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The City of Menasha Police Department provides full 24 hour a day public protection service to the community. The Department serves over 18,250 residents, patrols 7.76 square miles, and 86.36 miles of streets.

The Department is staffed by:

Chief of Police - Nick Thorn
- Deputy Chief - Angie Hanchek
  - Community Liaison Officer - Officer Dan Hoernke (OIC)
- Lieutenant of Investigative Services - Pete Sawyer
  - Two Investigators
    - Vacant
    - Investigator Vicki Strebel
  - One Crime Analyst
    - Investigator Denton Heidemann
  - Four School Resource Officers
    - SRO John Abrahamson (Menasha High School)
    - SRO Josh Gallagher (Maplewood Middle School) (OIC)
    - SRO Kate Oberle (Elementary Schools - Jefferson, Butte Des Morts, Banta) (OIC)
    - SRO Rick Heinen (Elementary Schools - Clovis, Gegan, Virtual School) (OIC)
  - One Officer in the Lake Winnebago Enforcement Group (MEG Unit) as an investigator
- Five Supervisory Lieutenants
  - Lieutenant Matt Albrecht
  - Lieutenant Matt Lenss
  - Lieutenant Adam Schulz
  - Lieutenant Matt Spiegel
  - Lieutenant Joel Nelson
    - K9 Cami
- Officers Assigned to Patrol
  - Officer Nick Oleszak
  - Officer Sara Swenson (OIC)
  - Officer Amy Cook
  - Officer Chris Groeschel
  - Officer Ray Berna
  - Officer Kellen Gennrich (OIC, PTO)
  - Officer Derrick Rotta
  - Officer Michael Oney
  - Officer Aaron Schaefer (PTO)
  - Officer Jason Eake (PTO)
  - Officer Bryan Van Alstyne
  - Officer Samuel Vassar
  - Officer Nate Brownie
  - Officer Jordan Batchelor
  - Officer Joe Svitak
  - Officer Katelyn Lynch
  - Cadet Jaden Gottschalk

**OIC: Officer in Charge; PTO: Police Training Officer**

If you would like to contact an Officer please call (920) 967-3500
or
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Please indicate the officer you would like to speak to and any relevant report numbers.

In addition we have:

Six full-time Records Clerks
Multiple Community Service Officers
A Menasha Police Auxiliary Unit
A Police Explorer Unit
Crossing Guards

All officers have Body cameras