The Owen-Withee Police Committee held their quarterly meeting on Tuesday, December 3, they held a brief closed session about the new officer. When they came into open session, it was announced that …
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The Owen-Withee Police Committee held their quarterly meeting on Tuesday, December 3, they held a brief closed session about the new officer. When they came into open session, it was announced that Officer Scheffler had started three days ago.
Under the Call Report, Chief Patrick Fehlman said that from December 1, 2023 through November 30, 2024, they had 267 calls. The prior year that number was 401. They responded to only one traffic crash as opposed to 10 in the prior year. They also had eight OWIs as opposed to 10 in the prior year. They arrested 28 adults, with that number being 18 in the prior year. They wrote 30 ordinance citations this year as opposed to 60 last year. They had 151 traffic citations and 200 warnings for the year with those numbers being 269 and 487 respectively for the prior year. Committee member Bob Wilczek noted that all three officers will be EMT certified by early in 2025, which will be an asset to the community.
Under the Equipment/K9 Update Chief Fehlman said that the Crown Vic has been put away for the winter. Officer Haugstad’s vehicle had an oil change and tire rotation done. The other Explorer needs to be scheduled for an oil change. K9 Jimi was re-certified.
Fehlman went on to say, he would like to look for another used squad car, another Ford Explorer. He estimated a cost of $12,000-$13,000 for the vehicle and another $5,000-$6,000 to get it outfitted. He has enough in savings to pay for it. It was agreed by consensus that Chief Fehlman could look for a vehicle and if he finds one a special meeting will be held to approve the purchase. He also is going to take another look at getting bids for the garage where they store their vehicles. A question was asked about how long K9 Jimi might be expected to work yet and the answer was 3-4 years. After that, the department might look to purchase a new vehicle that, if properly maintained, would last for a number of years.
Officer Haugstad and Officer Scheffler will be working opposite 12 hour shifts for maximum police coverage in the community.
Bills were paid with no questions from committee members.
