"Stacy Peterson is Stll Missing"

Today marks the 2-year anniversary for the missing Bolingbrook woman Stacy Peterson. The post below ran on 11/15/2007, 19 days after Stacy Peterson vanished off the planet. If you have a moment please head over to the Women In Crime Ink site today for my post on the Stacy Peterson case titled "Silenced."

Missing Since 10/28/2007
Name: Stacy Ann Peterson Height: 5'2" Weight: 100 lbs Age: 23 Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown
Stacy has been missing since 10/28/07. You can help by passing out or creating flyers. Showing up and helping in the search. If you know anything, please call the numbers below.

Contact Information
Illinois State Police District 5 - Tip Line 815.740.0678
Texas Equu Search - Tip Line877.270.9500
E-Mail Family of Stacy Peterson findstacypeterson@gmail.com
Find Stacy Peterson Myspace www.myspace.com/findstacypeterson
NBC 5 Chicago
ABC 7 Chicago
CLTV
Fox News Chicago
CBS 2 Chicago
http://www.topix.com/wire/city/bolingbrook-il
http://gretawire.foxnews.com/tag/sgt-drew-peterson/

A Year and a Half Later Bolingbrook Police Still Sleeping on the Job!

The following post is a reprint from a blog on Drew Peterson back on November 8, 2007. To read the current article over at women in crime on Kathleen Savio go to Women In Crime Ink.

The Bolingbrook Police Department never apologized, or as I have recently discovered put a policy for police perpetrated domestic violence.

Perhaps after the Savio family files suit against the Bolinbrook police department for their failure to adhere to the Federal Violence Against Women's Act, The Lautenberg Act and the shear disgreard for the life per the Illinois Domestic Violence Act the Bolingbrook Police Department will be forced to change it's current policy. Oh wait, I meant to say implement a policy- currently, there is nothing in place.

To Serve and Protect clearly was not followed within the rank and file of the Bolingbrook, Illinois Police Department. In failing to do their jobs, they have caused additional casualties. A look away mentality with one or more of their own. A sloppy death investigation. In this tight knit police department many,if not all knew that Drew Peterson was dating and having a relationship with a minor. Kathy Savio had a court order of protection and police had been at their home on numerous occasions.

Kathy Savio was a a sitting duck as Drew Peterson planned her murder. In reading brief remarks made by the late Kathy Savio, red flags, not slowly burning embers should have lead to charges and the ultimate arrest and conviction of Officer Drew Peterson. But, they did not! Why? As it is within too many police departments across the country, blue defends blue. Who defends the lives of the Officers families? Certainly, not the police. Then who can they count on when their cries for help fall on deaf ears and their voice is silenced, forever?

Bolingbrook, Illinois-Crime Safety and Cat Fighting

Then the man got in her back seat."I remember thinking, 'Oh my gosh,' and not making any sound," said the woman, who asked not to be identified out of fear of the assailant. "And then he asked me to just stay in the car, and when I turned to the right—he was in the back seat behind me, kind of scooted into the middle—that's when I saw the gun."Her instincts kicked in.


Remembering a segment on "Oprah" that said to never let a gunman force a move to a second location, she yelled "no" and ran out of the car. He ripped her shirt and scratched her as she escaped.

It seems somehow the Drew Peterson case has something to do with the cat fighting of Mayor Roger C. Clark, who has been in office since 1986, and the Chief of Police Raymond McGury because they did not want the release of any information regarding the robberies to go out on press releases or alert the community. Story Link- http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-bolingbrook-sunshine_26mar26,1,7849721.story

Apparently, their plates are overflowing with the botched police handling in the death investigation of Kathleen Savio, back in 2004, which is now comming back to bite them in the ass.

Instead of keeping this very important information from those who reside in Bolingbrook, IL, they should consider releasing safety tips. including updates on the robberies.

Obviously, someone again, dropped the ball. I have provided a few tips for car safety. Kudo's to the woman who paid attention to an Oprah show, it saved her life!
Website: http://www.bolingbrook.com/


Getting In Your Vehicle:

Walk with purpose and stay alert.

Approach your car with the key in hand. Look around and inside the car before getting in.

Be wary of people asking for directions or handing out fliers.

Trust your instincts - if something makes you feel uneasy, get into the car quickly, lock the doors, and drive away.

Vehicle Break-Ins and Vehicle Theft:

Never leave your purchases or your purse in plain view in your vehicle. That includes the front passenger side of your vehicle. It is easy for thieves to smash and grab. They are easy targets for criminals breaking into cars in full parking lots.

Some criminals even survey the parking lot to watch people’s activities, so do not return to the store after filling your car with shopping bags. Consider driving to another parking area. Keep in mind that purses are the number one target for thieves breaking into vehicles.

Never leave your car running while dashing in to the coffee shop on the way to the mall. An empty, running vehicle with exhaust puffing into the wintry air is to a car thief like taking candy from a baby.