Pleasant Prairie Police Department

Canine Unit

Rico and handler Officer Chad Brown are the Department’s current K-9 team. Rico was born in October of 2002 and has been serving the department since May 2005. Rico is considered a dual-purpose work dog which means he is trained as a patrol dog to track and apprehend suspects and can detect illegal drugs.





Honor Guard

The Village of Pleasant Prairie Honor Guard is a volunteer unit consisting of seven officers and is commanded by Lieutenant Paul Marik, who is also the Department’s third shift commander. The Honor Guard is responsible for a variety of services including, but not limited to, upholding traditions of the police service, presentation and preservation of federal, state, and local flags, ceremony preparation and participation, and organization of services to department members at the time of due respects.



Motor Unit

The Pleasant Prairie Police Department has two Harley Davidson motorcycles which are operated by two specially trained officers during the spring, summer and fall. Besides being used for normal patrol they are used for traffic enforcement and for special events such as triathlons and parades.

Crash Investigation / Reconstruction

The Pleasant Prairie Police Department has a team of officers specially trained for the investigation and reconstruction of major traffic crashes. The tools and methods used in the investigation of these crashes has evolved over the years with advances in technology, and the Pleasant Prairie Police Department recently took a giant step forward in the way we document scenes and reconstruct these crashes.

In the past crash scenes were measured using tape measures and diagrams were drawn by hand. Now, our crash investigation team uses a Trimble Total Station laser surveying system to take the measurements then download the data into a computer aided drawing system to produce three dimensional drawings and animations. The software can also calculate vehicle speeds based on the evidence collected. All of this information is used for criminal prosecution and civil litigation.

School Resource Officer

The Pleasant Prairie Police Department, in partnership with the Kenosha Unified School District has a dedicated School Resource Officer stationed at the Lakeview Technology Academy. In addition to providing law enforcement services at that school, the SRO is available to assist the other Unified schools within the Village as needed. When school is not in session the SRO resumes his duties as a patrol officer.