Police Department

Special Assignments 

ILEAS Mobile Field Force 

The Shorewood Police Department is proud to participate in the Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System (ILEAS) Mutual Aid Program.  The mutual aid system in Illinois is formed to provide a variety of public safety assistance to member agencies.  Through cooperation, the ILEAS organization trains and equips personnel to respond to pre-planned or spontaneous emergencies and natural disasters that might otherwise be an insurmountable challenge for an individual organization.   

ILEAS Weapons of Mass Destruction Team

The Shorewood Police Department dedicates an officer to the statewide Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System (ILEAS) Weapons of Mass Destruction Team.  These highly equipped regional teams train bi-weekly in preparation for an act of terrorism within the State of Illinois

Will County Gang Suppression Unit

The Shorewood Police Department and the Will County Sheriff’s Office have a partnership stretching back several decades in which we cooperate on a wide variety of issues.  The Sheriff formed a Gang Suppression Unit in 1995 from deputies and officers from local municipalities to identify, monitor, apprehend gang members and eliminate their criminal activity.  The Shorewood Police Department contributes manpower to this shared endeavor to keep our collective communities safe by pooling manpower, resources, and intelligence.  

Citizens with questions about our Will County Gang Suppression Unit program are encouraged to contact Chief of Police Phillip Arnold at (815) 725-1460 or parnold@vil.shorewood.il.us.

 Will County S.O.G. 

The Shorewood Police Department maintains an intergovernmental agreement for Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) services with the Will County Sheriff’s Office.  The Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Group (SOG) provides SWAT service on an as-needed basis to the Shorewood Police Department.  Additionally, the Shorewood Police Department provides one officer to the SOG on a part time basis.