- Homicide at Country Villa
Initial report was that of a deceased subject as the Country Villa Apartment complex. Officers arrived and verified an adult male was deceased inside an apartment. Subject identified as Antonio Joiner, age 28 of Lafayette suffered from at least one ... - 2020 December Calls for Service
- Purdue vs Iowa Weekend Statistics
Weekend calls for service resulted in police responding to 161 calls for service and 1 person jailed. - West Lafayette Police Department Policy
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Officer Brian Danosky receives Silver Merit Award for actions above and beyond the call of duty that disregard the potential danger to self.
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The West Lafayette Police Department is a full-service municipal police department serving a community comprised of over forty-two thousand year round residents and a forty thousand Big Ten university student population.
The police department has a staff of 84 employees, including 50 sworn officers whose mission is to protect and serve the community and provide a myriad of other police services. The police department places strong emphasis on crime deterrence through highly visible patrols including foot patrol, bicycle patrol as well as motorcycle patrol. A very strong emphasis is placed on education pertaining to crime prevention, traffic safety, drug and alcohol abuse, and child safety programs at all school levels and in presentations and programs to business and civic organizations.
We are dedicated to upholding the highest professional standards while serving the community in which we work and live. We are committed to the enforcement of laws to protect life and property, while also respecting individual rights, human dignity, and community values.
The highly trained, dedicated professionals of the West Lafayette Police Department work closely with all area police departments in cooperative crime presentation programs and joint training exercises to ensure consistent, well-coordinated police service throughout the Greater Lafayette Community. The high standards attained by the West Lafayette Police Department are a major contributing factor in the excellent quality of life enjoyed by the citizens of West Lafayette.
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