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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Safety and Licensing Committee Meeting 01/27/2021
The Safety and Licensing committee is meeting 01/27/2021 at 5:30 pm. Amongst other things, they will be voting on the bartender license an Appleton resident applied for. The police department is recommending denial due to the fact that he has has numerous run-ins with the […]
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 […]
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FROM 12/07/2020 POLICE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD MEETING – PART 2
Here is the second half of the question and answer session that followed Chief Thomas’ 12/07/2020 presentation to the APD Community Advisory Board about Use of Force by the police. Question: The questioner hearkened back to a previous questioner who had expressed the view that […]
Questions And Answers From 12/07/2020 Police Community Advisory Board Meeting – Part 1
Following Chief Thomas’ Use of Force presentation to the Community Advisory Board on 12/07/2020 there was a question and answer session. I’m halfway through writing that up and have included that first half below. Question: The state requires a minimum of 24 hours of continuing […]