The Sheboygan Police Department is accepting applications for its 28th Annual Citizen Academy. The program starts on April 1, 2025 and concludes on June 10, 2025.

It will provide citizens an opportunity to gain knowledge and a better understanding of the vision, values, goals, and operations of the Sheboygan Police Department. Classes will be held on Tuesdays from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM during that time period.

Applicants must be 18 years of age and have no felony convictions. Background checks will be conducted on all applicants.

The deadline to apply is March 24th, 2025 as long as there are still openings. This program typically fills up very quickly, so please do not wait to apply if you are interested. For more information and to apply, please visit our Citizen Academy page.

The Sheboygan Police Department customer service window will be closed from 1:00pm to 2:30pm on Thursday, February 20th, 2024 due to a staff meeting.

The closure of the customer service window will not affect the normal day-to-day law enforcement operations.

Thank you for your patience during that time. You may place payments in the drop box to be collected. Normal operations will resume at 2:30pm that afternoon.

Join us for Coffee with a Cop on Thursday, February 20, 2025 at Z Spot (1024 Indiana Ave, Sheboygan)!

On February 6th 2025, Sheboygan Police Department officers were dispatched to a welfare check in the 900 Block of N 11th Street. Officers on scene discovered blood outside of a home. Upon further investigation, officers began searching the area for the resident of the home. During the course of the investigation, officers uncovered evidence to indicate the subject of the check welfare mistreated and abused his dog which caused the dog’s death.

A short time later, Sheboygan Police officers located the suspect in the downtown area. The suspect did not comply with officer’s commands and was armed with a knife. Several officers responded to the area to take the suspect into custody. Officers utilized less lethal munitions and electronic control devices to take the suspect into custody. Officers noticed the suspect had a number of injuries unrelated to the less lethal munitions and began life saving measures along with Sheboygan Fire Department paramedics. The suspect was transported to an area hospital, before being medically transported to a Milwaukee area hospital.

We are still investigating this incident and plan to file charges with the Sheboygan County District Attorney’s Office in the future.

The Sheboygan Police Department thanks the community for their patience while officers were investigating this rapidly evolving incident.

If anyone has any further information regarding this investigation, we ask you call the Sheboygan Police Department at (920)-459-3333.

The Sheboygan Police Department customer service window will be closed from 12:00pm to 1:30pm on Thursday, January 23rd, 2024 due to a staff meeting.

The closure of the customer service window will not affect the normal day-to-day operations of the department as a whole.

Thank you for your patience during that time. You may place payments in the drop box to be collected. Normal operations will resume at 1:30pm that afternoon.

As we have previously communicated, the City of Sheboygan recently learned of a potential issue with the City’s network. Out of an abundance of caution the city isolated our network and have been working with experts to assess the situation and restore full functionality to our systems as soon as possible.

As part of our assessment and process of restoring our systems to full functionality while maintaining a high level of customer service, we have determined that we will not begin selling 2025 pet licenses until January 2, 2025. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Sheboygan, Wisconsin – November 27, 2024 – The City of Sheboygan is implementing important updates to its Winter Parking and Snow Emergency Ordinances, approved by the Common Council, aimed at improving snow removal operations and enhancing public safety during the winter season.

Key Changes to the Ordinance
Winter Parking Adjustments

• Shortened Winter Parking Restrictions: The winter parking restrictions will now be in effect from December 1 to March 31, a month shorter than previous years.
• Alternate Side Parking: Alternate side parking will still be in effect from 12:00 AM to 6:00 AM during winter parking season (December 1 to March 31), allowing for effective snow clearing.

New Snow Emergency Guidelines

• Expanded Criteria for Snow Emergencies: Snow emergencies can now be declared for a range of winter weather conditions, not just heavy snowstorms or blizzards.
• All-Day Alternate Side Parking: During a snow emergency, vehicles on non-snow emergency routes will be required to follow all-day alternate side parking, with parking based on the calendar date.
• Post-Snowplowing: After snow is plowed to the curb on non-snow emergency routes (usually in two or three passes), residents are encouraged to move their vehicles to the plowed side of the street before 12:00 AM the next day.
• Parking Prohibitions: There will be no parking on snow emergency routes, boulevards, cul-de-sacs, and dead ends during the snow emergency.
• Suspended One-Side Parking Restrictions: All one-side parking restrictions will be suspended during a snow emergency, allowing for alternate side parking on non-snow emergency routes.

How the Snow Emergency Will Work

• Snow Emergency Notification: The Mayor will declare a snow emergency when necessary, with 24-hour public notice. Residents will be informed via the City’s social media platforms, local radio stations, and the DPW and Police social media accounts.
• Prohibited Parking Locations: Once the snow emergency is in effect, parking will be prohibited on snow emergency routes, boulevards, cul-de-sacs, and dead ends.
• Winter Parking Compliance: Vehicles that are parked in compliance with winter parking rules on the first day of the snow emergency will not be penalized. Once plowing is completed, vehicles must be moved to the opposite side of the street, but before midnight.
• Duration of Snow Emergency: The snow emergency will remain in effect until it is officially canceled by the Mayor or City Council.

