Kevin M. Woodside
Chief of Police
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Kristina M. Kovarik
Mayor
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September 16, 2015
To Whom It May Concern,
I am recommending that Officer Dan Ruth be considered for
Officer of the Year.
Officer Ruth has been a pleasure to work with over the past
year. He is always positive and energetic about doing his job and he does it
well.
Last year Officer Ruth made 48 drug arrests. Five of those arrests were felonies including
a heroin arrest and an arrest for possession with intent to deliver. Many of the arrests Officer Ruth made were
from traffic stops. In addition to these arrests he also had 22 license
violation, 41 Speeding violations, 93 Seat Belt violations and 7 DUI arrests.
He also logged 9 gang contacts.
Officer Ruth prides himself as not only being a traffic
officer but also conducts much of his own investigations. He had 10 cases he
was able to follow up on, locate an offender and issue 10 arrest warrants. On
case #14-61156, Officer Ruth recognized subjects pictured in a Round Lake Beach
Critical Reach as being the same offenders from a theft in Gurnee. Upon further
investigation, Officer Ruth, with the assistance of Gurnee and Round Lake Beach
Investigations, was able to locate the suspects and subsequently get 9 felony
charges and recover 75% of the stolen property.
Not only is Officer Ruth very proactive in his law
enforcement duties but he is also very involved in the community. Here are some of his highlights;
Ø Created
and presented a PowerPoint on sex offender registration for Neighborhood Watch
Ø Presented
a Booster Seat PowerPoint at Gurnee Park District Open House
Ø Participated
in a charity volleyball tournament with other GPD members benefiting A Safe
Place
Ø Cop
on Rooftop @ Dunkin Donuts
Ø Elected
2nd Vice President of the North Central Region Chapter of the
International Association of Auto Theft Investigators (IAATI)
Ø Participated
in Touch A Truck and was able to bring the Batmobile, two heavy duty tow
trucks, and a rotating crane
Ø Started
planning and form creation for the first annual Gurnee Police Department Shop
with a Cop
Ø Worked
with several officers to provide police gifts, a police and fire parade, and an
escort to the toll-way for Make A Wish recipient Jonah Kolesar
Ø Attended
and assisted with 2014 Make A Wish Gala
Ø Volunteer
coach for 1st and 2nd grade hockey players. Canucks were
undefeated and finished as league champions.
Ø Started
the Gurnee Police Explorer Program with Officer Lindahl, which consisted of;
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Created all forms including, the by-laws
and rules and regulations for the post
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Created recruitment forms and recruited
at CLC, O'Plaine Campus, and Almond Campus
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Arranged for an ad to be placed on The
Blue Line with Tom Agos
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Designed police explorer patch
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Designed police explorer uniform and
badge
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Conducted two orientations with over 40
participants at each one
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Created and administered a written exam
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Met with uniform vendors and secured
discounted pricing for explorer equipment and uniforms
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Conducted background and selection of 22
explorers out of over 100 applicants
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Contacted Illinois State Police and
arranged for donation of ballistic vests.
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Travelled to Illinois State Police
Academy to sort through and select 25 vests
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Worked with Sergeant Gaughan to create
the first annual military training weekend for the explorers
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Began planning a spaghetti dinner as an
annual explorer fundraiser
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Met with Learning For Life personnel for
leadership training and explorer insurance and charter
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Met with Gurnee Police Department
Administration to pitch the program
As you can see Officer Ruth is a clear candidate for Officer
of the Year.
Respectfully Submitted,
Jim Lange
Sergeant
