Town of Hayward Police Department

08/01/2024

07/31/2024

Today, July 31st, 2024 Law enforcement officers across Wisconsin are participating in Speed Awareness Day – a 24-hour high-visibility enforcement and education campaign. Locally, the Town of Hayward Police Department, the Sawyer County Sheriff's Office, and the City of Hayward Police Department will be conducting heightened speed enforcement efforts.

Our mission is to ensure the safety of all road users through rigorous speed enforcement and education. This campaign is designed to focus specifically on the consequences of speeding while urging drivers to slow down.

Speeding is a serious threat to road safety, leading to preventable accidents and tragedies. Let's work together to uphold traffic laws and promote responsible driving habits. Drivers who are speeding have less time to react when traffic ahead stops or slows and crashes become more serious. Excessive speed is among the most common causes of traffic crashes. In 2023, there were 16,401 speed-related crashes in Wisconsin that resulted in 176 deaths and injured 6,641 people.

Speeders risk much more than a citation – they risk the safety of everyone on our highways. Please drive safe, thank you!

07/05/2024

The Round Lake Fireworks were on July 3rd. The fireworks were excellent!

The Town of Hayward Police Department assisted by directing traffic and providing law enforcement boats on the water to ensure that every spectator remained safe. The Town of Hayward Police Department was assisted by the Sawyer County Sheriff's Office, The Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Police Department, the Wisconsin DNR, and the Town Of Hayward Fire Department in order to make this happen. A huge thank you to all agencies who were able to assist!

06/22/2024

News Release
06/21/24

On June 21, 2024 at 3:16AM, the Sawyer County Dispatch Center received a 911 call reporting a single vehicle rollover with multiple injuries. The crash was located on Highline Road south of the intersection of Williams Road in the Town of Bass Lake. Sawyer County Sheriff’s Deputies assisted by the City and Town of Hayward Police Departments, LCO Police Department, Sawyer County EMS, Wisconsin State Patrol, Town of Bass Lake & Town of Hayward Fire Departments and the City of Hayward Fire Departments responded to the scene.

Initial investigation indicates that a 2005 Ford Explorer Sport Trac operated by Dabid Flores, 20, of Hayward, WI was traveling north on Highline Road at a high rate of speed. Flores lost control of the vehicle causing it to overturn multiple times coming to rest in the east ditchline of the northbound lane. Three passengers in the Flores vehicle, Reese J. Frederick, 19, of Hayward, WI, a 17 year old female and a 16 year old female also from Hayward were ejected from the vehicle.

Frederick received fatal injuries and was pronuonced deceased on the scene. The sixteen and seventeen year old female passengers sustained life threatening injuries and were transported to a Minnesota hospital for medical treatment. The extent of their injuries are unknown at this time.

Flores received minor injuries and was treated and released from a local hospital. He is currently being held in the Sawyer County Jail pending the charge of Second Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety.

Speed and alcohol are believed to be a contributing factor in the crash.

The crash remains under investigation by the Sawyer County Sheriff’s Office, the Sawyer County Medical Examiner and the Wisconsin State Patrol.

Sheriff Doug Mrotek

06/12/2024

***Emergency contact law***
As of June 1st, 2024, you can now add an emergency contact to your Driver License record. This allows law enforcement to find your emergency contact in the event you are involved in a crash or are experiencing a medical emergency. Follow the link for more.

https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/dmv/license-drvs/how-to-apply/Emergency-contact.aspx?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1-A1Bhw1R9-I28_DzK2XMeOiKLtveMuX_iay5MNYpRhNp8fp4Vs6EKCNI_aem_AV2CuAP0tuE9tLNrO6Eh7rTVGkbevpkqTxXUBCt635aX67IPmva8Xj621JmUWVbo4p2tNsoxmgMCrvG_NSoT2ElO

​​​​Starting June 1, 2024, Wisconsin residents will have the option to add one emergency contact to their record. This contact information could be available to law enforcement agencies in the event that you are in a collision or are experiencing a medical emergency. This information may sav...

04/03/2024

** ROAD BAN UPDATE **

Effective 12:01 p.m. (noon), Thursday, April 4, 2024, the temporary weight restrictions on all Town of Hayward roads will no longer be in effect.

Thank you for you patience and cooperation.

02/22/2024

ROAD BAN UPDATE

Effective 12:01 p.m. (noon) on Saturday, February 24, 2024, all vehicles operating on all Town of Hayward roads will be restricted to a 6 Ton Gross Vehicle Weight.

These restrictions are put in place to maintain the integrity of our Town Roads and prevent premature needed repairs, which can be extremely costly.

Please abide by the restrictions and drive safe.

Thank you.

02/21/2024

ROAD BAN UPDATE.

Mosquito Brook Rd is the only Town of Hayward Road that still being restricted to a 6 ton weight limit at this time.

Due to unseasonably warm weather, weight limitations may be imposed again with short notice. Please watch signs, Facebook, and the Town of Hayward website.

Thank you.