Partnered with the community, the Houghton Police Department strives to create a healthy and safe community for our children, citizens and visitors to enjoy. Vision Statement:
A police Department, whose employees are valued, respected, and work together as a cohesive team with a focus on connecting with members of the community, while maintaining the highest standards of a professional ethics and
integrity with the goal of reducing crime, fear of crime and improving the quality of life. We will provide a well-trained workforce, state-of-the-art technology and other resources to better protect our community. It is our commitment to provide quality customer service to all members of our community. Values Statement:
As employees, we must pledge to support one another, avoid spreading rumors, bring our "A" game, and forgive our past mistakes and those past mistakes of others. The following key phrases represent key values of the Houghton Police Department:
*Customer Service *Professionalism *Community Engagement
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Rules regarding Facebook postings
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Inappropriate comments will be removed and the posters can be banned from making comments on our page:
- We will not discuss investigations on Facebook.
- No graphic, obscene, explicit, racial, abusive, hateful or defamatory comments whether they are directed toward a person or an organization, agency or business.
- No explicit or sexual language.
- No solicitations or advertisements.
- No campaigning, either for or against, any candidate or issue.
- No promoting or advertising of any business or commercial transactions.
- No comments that suggesting or encouraging illegal behavior.
- No violating of any local, state, or federal laws.
- Any comment that is threatening or used to incite violence will not be tolerated.
- We welcome participation, but do so at your own risk. You are responsible for your actions and or posts.
-We reserve the right to ban any user from this page for any period of time, for any reason, at any time, with or without warning.
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Our department is staffed 24/7. The City of Houghton Police Department will review the page on a regular basis. If you have a non emergency call and nobody is in the office, your call will be directed to the Negaunee Regional Dispatch Center. The dispatchers will then get in touch with the on duty officers. If you have an emergency dial 911. We are committed to working with our community as a team to make sure our environment is safe for all.
