Birchwood Police Department

02/12/2025

Help us find the owner of this fish finder. The citizen who turned it in found it on or about February 5th. If you believe it's yours please contact the Birchwood Police Department. You will be asked for its last known approximate location and distinguishing features of the Vexilar.

Thank you all for your assistance

06/30/2020

The Birchwood Police Department is participating in the National Click it or Ticket campaign through July 5th. The program is called "Click it or Ticket" but the programs objective is to save lives not issue tickets. Please buckle up and have a safe holiday weekend.

12/19/2019

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To help save lives and prevent needless tragedies, The Birchwood Police Department is joining law enforcement agencies across Wisconsin during the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” holiday campaign from Friday, December 13, 2019 through New Year’s Day.

The holiday season is a festive time for many, but it can quickly turn tragic if drivers make the dangerous and irresponsible decision to get behind the wheel impaired

If you think drunk driving is no big deal, you couldn’t be more wrong. Drunk driving is a deadly epidemic that takes the lives of more than 10,000 people eac...

08/15/2019

Just blew a .08 or above? Then you just blew $10k. That’s the average cost of an OWI considering fines, court costs, attorney fees, higher insurance rates, etc. The Birchwood Police Department is joining law enforcement agencies across Wisconsin looking for impaired drivers. Please - Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over

05/25/2019

During Click It or Ticket May 20 – June 2, our law enforcement officers will be keeping a sharp eye out for unbuckled motorists. The goal is public safety by encouraging voluntary compliance with traffic laws. Please, buckle up, watch your speed, be alert and arrive alive!

05/23/2019

During Click It or Ticket May 20 – June 2, our law enforcement officers will patrol in greater numbers for longer hours – not to write tickets, but to ensure motorists are safely complying with traffic laws. In Wisconsin, motorists can be stopped and cited for failure to wear a safety belt, and drivers can be cited for every unbuckled passenger in their vehicle. Be safe and be smart. Buckle up every seat, every trip.

05/20/2019

Now through Memorial Day weekend, police officers across WI are stepping up seat belt enforcement. If you’re among the 89 percent of WI motorists who regularly buckle up – keep up the great work. If you don’t buckle up – what’s holding you back? Think about this: the 10 percent of motorists who fail to buckle up account for nearly half the drivers and passengers killed in WI traffic crashes each year

12/15/2018

The Birchwood Police Department is asking for the public's help in keeping Wisconsin's roadways safe this holiday season.

The Birchwood Police Department is doing its part by participating the in the "Driver Sober Or Get Pulled Over " holiday campaign from December 14th - January 1st.

In the U.S., about one-third of all traffic crash deaths involve drunk drivers. Last year in Wisconsin, 169 people were killed and 3,303 injured in alcohol-related crashes. Also in 2017: more than 28% of Wisconsin traffic fatalities were alcohol-related; and there were 24,211 OWI convictions. Please do your part to keep out roadways and your loved ones safe this holiday season, don't drink and drive.

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11/09/2018

For those affected by last night's thefts in the Village of Birchwood. At approximately 11:30 am a suspect was arrested by the Birchwood Police Department and is being held in the Washburn County Jail. Further information will be shared shortly. If you believe your property was affected on the morning of 11/08 please contact the Birchwood Police Department at (715)354-3444.

05/10/2018

The Birchwood Police Department will join hundreds of other law enforcement agencies throughout Wisconsin for the annual Click It or Ticket safety belt enforcement campaign from May 21 to June 3. We enforce Wisconsin’s mandatory safety belt law – not to write citations – but to help save lives and prevent needless injuries.