Storm Lake Police Department
The Storm Lake Police Department provides law enforcement services Storm Lake, Iowa. The department currently consists of 20 sworn officers, 2 community services officers, and 2 civilian office clerks. The department responded to over 32,850 calls of service in 2020. The current Chief is Chris Cole. The department has an assistant chief, four lieutenants, twelve patrol officers, and two detectives.
| Storm Lake Police Department | |
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| Abbreviation | SLPD |
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| Operations jurisdiction | Storm Lake, Iowa, USA |
| Size | 4 square miles (10 km2) |
| Population | 11,269 (2020) |
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| Headquarters | Storm Lake, Iowa |
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| Storm Lake Police Department | |
The department is located at 401 East Milwaukee Ave. in Storm Lake, IA 50588.
The department's Patrol Division has 16 officers. Each patrol shift is supervised by a lieutenant. These officers patrol in a patrol vehicle, on bike, or on foot. There is currently one K9 officer who assists the department as well as surrounding agencies with narcotics detection, suspect apprehension, evidence and subject searches, building searches, and crowd control.
The department has an Investigative Division which consists of two detectives and a supervisor. The Department has an Administrative Division, Narcotics Unit, Multi-Agency Search and Recovery Dive Team, Tactical Entry Team, Sexual Assault Response Team and Drone Pilots.
The department has been honored by the VERA Institute of Justice for showing some of the best practices while dealing with diverse, multilingual communities.
References
"Storm Lake Police Department". Storm Lake, Iowa. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
"Police Calls Up, Crime Down". Storm Lake Radio. Retrieved 2011-03-11.