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1. When should I dial 9-1-1?

In Buffalo Grove, we dial 9-1-1 whenever we need a police, fire, or ambulance dispatched to our location for any reason on both landlines and cellular/PCS. When the nature of your call requires an emergency medical response, you will be serviced by an emergency medical dispatcher (EMD).

When you dial 9-1-1 to report a medical emergency or accident, the EMD dispatcher will ask you:
• Your location
• Your phone number
• What is the problem?
• How old is the person(s) involved? (approximate age will do)
• Is the person conscious?
• Is the person breathing?

When there are trained medical personnel with the patient at your location, the dispatcher will ask you to call back 9-1-1 if the patient's condition changes. This is important information for the responding paramedics. When there are no trained medical personnel on the scene, the dispatcher will ask the caller a short series of questions. This allows the dispatcher to ascertain what the specific nature of the problem is and to provide appropriate and medically approved intervention until the paramedics arrive.

2. What are the curfew laws in Buffalo Grove?

It is unlawful for a person less than seventeen years of age to be present at or upon any public assembly, building, place, street or highway at the following times:
1. Between one minute after twelve am and six am Saturday
2. Between one minute after twelve am and six am Sunday
3. Between eleven pm on Sunday to Thursday, inclusive, and 6:00 am on the following day.

The exceptions are:
1. When the juvenile is accompanied and supervised by a parent or legal guardian
2. When the juvenile is accompanied by another responsible companion at least eighteen years of age, approved by a parent or legal guardian
3. When the juvenile is engaged in a business or occupation which the laws of this State authorize a person less than seventeen years of age to perform
4. When the juvenile is participating in, going to or coming from a religious event or school-sponsored activity or event
5. When the juvenile is participating in, going to or coming from an activity involving the exercise of the juvenile’s rights protected under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, or Article I, Sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Constitution of the State of Illinois, or both, such as freedom of speech and right of assembly.

3. How do I obtain a copy of a police report and how long will it take to process?

According to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act guidelines, we are allotted no more than seven (7) working days. There are several ways to obtain a report:
1. You can fax a request which should include your name, address and phone number. Also, be specific about the report you are requesting – including the case number (if available) and date and time of occurrence. Please make sure sign the request and add a copy for your photo ID if you wish to have the report faxed back to you. Fax the request to our Records Division at (847)279-0619.
2. You can fill out the online form and either fax the form to the Records Division or drop off your request 24 hours a day at the Police Department front desk.

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