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 […]

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 […]

APD Community Advisory Board Meeting Scheduled For 03/08/2021

The Appleton Police Community Advisory Board is meeting 03/08/2021 at 6pm. The topic will be “Crime in Appleton – Past, Present, and our Future”. Their last meeting which was about their mental health crisis response was, unfortunately not recorded due to technical issues. Hopefully, they […]

Appleton Police And Fire Departments Receive Mental Health Grants

During the 03/03/2021 Appleton Common Council meeting former Alderperson Curt Konetzke appeared and presented two grants from the International Association of Clear Thinking, one to the Appleton Police Department and the other to the Fire Department, to provide mental health services to their officers and […]

Police Chief Thomas Gives Presentation To Common Council About APD’s Human Trafficking Response Procedures

Mayor Woodford issued a proclamation declaring January 11, 2021 to be Human Trafficking Awareness Day. He asked Police Chief Todd Thomas to give a presentation to the Common Council on on how the Appleton Police Department responds to human trafficking. Chief Thomas also included a […]