More cops, neighborhood watch: How MountProspect candidates would address crime
Hiring more police officers, boosting neighborhood watch programs, adding police social workers and buying license plate readers are among the ideas Mount Prospect village board candidates have for combating crime.
The village has seen an uptick in gang-related crime recently, particularly in the Boxwood neighborhood near Randhurst Village. Concerns ran so high that residents packed the gym at Euclid Elementary School last month for a meeting hosted by police."As a trustee, our role is to support the police department and give them the resources that they need to address the crime," she said.
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