Penalties for Non-Compliance

Vehicles that violate snow emergency parking restrictions will be subject to:

• A $50 parking ticket.
• Towing of the vehicle to allow for snow removal operations.
• To retrieve a towed vehicle, the parking ticket must be paid at the Sheboygan Police Department prior to its release.

These penalties emphasize the importance of compliance to ensure streets are cleared efficiently and public safety is maintained.

STAY, WAIT, RELOCATE, REPEAT

The City encourages residents to follow the simple steps:

• STAY: Park on the correct side of the street for winter parking.
• WAIT: Wait for the plows to clear the opposite side of the street.
• RELOCATE: Move your vehicle to the plowed side before midnight.
• REPEAT: Keep your car parked on the plowed side for the following day.

The Sheboygan Police Department customer service window will be closed from 1:00pm to 2:30pm on Thursday, October 31st, 2024 due to a staff meeting.

The closure of the customer service window will not affect the normal day-to-day operations of the department as a whole.

Thank you for your patience during that time. You may place payments in the drop box to be collected. Normal operations will resume at 2:30pm that afternoon.

Healthy Sheboygan County, in cooperation with the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), will hold a Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 26th, 2024 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM at four drive-thru drop-off locations throughout Sheboygan County. This is a safe, convenient and responsible means of disposal:

• Plymouth – Generations, 1500 Douglas Dr., Plymouth, WI 53073 (this site will be open from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM)
• Random Lake – Random Lake Fire Department, 718 Spring St, Random Lake, WI 53075
• Sheboygan – HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital, 3100 Superior Ave, Sheboygan, WI 53081
• Oostburg – Oostburg Fire Department, 1130 Superior Ave, Ooostburg, WI 53070

If you will be going to the St. Nicholas Hospital drop-off location, use the North Taylor Dr entrance on the western side of the complex, indicated by the arrow. During the day of the event, signs in the parking lot will direct you to the drop-off location, symbolized by a star.

GUIDELINES:

Household waste pharmaceuticals only – no businesses allowed.

Bring: Prescription (controlled and non-controlled) and over-the-counter medications, ointments, patches, inhalers, non-aerosol sprays, creams, vials and pet medications. It is recommended that participants bring their medications in the original pill containers. You may cross your name off of any labels ahead of time.

Do Not Bring: Illegal drugs, needles/sharps, acids, aerosol cans, bio-hazardous materials (anything containing a bodily fluid or blood), personal care products (shampoo, soaps, lotions, sunscreens), household hazardous waste (paint, pesticides, oil, gas), mercury thermometers.

• Liquids will be accepted during this initiative. However, the liquids, creams and sprays must be in their original packaging. Liquids without the original packaging will not be accepted.
• Illicit substances such as marijuana or methamphetamine are not a part of this initiative and should not be placed in collection containers.

UPDATE: Suspect Arrested, Vehicle Located

On 10/9/24, the Sheboygan Police Department, with the assistance of the Ozaukee County Sheriff’s Department, arrested a 41-year-old male from Fredonia. The vehicle used in this incident was recovered in Milwaukee and the suspect was taken to the Sheboygan County Detention Center for a probation violation. The suspect is being referred to the Sheboygan County District Attorney’s Office for a charge of hit and run causing great bodily harm. The victim remains in critical condition at Froedtert Hospital. The incident remains under investigation. We would like to thank the public for the many tips we received regarding this incident.

Original Post:

On 10/6/24 at 5:47 AM Sheboygan Police Officers and Sheboygan Fire Department EMS responded to the intersection of S 8 St. and Spring Ave for a bicyclist struck by a vehicle. A 60-year-old Sheboygan woman was traveling southbound on S. 8 St. on a bicycle when an unidentified vehicle struck her. The cyclist sustained significant injuries and was transported via Flight for Life to Froedtert Hospital. The driver left the scene in what is believed to be a 2001 Lincoln Continental. An actual picture of the suspect vehicle is below. It should have front and passenger side damage.

We are asking for the public’s help in locating this vehicle.  If you own a scrap business and recently took this vehicle in, or if you recently bought a car matching this description with damage to it, please contact the Sheboygan Police Department at 920-459-3333. Please also contact us if you have any other information about the crash. If you’d like to remain anonymous, you can submit a tip to Sheboygan County Crime Stoppers at www.cufthem.com.

We appreciate all of the tips that have come in to this point. Thank you for your help with this investigation and helping to identify the suspect vehicle.