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City of Columbus Police Department 

From the Chief: Information on the state law for Concealed Carry

Quality of Life: a letter from the Chief

159 S. Lundington St.
For Emergencies, Call 911
For all Other Questions,
Call: (920) 623-5919
Fax: (920) 623-5930

Contact: Chief of Police Daniel Meister
              dmeister@columbuswi.us

Welcome to the City of Columbus Police Department webpage! I hope this site provides you with useful information about who we are and what we do in the community.

A police chief has many responsibilities to both the police department and the community. Planning, budgeting, training and personnel matters are just some of the "Internal" responsibilities that I deal with. Externally, I have the overall responsibility to ensure that the police department is providing this community with quality services in an efficient and effective manner. My overall goal is improve upon the quality of life in Columbus. By working with other city departments, businesses, community organizations and the residents of Columbus, I feel this is a realistic and achievable goal. Effective communication is a critical part of achieving our mission goals. In the past year, I have taken advantage of modern communications technology in order to communicate with the community. Our Nixle community messaging system allows for us to send short, instant messages to our local subscribers. Subscription to this service is easy and free. Please see the link to Nixle’s website below.

The Columbus Police Department is now on Facebook. This social media forum is just another way that we can inform the community about who we are and what we are doing.

Of course this website itself is a valuable communications tool. I encourage you to peruse the different pages and links to learn more about us and the city as a whole.

I look forward to working with the people of Columbus in making this growing city a safe and enjoyable place to live, work, and play.

Your sincere input is welcome. You may contact me by email, phone or in person.

Daniel M. Meister
Chief of Police
City of Columbus

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The City of Columbus Police Department is now an active member of the Wisconsin Crime Alert Network (WCAN). Click here for additional information.



Vision:
We are committed to working together with the community, in a problem-solving partnership, to prevent crime, enforce laws, and resolve conflicts, thereby improving the quality of life.

Mission:
The mission of the Columbus Police Department is to maintain peace and order in the community.  We seek to accomplish this mission in a fair and consistent manner, exhibiting high ethical standards.  Our members are committed to a level of training and education that allows us to provide quality services to the citizens of Columbus.

Description:
The City of Columbus Police Department is a full-time, professional law enforcement agency committed to serving this community through a philosophy of collaboration and by utilizing a problem solving approach to maintaining law and order and enhancing the quality of life in Columbus. The department consists of 11 sworn officers, a patrol canine, one administrative assistant and two clerical support staff. The department also oversees 8 school crossing guards.

The department is organized as follows:
Office of the Chief
Chief of Police - Daniel M. Meister

Administrative Assistant
Operational Services Bureau
Commander - Lt. James Komar
Technical Services & Support Bureau
Commander - Lt. Dennis Weiner
Patrol Division
Training Division
Administrative Division
Investigations Division
School Safety Division
Uniform Patrol Shifts
Canine Section
Community Services
In Service
Recertification
Specialized Training
Field Training
Clerical
Records Management
Evidence Management
Information Systems
Professional Standards
Criminal Investigations
Case Management
Internal Investigations
School Liaison Officer
School Crossing Guards


Contact us at:

Office of the Chief - 920-623-5919

Chief of Police - Daniel M. Meister (Ext. 200): DMeister@columbuswi.us
Administrative Assistant - Erika Zick (Ext. 247): ezick@columbuswi.us

Operational Services Bureau
Commander - Lt. James Komar: JKomar@columbuswi.us

Patrol Division - 920-623-5919
Lieutenant James Komar (Ext. 221): JKomar@columbuswi.us
Officer Brett Gerritsen (Ext.236): bgerritsen@columbuswi.us
Officer Kyle Kearney (Ext. 225): KKearney@columbuswi.us
Officer Mandy McFarlane (Ext. 232): MMcFarlane@columbuswi.us
Officer Michael Rufer (Ext. 226): mrufer@columbuswi.us
Officer Matt Schultz (Ext. 234): MSchultz@columbuswi.us
Officer Terry Seely (Ext. 219): TSeely@columbuswi.us
Officer Kelly Towne (Ext. 222): ktowne@columbuswi.us
Officer Roger Witthun (Ext. 229): RWitthun@columbuswi.us

Technical Services & Support Bureau
Commander - Lt. Dennis Weiner: DWeiner@columbuswi.us

Investigations Division - 920-623-6046
Lieutenant Dennis Weiner: DWeiner@columbuswi.us

Administrative Division - 920-623-5919
Police Clerk Lucy Vick (Ext. 242): LVick@columbuswi.us
Police Clerk Bonnie Langsdorf (Ext 244): bLangsdorf@columbuswi.us

NOTE: After hours calls may be received by the Columbia County Sheriff’s Dispatch Center.

The Police Department continually upgrades its equipment both technological and mechanical to allow adequate responses to a wide variety of emergency and non- emergency requests for service from its citizens.



The following link will take you to the State of Wisconsin, Department of Corrections Sexual Offender Registry (SOR) website. You can select a search based on a geographic location or by name.

This is being provided as a public service. The City of Columbus, Columbus Police Department or this website cannot be responsible for the accuracy of the information provided by another organization’s website.

Wisconsin Department of Corrections
Sex Offender Registry

http://offender.doc.state.wi.us/public/search/search.jsp



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