Colfax Police Department

About The Colfax Police Department

The Village of Colfax was established in 1881, in Illinois. The Colfax Police Department serves the citizens of Colfax with community pride. Michael Scott serves as Chief of Police and is aided by five sworn officers.

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Mission Statment

The Colfax Police Department will serve the citizenry utilizing a commitment to excellence and understanding. Officers are encouraged to find real solutions to real problems by listening and caring. The law will be enforced without bias or prejudice and our commitment to honesty and integrity will not be compromised.

Commitment to excellence- represents our commitment to the best training and equipment possible.

Understanding - represents a belief that the police department must represent the personality of the community and community leaders that it serves with appreciation for its concerns and tolerances.

Real solutions to real problems - represents problem solving policing, caring enough to get to know the people and identify the real problem so that real solutions can be developed. Quotas and production standards accomplish nothing.

Goals And Objectives

To enforce the law using the principles of our mission statement in an on going effort to maintain a safe and secure environment for the citizens of the Village of Colfax.

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EARLY NOTIFICATION PROGRAM - 03/03/2009 05:15 pm

The Early Notification Program is a voluntary notification system designed to aid in the interaction between citizens with special needs and responding law enforcement officers.

Program Overview

The members of the McLean County Law Enforcement community are committed to developing strategies and procedures to enhance their interaction with special needs residents. The procedures outlined in this program are specifically designed to provide responding law enforcement officers with information which may assist them in their investigations and response to your calls for service.

How Do Responding Officers Get My Information?

By registering, you allow the specific information you provide to be entered and maintained in a county-wide database system. If you should call for police services, the information you provided will appear and be passed on to the responding officers through the dispatch center.

Who Should Register?

Any resident of McLean County with a special need may register with their police agency. The following list includes some examples of the conditions that may be included in the program.

AUTISM ALZHEIMER'S DOWNS SYNDROME

DEAF / HARD OF HEARING MENTAL ILLNESS

VISUALLY IMPAIRED PHYSICAL DISABILITY

DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY or OTHER SPECIAL NEEDS

HOW DO I REGISTER?

Anyone wishing to register may contact their local law enforcement agency and complete, or mail in , a completed form. The person being registered must be receiving treatment or have a history of treatment, for a condition that qualifies for the program. Persons wishing to be registered but are unable to do so based on their condition, may be registered by a legal guardian.

FRAUD / SCAM ALERT - 08/15/2008 01:31 pm

Sweepstakes Winner & Lottery winner Scams We have had a couple more of these scams show up in mailboxes of our citizens. The letter usually advises that you have won the sweepstakes or a random lottery and ask you to call a phone number. The person who answers the phone will try to convince you to cash the included check and send them the money so they can process your winnings. The check will bounce and you will never hear from them again and you will be left owing your bank for the bad check. Please, if you receive a similar suspicious letter, bring it to the Colfax Police Department.

Police Department Uniform Patch Collectors - 06/10/2008 01:57 pm

To all police patch collectors. We are collecting police patches also and would be willing to trade patches with any legitimate police agency. Send us one of your patches with information about your agency and we will return mail one of our patches.

SMOKE FREE ILLINOIS - 12/20/2007 02:14 pm

Public Act 095-0017 Smoke Free Illinois Act

To access the Smoke Free Illinois Act in it's entirety go to www.smoke-free.illinois.gov

A summary of the act has been posted on the "Law of the Month" section of this website.

How will the act be enforced?

The Colfax Police Department anticipates the cooperation of it's citizen's and business owners during this adjustment period to this new law. We expect each of our business owners to police their own establishments however, in the case of uncooperative person(s) the police department will respond. Officers will attempt to obtain compliance in all cases however, if compliance cannot be obtained a complaint may be filed in the form of a report to the McLean County States Attorney's Office where it will be screened and prosecution will be determined.

An alternative to the aforementioned process is to file a complaint with the Department of Health. www.smoke-free.illinois.gov offers an on-line provision for filing complaints with the Department of Health.

I realize we will never gain a consensus of opinion on the value of this new law however, it is the law!

Parking Enforcement Program - 07/09/2007 01:50 pm

In response to complaints, the Colfax Police Department will begin a parking enforcement program designed to obtain complaince of the state and local parking laws and ordinances.

The program will begin with officers placing informational warnings on vehicles that are in violation of the parking laws as listed below.

State Laws prohibit (Enforced through village ordinance 41.01)

Double parking on roadway

Parking on a sidewalk

Parking within an intersection

Parking on or within 20' of a crosswalk

Parking on a railroad track

Parking where prohibited by sign

Parking on public property without valid registration

Blocking a driveway

Within 15' of a fire hydrant

Within 30' of a traffic control device

Against the flow of traffic

Over 12" from the curb

Village Ordinance (Chapter 41)

No parking on street displayed for sale

Angle parking only on Center & Main Streets where designated

Parking on private property without owner consent

Blocking an alley

The next phase of the enforcement program involves officers issuing parking citations to violators of these parking laws. The newly adopted village ordinance sets fines for parking violations at $5 for the first violation, $10 for the second, $25 for the third and $50 for the fourth and each subsequent violation within a one year period following the date of the first violation. The Village Clerk will maintain a file of all parking citations and determine the appropriate fine. Fines are payable to the Village of Colfax at the Clerk's office.