Police Chief Todd Thomas gave an update on several police-related items to the Safety and Licensing Committee on 02/23/2022. NEW SQUAD CAR MARKINGS He said the new markings on one of their squad cars and would probably end up updating 7 or 8 more. [He […]
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Board Of Education Receives Presentation On School Resource Officer Program
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education met 01/24/2022. During the meeting they received a special presentation regarding the role and daily activities of a School Resource Officer. AASD Chief Financial Officer Greg Hartjes reminded the Board that at the November 8th Board meeting […]
Police Chief Gives Report To Safety And Licensing Committee On Preliminary 2021 Crime Statistics – Mental Health Calls Up 72% In Appleton
During the 01/12/2022 Safety and Licensing Committee meeting, Appleton Police Chief Todd Thomas gave a report to the committee on Appleton’s 2021 preliminary crime and police activity numbers. There were just the preliminary numbers taken from the Appleton Police Department’s database. He said they would […]
APD Community Advisory Board Meeting 10/05/2021 – Will Review A Number Of Items Including Afghani Refugee Resettlement
The Appleton Police Community Advisory Board is meeting 10/05/2021 at 6PM at the Appleton Area School District Diversity Center located at 2701 N. Oneida Street, Suite C1. They have been meeting via Zoom, but this will be an in-person meeting, and it’s not clear if […]
Ahead Of Mile Of Music Festival Appleton Police Department Reminds Everyone That Birds, Bikes, And Boards Are Not Allowed On The Downtown College Avenue Sidewalk
The Appleton Police Department is reminding everyone ahead of Mile of Music that no Birds, Bikes, or Boards are allowed on the sidewalk of Downtown College Avenue. They will be rigidly enforcing this rule over the weekend. People riding Bird electric scooters on the College […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Meets 07/28/2021 – Reviews Mid-Year Fire Department Report
The Safety and Licensing Committee met 07/28/2021. There were a few alcohol license applications that were approved, but the majority of the meeting was taken up with information items, in particular the Fire Department’s 2021 Mid-Year Report. Fire Chief Jeremy Hansen went over it with […]
Recap Of 07/14/2021 Safety And Licensing Committee – Denial Of Mr. Taco’s Liquor License Application, Mid-Year Reports From Police And Legal Services
The Safety and Licensing Committee met on 07/14/2021. It was a relatively short meeting, not quite 20 minutes long. The first item they took up was the liquor license application for Los Amigos, LLC, doing business as Mr. Taco Chief Thomas said that the memo […]
Sergeant Chue Thao Accepts 2020 APD Officer Of The Year Award
During the Common Council meeting on 05/19/2021, Appleton Police Chief Todd Thomas presented the 202 APD Officer of the Year Award. He explained that the prior week had been Police Week. They weren’t able to have a lot of the outdoor events they usually have, […]
Appleton Police Department Community Advisory Board Meeting Scheduled 05/03/2021
The Appleton Police Department Community Advisory Board is meeting 05/03/2021 at 6pm via Zoom. The topics for the evening are “Arrest and Offender Demographics” and “Use of Force Training”. Their last presentation on Use of Force statistics for the last 10 years was very interesting. […]
Crimes Against Asian Americans In Appleton Have Not Gone Up; Slurs and Derogatory Comments Have Increased Over Last Year
In response to the recent mass shooting in Atlanta, the Appleton Police Department released a statement decrying violence on a national level against Asian Americans and expressing a desire to care for and stand with the Asian Americans in our local community. Mayor Woodford and […]