Oswego Police Sergeant Receives First Responder Award

OSWEGO, IL — Oswego Police Department Sergeant Page Bond was honored Wednesday night at an awards dinner held by the Inspiring Women of Oswego, a committee of the Oswego Chamber of Commerce. Each year the Chamber gives out awards to honor those who inspire others. Annual awards include Most Inspiring Man, Women & SD 308 Youth, a Heart of Gold Award and a Community Give Back Award. This year the committee added First Responders awards.

Oswego Police Sergeant Page Bond was selected to receive the Police First Responder Award for her dedicated work in the administration of the Sex Offender Registration and Apprehension Team (SORAT), according to a news release from the Oswego Police Department. In addition to her duties as a Patrol Sergeant, she is responsible for the monitoring of registered sex offenders in the Village of Oswego.

Although Illinois laws govern the registration and monitoring of sex offenders, Sergeant Bond has developed the Oswego Police SORAT into a comprehensive program that goes beyond what the law requires of sex offender monitoring in efforts towards keeping the children and citizens of Oswego safe. This includes completing monthly checks when yearly checks are the minimum requirement and a community notification program in which nearby residents are notified when new sex offenders move into their neighborhood.

Sergeant Bond is most tenacious in her investigations of sex offenders who are not registered to reside within the Village of Oswego. When information is obtained that a subject may be living in the Village without registering she directs her team to thoroughly investigate the situation and if able to establish a violation occurred, criminally charge the non-compliant sex offender.

Since being in charge of the SORAT program, new statutes have been passed that now require a similar registry for those convicted of murder and other violent acts against youth. Sergeant Bond has applied the same principles of the SORAT program towards the monitoring and registration of these individuals as well. Sergeant Bond has shown great leadership for the SORAT team and the Oswego community should feel confident in knowing that registered sex offenders and other required registrants are being monitored by the Oswego Police Department, often above and beyond the minimum requirements of the laws that govern them.

Page Bond started her career with the Oswego Police Department in 1998, after previously working at another police department. During her employment with the Oswego Police Department she has served as a Patrol Officer, School Resource Officer, Detective and in 2009 was promoted to Sergeant.

Submitted by the Oswego Police Department