Germantown Police Department

Services

The Germantown Police Dept. provides police service and office hours 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. We have 42 employees, including 31 sworn officers. We have a variety of programs to serve the public that we are particularly proud to offer. With total community funding and support, we have a K-9 unit. Our current K-9 handler is Lt. Dave Huesemann. K-9 Rambo joined our department in 2010. 

Community Policing

“Community Policing” is not just the newest fad or buzzword for the GPD. We believe in the philosophy of “getting back to basics,” working and networking with the community we police. The dedicated men and women of the GPD have developed and instructed numerous programs for our community, such as the Citizen Police Academy, Identity Theft and Internet Safety seminars, Citizens on Patrol, and an Explorer Post for youth interested in a law enforcement career. We periodically offer carry concealed weapon training classes. 

We have a D.A.R.E. program that is taught by Detective Penny Schmitt and our Crime Prevention Officer Ray Borden to the fifth graders in the Germantown school district. We believe in being involved with other local programs. We have representatives on the Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Germantown, Youth Futures, Kiwanis, American Red Cross, Friends for Abused Families, Habitat for Humanity, Special Olympics, Big Brothers and Big Sisters, and many other programs that benefit and operate in this community.