Winsted Police Department
The Winsted Police Department ’ s current members include Police Chief Justin Heldt and three full-time police officers James Lammers , Daniel Moonen , and Lucas Caturia . The department is located at Winsted City Hall at 201 1st Street North . In addition to office space at city hall , the department has an interview room where people can report crimes or be questioned about crimes . The room has equipment available to document the interview – both audio and visual . The police department is also equipped with a secure evidence / prep room and a two-stall garage that can securely store vehicles for evidence processing . Currently , the police department has three squad cars for patrol use .
Heldt has been a member of the WPD since 2007 . He became police chief in 2014 . Officer Lammers became a member of the police department in 2008 . Office Moonen and Officer Caturia became members of the police department in 2023 . In addition to these full-time officers , the city has a roster of four part-time officers who help provide the city with police services when needed .
The WPD is involved in programs including Drug Abuse Resistance Education ( DARE ), Winsted Night Out , child fingerprinting , a bike safety program at Holy Trinity and Winsted elementary schools , talks to students on safety issues the school requests , talks with the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts to enable them to earn their merit badges , and other community safety talks throughout the year . Heldt is also Winsted ’ s emergency manager , who works with the Winsted City Council to have a plan for disaster response .
McLeod County Sheriff
Sheriff Tim Langenfeld is the 27th Sheriff of McLeod County . The sheriff is the chief law enforcement officer of McLeod County and is responsible for both common and statutory law to keep and preserve the peace of the county . Also , the sheriff is an officer of the McLeod District Court and has charge and custody of the county jail .
McLeod County is 504 square miles and has a population of approximately 36,735 people . The county comprises 14 townships and nine cities . The county seat is Glencoe .
Major highways that run through the county include US Highway 212 and State Highways 7 , 15 , and 22 .
The McLeod County Sheriff ’ s Office is a 24 / 7 law enforcement agency providing services to all of the cities and townships in the county . We also contract law enforcement services to the Cities of Silver Lake and Stewart .
The McLeod County Sheriff ’ s Office has approximately 55 full-time employees , 13 part-time staff , and approximately 25 posse members .
Communications division
The McLeod County Sheriff ’ s Communications Division acts as the public safety answering point , more commonly known to the public as the 911 emergency system answering point , for all municipalities in McLeod County .
The sheriff provides the public safety radio network for all police departments , fire departments , and ambulances in the county .
Tip line
McLeod County anonymous tip line ( 24 Hours ): 320-864-4524 Report Crime Information Anonymously : crimestoppersmn . org or 1-800-222-8477
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