until his appointment as Chief of Addison Police. "In Chief Mack's 14 years in Addison, our police department and community have benefited from his integrity and leadership which has made the Addison Police Department a respected law enforcement agency in DuPage County", stated Village Manager Joseph Block. "Mel came in to the office of Chief at a critical time and quickly moved to bring professionalism and credibility to the organization. I have received many compliments from residents and business owners in Addison who have praised the Police Department, and specifically Chief Mack, for the outstanding work they do to serve our community." During Mack's tenure, the Addison Police Department received its first national accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) and is in the process of reaccredidation in 2003. The Department became an active participant in the DuPage Metropolitan Enforcement Group (DUMEG), an inter-agency partnership of DuPage law enforcement agencies operated to investigate and apprehend the criminal elements of narcotics and gangs. Community-Oriented Policing, initiated under Chief Mack's administration, has brought the Addison Police Department closer to the people it serves. These programs include the Michael Lane Neighborhood Resource Center, Citizen Volunteers, Seniors And Law Enforcement Together (S.A.L.T.) Council, Citizens and Senior Citizens Police Academies, Multiple-Family Property Owner Security Inspections, Indian Trail Junior High School Student Participation Center, Bike Patrol and Walking Beat Patrol, an award-winning, four-person staffed Crime Prevention and D.A.R.E. Unit, Police Liaison Officer at Indian Trail Junior High School, B.S.A. Law Enforcement Explorers, Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) classes in all schools for grades 4 through 10, 56 active Neighborhood Watch groups, first in Illinois to develop a "Park Watch" initiative with Addison Park District, and development of a specialized Traffic Enforcement Unit directed to reduce accidents at high-incident locations. In June 2003, Mack will become President of the DuPage County Chiefs of Police Association, one of the largest and most active associations in the United States. It is composed of more than one hundred fifteen (115) of DuPage County's top law enforcement executives, both retired and active. It is committed to enhancing the relationships, law enforcement systems, training and initiatives that contribute to a safe environment for the residents of DuPage County to live and work in. Chief Mack will serve as President to the date of his retirement. Upon his retirement, Mack will have served the police profession for 38 years. He is the father of six children, one of whom is a Sergeant with the Chicago Police Department in the Mounted Patrol Unit, and is the grandfather of eight athletic grandchildren. An avid marathoner, who has run marathons throughout the United States and overseas, he looks forward to his retirement, his grandchildren, running marathons and other outdoor sports. |
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