Monee Village Police Department

All I'll say is avoid going to or driving through this town at all costs. The police department of this town has been a huge joke for over the past 12 years and doesn't get better at all...
Jan 27th, 2020

Nov 28th, 2019

This review is Simply because police officers that deserve positive credit should get it! These guys and lady's were awesome today! Stay safe and glad to meet such a friendly crew! God Bless from Alabama!
Jul 22nd, 2019

It may not seem like much but I've never forgotten about this day. I'm 31 and this happened when I was 19 years old. It was the fall of 2005. I lived in Monee with my mom and stepdad. I didn't have a car yet. I regularly road my bicycle around town every day. I didn't have much else to do in that town. During my bike rides, I'd regularly stop at Fireman's Park and relax. I'd rest at Fireman's Park in Monee and I'd drink an energy drink and/or smoke a cigarette - many of which were purchased at the nearby Gas City on Governors Highway (the one that's now a 7-11). One day, there was some kind of event at Fireman's Park going on. I couldn't tell you exactly what it was because I wasn't a part of it. There were cheerleaders who were from an elementary school or a middle school. I don't know. I don't remember and I don't think I was really pay attention. Nonetheless, this didn't stop me from doing what I regularly did. This was my community. This was my neighborhood. This was my place. This was my routine. And I was minding my own business. I stopped at Fireman's Park and I parked my bike. I kept a good distance from the event. I smoked my cigarette and I relaxed. Like I said, I had been riding my bicycle for over an hour and I needed to rest. Sure, cigarettes aren't good for someone who does cardio but that's a different conversation. I was 19 years old and I didn't think about that nor did I care about it. I was young and dumb. Also, it had never occurred to me that someone may accuse me of being a pedophile when I myself was barely legal. While I was smoking my cigarette at Fireman's Park, a big, bulky man approached me. He said, "What are you doing?" I didn't know how to answer the question. Isn't it obvious what I'm doing? I'm relaxing at a public park and minding my own business. Nonetheless, I guess I thought he meant why I was far away in the corner. I had (and still have) social anxiety. I responded "I'm just over here because the kids are over there". He then whipped out his badge and told me he was the police. He demanded that he see my eyes. I let him look at my eyes. He barked at me, asking me what I was on. I responded "caffeine pills". He barked, "those are not caffeine pills!". He told me that he never wanted me to see me around "his girls" again. And he told me that if I didn't leave Fireman's Park at the count of ten, he was arresting me. He started to count down. I hopped on my bike and I rode home. I still think about this day. In the proceeding years, after I got my license, the Monee PD would frequently pull me over on Governors Highway and search my car. Yes, you have to give them permission to search your car but if you decline permission, they view this as suspicious. But that one day in Fireman's Park... I think about it and I imagine what I would've done differently today. I think about how I could've responded differently, now that I'm older, more mature and understand the world better. I wish so badly that I could go back in time and re-live this moment. I shouldn't have moved. I should've stood my ground. I shouldn't have left the park like he demanded. I should've let this Monee cop arrest me. BRING IT ON! I was in a public park in my own neighborhood, minding my own business and doing nothing illegal. I deserve to be welcome there without a Monee cop flexing his muscles and demanding I leave. By following his orders and not even asking for his name or badge number, I let him get away with this and probably treat others in a similar fashion.
Jun 15th, 2018

I went to the police when I was having difficulties with some renters I was having to evict. The officer was so kind and genuine about the entire situation. Landlords have few rights and evictions are civil matters so the police are limited to what they do. I am so grateful that the officer listened to my concerns and pointed me in the correct direction. Thank you
Mar 1st, 2018