Evanston Police Station Now a Safe Place for Online Transactions

The Evanston Police Department is falling in line with the national trend of police stations being used as safe locations for transactions in which sales were arranged online.

The department is offering the use of the front curb parking area and police lobby of the station at 1454 Elmwood Avenue to complete such transactions.

“The front of the police station is well lit and under twenty-four hour video surveillance,” according to a news release issued by the department Thursday. “The front lobby of the police station is staffed by department personnel at all times.”

Police department employees will not take part or assist in any civil transaction between private parties and transactions related to weapons of any kind are prohibited.

Deals for any large or bulky items should be conducted in the front curb area of the police station and not brought into the lobby.