The La Crosse Police Professional Non-Supervisory Association is pleased to announce the 6th Annual “Putt’n 4 Pooches” golf outing and fundraiser to support the La Crosse Police Department K-9 Program. The outing and fundraiser will occur this year on Wednesday, June 10th. At this time, registration for the golf outing is closed with 30 teams. We’d like to […]
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Police Officer Memorial Day – LCPD’s Fallen
Today on National Police Officer Memorial Day, the La Crosse Police Department, along with area law enforcement agencies, will attend the Police Officer Memorial Ceremony to honor our fallen brothers and sisters. Already this year, law enforcement agencies from across the United States have tragically lost 42 men and women. The county-wide memorial ceremony will be held today at 10:00AM […]
2015 Police Week Events
Each year, law enforcement agencies throughout the United States participate in National Police Week. As a tribute to fallen officers and their families, President John F. Kennedy proclaimed May 15th as Peace Officers Memorial Day. The week in which May 15th falls is known as Police Week. This year, National Police Week will occur May […]
CPA Weeks 4 and 5: DAAT, SFSTs, and Drug Investigations
The Week 4 Citizens’ Police Academy class focused on Defense and Arrest Tactics (DAAT). After a brief presentation from Lt. Troy Nedegaard on the legalities of making contact with, arresting, or using force on a combative subject, the class moved onto learning and practicing DAAT. Lt. Nedegaard, Sergeant Jason Mahairas and Officer Jeremy Rindfleisch demonstrated each […]
Upcoming Alcohol Compliance Checks
The La Crosse Police Department would like to announce that in the near future, the department will be conducting alcohol compliance checks with licensed alcohol establishments in the city of La Crosse. These checks will be taking place randomly over the next several months. The compliance checks are being done as part of a county-wide grant […]
New Scam Targets Xcel Energy Customers
La Crosse Police have taken a couple reports on another telephone scam. This one targets customers of Xcel Energy. We have received two reports from people who have received calls from someone purporting to be with the utility, stating that their account is past due and that if they don’t pay up immediately through Green […]
LCPD Arranges for Department-Wide Training
The La Crosse Police Department is pleased to announce a department-wide training which will occur this Friday morning, March 27th. Vanessa Roberts, a Nationally known presenter and self-titled “artivist” (artist, activist, and academic), will be providing all LCPD members with the training titled, Decoding Difference – Moving From Intent to Impact. Earlier this year, the […]
CPA Week 2: Squads, Speed Detection, and ERT
This week’s Citizens’ Police Academy covered quite a few topics. First, participants learned what it takes to become a Police Officer with the La Crosse Police Department. Lt. Troy Nedegaard walked everyone through the education and physical fitness requirements, the recruitment and application process, and the 14-week field training program that new LCPD Officers experience. After this, participants were […]
2015 Bike Barn Open Hours
The Police Impound Building, also known as the “Bike Barn”, is open to the public the first Wednesday of each month from 4:30-6:00PM starting in April. During open hours, citizens are able to come to look for their lost or stolen bike. 2015 Bike Barn Dates April 1st May 6th June 3rd July 1st August […]
CPA Week 1: Introductions
The La Crosse Police Department 2015 Citizens’ Police Academy (CPA) officially began on Tuesday, March 10th! After a welcome from Chief Ron Tischer, Lt. Troy Nedegaard, the Director of Training for the Police Department and Administrator of the Citizens’ Police Academy, lead the twenty-two participants through the 10-week schedule. They learned that they will be experiencing many exciting things, including: […]
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