10/27/2022
Welcome to our new page. Below you will find our mission statement.
The Northwoods Police Department strives to provide the highest level of professional law enforcement of service to it's citizens. Therefore, the Department is fully committed:
A. To hiring the best qualified officers and employees;
B. To Providing extensive and continuous training to all personnel, enabling employees to achieve successful job performance;
C. To creating an infrastructure in which employee communication will flow regularly on both vertical and horizontal levels in order to facilitate the goals of problem-solving policing;
D. To promoting trust, mutual respect, and genuine concern for each employee, endeavoring to build the same community spirit within the Department as we endeavor to build with citizens in the community;
E. To encouraging employee autonomy, creativity and innovation in matters hat directly impact their job performance;
F. To managing all human resources efficiently and responsibly; and
G. To maintaining the values and standards we espouse both on and off duty.
This General Order supersedes all prior directives and orders inconsistent therewith.