Police Department
111 W. Merrimac St.
Dodgeville, WI 53533
Phone: 608-935-3238
Fax: 608-935-9655
Services
| Service or Partnership | Description |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| School Resource Officer | The City of Dodgeville, Dodgeville Police, and the Dodgeville School District jointly established the 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. |
| Traffic | The traffic functions includes the enforcement of the state traffic code, accident reporting as required by the State of Wisconsin, and municipal parking ordinances. The department also has some 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. |
| Other Services | Along with the enforcement of state and local laws, the department provides numerous other services. This includes warrant arrests, the commitment of intoxicated or suicidal persons, recovery of found property and traffic direction forEMS, fire and other community activities. |
