On 6/10/24 at approximately 3:35am officers where dispatched to a home in the 700 block of S 26th St reference a report of gunfire. Upon arrival officers located several spent shell casings in the roadway and observed two vehicles that had been damaged. When making contact at the home, it was determined that no one had been injured. Information regarding a possible suspect and vehicle information was obtained and relayed to other Sheboygan County agencies. The Sheboygan Falls Police Department located the suspect and vehicle a short time later pulling into his driveway. The Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Department responded to this location and a 31-year-old Sheboygan Falls resident was taken into custody without incident. Charges have been referred to the Sheboygan County District Attorney’s Office for review. This was an isolated incident between individuals who are known to one another and there is no ongoing risk to the community.  We would like to thank our partner agencies who helped to resolve this matter quickly.

A stabbing suspect was shot by Sheboygan Police Friday evening after charging officers while armed with a knife.

On Friday, May 31^st, 2024 at approximately 5:09 PM, the Sheboygan Police Department responded to a report of two men fighting at a residence in the 1400 block of Michigan Ave.  After arriving, officers discovered that a 48-year-old Sheboygan man had been stabbed by another resident of the same apartment, a 32-year-old Sheboygan man.  The victim of the stabbing was transported by Sheboygan Fire Department ambulance to a local hospital for treatment and has since been released.

Officers attempted to negotiate with the suspect, who remained armed with a knife and refused commands to come out of the apartment.  After nearly two hours of negotiations, the suspect appeared outside the residence still armed with a knife and charged at officers.  After retreating and attempting less-lethal means of incapacitating the suspect, one officer fired their handgun, striking the suspect once and disabling him.  No other injuries were reported.

The suspect has since been taken by flight for life to a Milwaukee-area hospital for treatment, and is expected to undergo surgery.  The incident has been turned over to the Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Office for investigation, and there is no ongoing risk to the public.  We appreciate the community’s patience while investigative work continues at the scene.

The Sheboygan Police Department customer service window will be closed from 1:00pm to 2:30pm on Thursday, May 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 2:30pm that afternoon.

This week is National Police Week. National Police Week offers honor, remembrance, and peer support, while allowing law enforcement, survivors, and citizens to gather and pay homage to those who gave their lives in the line of duty.

The Sheboygan PD customer service desk will be closed from 10:30am to 12:00pm on Thursday, May 16, 2024 so that staff may attend the Sheboygan County Law Enforcement memorial service. The closure of the customer service desk 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 12:00pm that afternoon.

The Sheboygan Police Department is sponsoring the 2024 Kids Bike Rodeo. Topics include hand signals, bicycle maintenance, safe riding, rules of the road, lock-up, and handouts. Activities include free helmet fitting, free bike inspection, free education and skills course, and free PRIZES.

DETAILS

• Saturday, June 8th, 2024
• 10:00AM to 3:00PM (come any time)
• St Peter Claver Church parking lot (1444 S 11th St, Sheboygan)
• Average course completion time is 30 minutes

Please visit the Bike Rodeo page for more details and to sign up. Website registrations will be eligible for a free bonus gift bag. Registrations are also accepted at the event.

The Sheboygan Police Department customer service window will be closed from 1:00pm to 2:30pm on Thursday, April 25th, 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.

Sheboygan has experienced an increase in thefts from vehicles in the last week, and a handgun was stolen from one unlocked vehicle. These crimes of opportunity typically increase as the weather gets warmer. Help us prevent thefts from your vehicles by following these three simple steps:

1. TAKE YOUR KEYS from the vehicle. Virtually all stolen vehicles in Sheboygan are due to keys being left in the vehicle overnight or while running unattended.

2. REMOVE VALUABLES from the vehicle, especially if they can be seen from outside of it. Your vehicle is less of a target if it doesn’t look like there’s anything inside worth stealing. Do not leave money, your purse, a firearm, prescription medications, and other valuables in your car.

3. LOCK YOUR VEHICLES and close all the windows. Almost every theft from a vehicle that happens in Sheboygan is made possible because the thief can simply open your car and take what’s inside. Locking your car works to keep thieves out.

Help us prevent these kinds of crimes and save yourself from being a victim of theft. Talk to your family and neighbors and remind them to lock their cars too!

The Sheboygan Police Department is pleased to announce the release of its 2023 Annual Report. The report provides a snapshot of the Police Department’s accomplishments, challenges and key activities.

During 2023 we continued to spend a large amount of our time and resources responding to community needs and impacts related to the mental health in the community. We continued to see that the availability of services for those in the community needing assistance with mental health and substance use disorders, did not always meet demand or connections were not made. A significant amount of our calls for service involved responding to check welfare calls, assists and complaints related to mental health or substance use issues. In partnership with the Sheboygan County and Elevate we began a Co-Responder program that puts a social worker in the car with an Officer 16 hours a day to provide increased resources focused on crisis calls. We believe that in the long term we will see stronger partnerships and better services provided to our residents, leading to less repeat callers and more time to focus on other community issues such as traffic enforcement and neighborhood disorder.

In spite of these challenges we still experienced a reduction in Part 1 crimes during 2023 of 828 reported crimes in comparison to 852 in 2022 and 841 in 2021. The 828 Part 1 crimes reported in 2023 represents a 51 % reduction from the 1,690 reported in 2012. We also continued to see a positive trend in accidents with 1,390 reported in 2023 in comparison to 1,418 in 2022.

Click the link above for more details.

Don’t fur-get! Thursday, March 28th, 2024 is the last day to purchase your 2024 pet license before a $5 late fee is added to the cost of each license. Please renew your animal license if you have not already done so. For more information, please visit our Pet License page.

The Sheboygan PD front window /lobby will be closed on Friday, March 29th, 2024 in observance of Good Friday. Normal business operations will resume on Monday, April 1st, 2024. Thank you and happy Easter!