Trainings, community engagement, specializations

Every Glendale Heights Police Officer receives approximately 96 hours of training every year. This annual training includes approximately 56 hours of hand-on scenario based exercises covering concepts such as:

• Use of Force
• Search & Seizure
• High Risk Traffic Stops
• Active Shooter
• Emergency Medical Care
• Crisis Intervention
• Defensive Tactics
• Firearms
• Taser
• Expandable Batons
• OC Spray
• Less Lethal Shotgun

For the past 20 years, the Glendale Heights Police Department has embraced the philosophy of Community Oriented

Policing (COP). COP is an approach to policing that creates a partnership between a police department and the community it serves.

Some of the initiatives of COP include:

• Monthly Neighborhood Watch Meetings
• "Get a Clue with the Blue"- monthly lunch and learn at the Linda Jackson Center for Senior Citizens
• Visits with Comfort Dog Benjamin
• Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics
• National Night Out
• Movie Nights with a Cop
• Park Parties
• Glendale Heights Fest
• Concerts in the Park
• Citizens Police Academy
• Junior Police Academy
• Safety Town Classes
• Heroes with Helpers (Shop with a Cop)

Looking to pursue a specialization? Here at the GHPD we have numerous opportunities to grow your career. Here are some of the specializations we have:

• School Resource Officer (SRO)
• Investigations Officer
• Field Training Officer
• Truck Enforcement
• ICAC Task Force
• Evidence Technician
• Juvenile Officer
• K-9 Officer
• Drone Operator
• Crisis Intervention Team (CIT)
• Crisis Negotiations Team (CNT)
• MERIT SWAT Team
• Major Crash Team
• Major Crimes Team
• DuPage Metropolitan Enforcement Group (DuMEG)