This Saturday, October 8th, members of the La Crosse Police Department will join other members of our community for the 25th Annual State Bank Financial Chili Cook Off! The Chili Cook Off will be held in Riverside Park from 11:30AM to 1:30PM, with a chili pepper eating contest and awards ceremony from 1:30PM – 2:30PM. Chili tasting admission is […]
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2nd Annual “Choose to be GREAT Day”
Today marks the 2nd Annual National “Choose to be G.R.E.A.T. Day” and the beginning of “Choose to be G.R.E.A.T. Week”! This event was created by the National G.R.E.A.T. Policy Board and is described as a way to “draw awareness to the Program and to give the students a sense of community as well as a sense of pride […]
State Bank Chili Cook Off
This Saturday, October 10th, members of the La Crosse Police Department will join other members of our community for the 24th Annual State Bank Financial Chili Cook Off! The Chili Cook Off will be held in Riverside Park from 11:30AM to 1:30PM, with a chili pepper eating contest and awards ceremony from 1:30PM – 2:30PM. Chili tasting admission is […]
G.R.E.A.T. Officer Training in La Crosse
The La Crosse Police Department, in conjunction with the G.R.E.A.T. Midwest Atlantic Regional Training Center, is once again hosting G.R.E.A.T. Officer Training this summer from June 15 – June 24, 2015. This year we have 21 officers attending from 9 states including Florida, Georgia, Arkansas, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Indiana, and Michigan. Some of the larger police departments represented include Madison, […]
Recent Reports Tout G.R.E.A.T. Program Effectiveness
The La Crosse Police Department, home to the grant-funded G.R.E.A.T. Midwest Atlantic Regional Training Center, trains and certifies officers in Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.), a gang and violence-prevention classroom curricula directed towards elementary and middle school students. In 2014, the G.R.E.A.T. Midwest Atlantic Regional Training Center conducted eight separate training sessions, reaching over 200 officers from […]
State Bank Financial Chili Cook Off
This Saturday, October 11th, members of the La Crosse Police Department will be participating in the 23rd Annual State Bank Financial Chili Cook Off! The Chili Cook Off will be held in Riverside Park from 11:30AM to 1:30PM, with a chili pepper eating contest and awards ceremony from 1:30PM – 2:30PM. To taste your way through all […]
Choose to be G.R.E.A.T. Day
Today marks the 1st Annual National “Choose to be G.R.E.A.T. Day”. This event was created by the National G.R.E.A.T. Policy Board and is described as a way to “draw awareness to the Program and to give the students a sense of community as well as a sense of pride in their G.R.E.A.T. skills taught in the lessons of […]
G.R.E.A.T. Officer Training in La Crosse
The La Crosse Police Department, in conjunction with the G.R.E.A.T. Midwest-Atlantic Training Center, will be hosting G.R.E.A.T. Officer Training from June 23 – July 2, 2014. This training will be one of the largest ever held in La Crosse with 26 officers attending from 13 states including Illinois, Rhode Island, New York, Nebraska, Ohio, North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, […]
Greatest “GREAT” Project at Lincoln Middle School
La Crosse Police Officer and “GREAT” (Gang Resistance Education and Training) Instructor Phil Martin reports Lincoln Middle School 6th grade students Katie Sauer and Tori Wichelt raised over $600 as part of their 6th grade, “GREAT” Project. The money was raised by Katie and Tori who held bake sales and garage sales where they sold […]
Assistant Chief Named Chair of G.R.E.A.T. Board
Assistant Chief Rob Abraham, representing La Crosse Police Chief Ron Tischer, was appointed as the Chair of the GREAT National Policy Board in Washington DC. The policy board, made up of federal and local law enforcement partners including the ATF, Phoenix, Nashville Metro, and Portland Police Departments, oversees the implementation of the G.R.E.A.T. program in […]
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