Chief Ron Tischer, along with the La Crosse Community Foundation, is pleased to announce the La Crosse Police Department’s two newest Neighborhood Resource Officers – Tyler Pond and Casey Kamps – who began their new assignments in the City’s Northside neighborhoods this week. With the help of a Federal Grant and unique public-private collaborations, the Neighborhood Resource Officer […]
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Prescription Medication Drop Boxes
The La Crosse County Heroin Task Force, along with the La Crosse County Sheriff’s Department and Police Departments in La Crosse, Onalaska, Holmen, Town of Campbell, West Salem, and Bangor, announced this morning that each department will be installing prescription medication drop boxes. The drug drop boxes were obtained through a grant from the National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators […]
Burglary Investigation Leads to Arrests
Early this morning, the La Crosse Police Department responded to a report of a burglary at Wonder Wash Car Wash on La Crosse’s south side. Officers located a stolen car on the scene that was from Fillmore County in Minnesota. Footage from video surveillance provided a description of multiple suspects. Information obtained indicated that the possible suspects were staying […]
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, […]
WILEAG Re-accreditation Announcement
Earlier today, the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Accreditation Group (WILEAG) Board convened to determine if the La Crosse Police Department met re-accreditation standards during the on-site assessment that the Department completed in April of this year. Following a presentation by the lead assessor, the Board unanimously voted for re-accreditation status for the Department, a designation which remains in effect for […]
LCPD Receives Life-Saving Vehicle
The City of La Crosse Police Department, along with twelve other municipalities in the State of Wisconsin, recently obtained a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP, pronounced M-RAP) vehicle through a Federal government program that gives equipment, free of charge, to local municipalities. The MRAP, which had an original price tag of $733,000.00, will further enhance the ability of our Department’s […]
Missing and Endangered Person Leads to Homicide Investigation
On June 13th at approximately 1:10am, La Crosse Police Officer Matt Geenen observed a suspicious vehicle in the area of 7th and La Crosse Streets. Officer Geenen ran the registration plate of this vehicle and learned that on June 12, 2014, Grant County Sheriff’s Department had issued a Missing and Endangered Person alert for the registered owner […]
Residents’ Tips Help NRO’s in Drug Arrest
On Tuesday, May 20, 2014, the La Crosse Police Department arrested Jacob R. Lewis (DOB 3/13/1984) as a result of an investigation initiated after Neighborhood Resource Officers Nathan Poke and Dan Ulrich received complaints from neighborhood residents. The complaints pointed to possible drug activity at 907 5th Avenue South in La Crosse. NROs Poke and Ulrich, […]
Click It or Ticket Campaign in Wisconsin
The La Crosse Police Department and La Crosse County Sheriff’s Department, along with hundreds of other law enforcement agencies throughout Wisconsin, will participate in the annual Click It or Ticket safety belt enforcement campaign from May 19 – June 1, 2014. “Our officers will be on the lookout for unbuckled motorists. If you’re not wearing a […]
Police Week Events – May 15th
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, Police Week will occur May 11th […]
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