To Protect & Serve

The Altamont Police Department is located within the Municipal Building at 202 North Second Street, Altamont, Illinois 62411.  The department upholds local laws and performs law enforcement duties for the Citizens of Altamont. The Police Department also assists state and county officials when requested or in emergency situations.

The Altamont Police Department number is 618-483-6219

Police Chief Kendal Balding

Retired Police Chief Mark Walker

The Police Department presently consists of five full time and two part time officers.  The department structure presently consists of a Police Chief, Captain and Patrol Officers.

Police Chief Kendal Balding
Cpt Carl Rogers
Officer Alan Heiens
Officer Sean Aaron
Officer Doug Holman
Officer Tim Forehand
Officer John Ashbaugh
Officer Chuck Robertson
Officer Aleta Robinson

The department handles between two thousand and twenty five hundred calls a year.

The Drink Wheel
On-Line BrAC Calculator
About Disclaimer

About the Drink Wheel

The Intoximeters Inc. "Drink Wheel"¹ is a form that you can fill out. Upon completion we will instantly compute your estimated blood/breath alcohol concentration ("BAC") based on the information that you have provided and return that estimate to you. It is presented as a public service to Intoximeters web site visitors. Its primary purpose is to provide useful information about the responsible use of alcohol.

Why is it called a "Drink Wheel"?

We call it the "Drink Wheel" because it is based on various paper and cardboard BAC calculators that are given out in alcohol awareness programs, some of which are in the form of a wheel that you can spin around to calculate your estimated BAC based on what and how much you have had to drink.

Disclaimer

It would be extremely foolish for us to pretend that our "Drink Wheel" can tell you what your BAC actually is, first because it would open us up to an incredible amount of potential liability and second if it really did work accurately there would be no need for anyone to buy the instruments that we make and sell.

A person's actual BAC is dependent on many complex factors, including their physical condition (body composition, health etc...) and what they have recently ingested (including food, water, medications and other drugs). This site includes a more detailed discussion of the Pharmacology and Disposition of alcohol in humans.

The results that are generated are rough estimates of an average healthy person's BAC assuming typical beverage sizes, recipes and alcohol content. The BAC estimates generated by the Drink Wheel should not be used to infer anyone's fitness to work, drive or perform any other task or duty.

Other Law Enforcement Web Sites

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Effingham County Sheriff's Office
Effingham Area Crime Stoppers
Vandalia City Police
Fayette County Sheriff's Office
Illinois State Police
United States Department Of Justice
The F.B.I.
USACOPS
America's Most Wanted
PoliceOne
Officer.Com

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Copyright © 2000 City of Altamont
All Rights Reserved
Portions of this web site were transcribed from The Altamont Quasquicentennial Book.
Appreciation is extended to all who contributed time and effort to the information in this book.
Last modified: December 20, 2007