Police Department
111 W. Merrimac St.
Dodgeville, WI 53533
Business Office Hours: 08:00 a.m. to 04:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
08:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Fridays from Memorial Day to Labor Day
Phone: 608-935-3238
Fax: 608-935-9655
Services
Criminal
Detection and Investigation of all criminal incidents alleged and reported in the City of Dodgeville. Some of these incidents include theft, criminal damage to property, trespassing, sexual assault, domestic disturbances and drug offenses.
Drug Task Force
The Dodgeville Police Department is a member agency of the Richland-Iowa-Grant Drug Task Force. The task force is primarily made up of representatives of the three counties and representatives from the three largest agencies in those counties. The task force is founded on the belief that effective narcotics enforcement is predicated on establishing viable lines of communication and coordination of efforts among drug law enforcement entities. The membership is composed of those sworn law enforcement officers whose primary responsibility is the enforcement of narcotics laws in the tri-county area. In addition to its drug enforcement activities, the second priority of the task force is the education of the tri-county area on drug-related topics. Task force officers have spoken with thousands of people since its inception about heroin, methamphetamine, ecstasy, club drugs, and other drugs.
Municipal
The department also enforces municipal code violations set forth by the city council. These may include animal violations, fireworks complaints, truancy, curfew and public nuisance violations. Officers are assigned specific wards throughout the City of Dodgeville and are typically tasked with checking in the Spring and Fall for specific ordinance violations.
School Resource Officer
The City of Dodgeville, Dodgeville Police Department, and the Dodgeville School District, jointly established a School Liaison Program. We have a Community Resource Officer assigned primarily to the schools in a proactive approach to present educational programs on a variety of topics to students, parent groups, school administrators, and teachers. In addition, the officer is involved in all school-related investigations of crimes related to juvenile victims, as well as juvenile offenders. The officer also supervises various school functions to be more involved in all activities as they relate to our youth. The goal of the liaison program is to provide an environment that will provide structure and discipline without sending students through the court system. In 2023-2024 a Therapy K9 program was initiated. In the 2024 School year, "Charlie" a Golden Retriever was added as a member of the Dodgeville Police Department and works daily with School Liaison Officer, Joseph Pepper, to assist students in a variety of proactive and therapeutic ways.
The Dodgeville Police Department also utilizes the redesigned DARE program "Keepin' it REAL"; a scientifically proven, effective, substance use prevention and social and emotional competence enhancing program, focused on developing the skills and mindset necessary for youth to make positive decisions in their lives.
Traffic
The traffic function includes enforcement of the state traffic code, accident reporting as required by the State of Wisconsin, and municipal parking ordinances. The department also has registration forms for motor vehicles, but we do not have temporary license plates. These must be picked up at the Iowa County Sheriff’s Office.
