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EAST MOLINE POLICE DEPARTMENT SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS

East Moline School District 37- School Resource Officer Officer Joshua Allen (309) 755-1919

The City of East Moline in partnership with the East Moline School District 37 created a School Resource Officer Position.  This position was started with Officer Joseph DeCap in the fall of 1998.  Detective Weakley spends each school day working between Glenview Middle School, Bowlesburg, Hillcrest, Ridgewood and Wells Elementary Schools.  The combined total of students is over 2,400 for the entire school district.  This is an expansion of the "Community Orientated Policing" Program. Officer Allen does follow-up investigations that usually involve students from the school district. Not all of his duties deal with police work. Officer Allen also provides classroom instruction on everything from bicycle safety to Constitutional law dealing with Constitutional Amendments such as the 4th (search and seizures), 5th (rights of the accused) and the 6th (right to a speedy trial by jury). Officer Allen also meets with students/parents with various problems and counsels them and directs them to the proper help agency.  Officer Allen is very approachable encourages students to come see him with their problems.  His goal for all of his students is to develop high moral values and learn from their mistakes. But, most importantly, Officer Allen is in the schools to provide a sense of security to the students and parents. Also the students can learn at an early age that a policeman is a person, just like anyone else, and is there to help them in anyway they can.

United Township High School-  School Resource Officer Officer Kevin Johnson (309) 752-1641

Officer Kevin Johnson is assigned as the United Township High School Police Liaison. He works with the administration of UTHS and the Police Department to deter, investigate and solve criminal activity at the school. Officer Johnson also works with students in a variety of situations and acts as a friend and confidant.  Functions / duties of UTHS Liaison Officer:  Assist school personnel in maintaining a safe school environment    Take police reports for violations of the law and investigate such complaints  Build better relations between police and school employees and also between police and students  Present education programs for school staff such as gang awareness  Provide classroom presentations to students in drivers ed and other classes The Liaison Officer is also the advisor for UTHS Crime Stoppers. The Crime Stoppers board is currently made up of 23 student volunteers. The board meets regularly to determine the amount of reward to be given to someone reporting a crime. The students do not investigate the crimes nor do they know the names of the individuals involved. Any student can contact a teacher, counselor, dean, student supervisor or the Liaison Officer with information and their identity will be kept confidential.

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