Crime Stoppers of Will County -- Taylor Pirc Video Camera Project

Get drunk drivers off the road.
Four year-old Taylor Pirc died because an irresponsible drunken driver drove his vehicle into her grandmother's car. Taylor Pirc is just one of many innocents killed by drunken drivers who do not belong on the Will County highways. Until recently, drunken drivers’ antics were recorded only in a police officer’s memory. Sometimes the judge believed the officer. Sometimes they didn’t, especially when a sober defendant with combed hair and a perfectly knotted tie sat piously in the courtroom.

The Solution

Equip police with video cameras.
To date, one police car in each of the 30 Will County communities has been equipped with a video camera as a result of funds generated in memory of Taylor Pirc. The surveillance camera, mounted in the front window of a patrol car, is an invaluable tool. It records events from the time an officer first notices erratic driving and stops the offender, to the time a field sobriety test is conducted. The video tapes provide indisputable evidence in court and protect officers from charges of abuse.

Raise $3,600 for each camera.
To equip every patrol car in Will County represents a sizeable investment with a valuable return. Each sophisticated camera system costs $3,600. Crime Stoppers of Will County, Inc. has agreed to match each dollar raised, up to a ceiling of $20,000. That’s a beginning. To accomplish our goal, we need your help — as volunteers at fund raising events — as generous donors. Join our effort today. Contact Detective Dan Hulbert, City of Joliet, 815-724-3023 for more information.

Contributions to the Taylor Pirc video camera project can be sent to:
Taylor Pirc Project
C/O Crime Stoppers of Will County
P.O. Box 2373
Joliet, IL 60434