Pleasant Prairie Police Department

About PPPD

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The Pleasant Prairie Police Department is a modern, professional law enforcement agency. Currently the department has 30 sworn positions which includes the Chief and Assistant Chief of Police. We are headquartered at the Prange Municipal Center at 8600 Green Bay Rd.

The department deploys three primary shifts daily each of which is commanded by a Lieutenant of Police with the exception of day shift, where the Chief of Police functions as the shift commander. Each shift also has a Sergeant of Police assigned to function as a relief shift supervisor.

The Investigative Bureau is commanded by a Detective Lieutenant of Police who supervises the Bureau's two detectives. In addition to the three primary shifts, the department deploys a canine unit during hours of peak activity.

The department currently utilizes ten marked and four unmarked police vehicles along with two Harley-Davidson police motorcycles.

In addition to the sworn staff, the department employs ten non-sworn clerical and dispatch personnel. Dispatch personnel provide emergency and non-emergency communications services to the police, fire, and emergency medical services, as well as the Public Works Department.

In order to facilitate the delivery of quality law enforcement services, the department maintains personnel trained in the following specialty areas:

  • Accident Investigation and Reconstruction
  • Crime Scene Investigation/Physical Evidence
  • Latent Fingerprint Identification
  • Arson Investigation
  • Death Investigation
  • Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault
  • Police Canine Unit
  • Police Honor Guard
  • Police Firearms Instructors
  • Defensive & Arrest Training Instructors
  • Forensic Computer Analysis