Case Study
At 100% Capacity, The South Elgin Police Department’s Evidence Vault Needed To Find 50% More Space
AT 100% CAPACITY, THE SOUTH ELGIN POLICE DEPARTMENT’S EVIDENCE VAULT NEEDED TO FIND 50% MORE SPACE CASE STUDY It’s a secure room that stores evidence. If the evidence pertains to a homicide, it remains in the vault forever... otherwise, it’s stored for various amounts of time. The South Elgin Police Department’s Property Room was at 100% capacity...and then some. The Public Works Department initially built some storage shelves and a locked cabinet. But that was back in 2008. The configuration wasn’t effective anymore with an aisle of storage on either side of a long table in the middle of the room. Evidence was piling up. The cramped space and poor lighting was making it time-consuming to find evidence when requested. Evidence Officer Jennifer Miklitsch started the process of f