Crime Prevention Sergeant
Steve Sagmeister(920) 236-5742 | Email
The Crime Prevention Unit is headed by Sergeant Steve Sagmeister and is part of the Planning, Training & Research Division within the Administrative Services Bureau. The Crime Prevention Unit participates with area community programs such as TRICOM, TRIAD, Workplace Violence, Crime Prevention Fund, File of Life, Circle of Support and the Oshkosh Area School District. The Crime Prevention Sergeant is also the department's Public Information Officer and is responsible for media contacts.
NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH:
Neighborhood Watch is one of the most effective and least costly ways to prevent crime and reduce fear in your neighborhood. Neighborhood Watch is built on the premise of watching out for each other and building that sense of community, getting to know everyone in your neighborhood. Oshkosh has over 50 Neighborhood Watch groups and is growing. If you are interested in forming a watch group in your area, please contact the Crime Prevention Bureau.
Neighborhood Watch Brochure
SAFETY CITY:
Safety City is a child-sized city designed to provide a complete hands-on safety education for children. The portable neighborhood consists of a working traffic signal and railroad crossing, stop signs, miniature buildings, cross walks and other street markings. Safety City is a four-day program for children ages 4-6 years old. Children can choose from either morning or afternoon sessions that last approximately three hours each day. Safety City participants receive classroom instruction as well as active participation in the Safety City neighborhood. In addition, each child receives a new bike helmet that is checked and fitted properly while at Safety City.Safety City is located at the Fox Valley Technical College - Riverside Campus - 150 N. Campbell Street - Oshkosh.
Examples of the types of safety education classes your child will participate in at Safety City include:
- Pedestrian Safety
- Seat Belt Safety
- Fire Safety/Smoke House
- 911 Simulation
- Traffic Safety
- Poison/Drug Safety
- Personal Safety
- Bike Safety & Helmet Use
- Electrical Safety
- Animal/Pet Safety
- Water Safety......
New in 2008!
Safety City II
Safety City II
Safety City II is designed to provide hands-on safety education for children ages 7-9. Some of the topics covered will include:
- Bike Safety
- Injury Awareness
- Fire Safety
- Tobacco Prevention
- Personal Safety…
- Safety City Brochure (for ages 4-6)
- Safety City 2 Brochure (for ages 7-9)
- Safety City Volunteer Application Form
SPEED WATCH:
Speed Watch is one of several initiatives to help in reducing speeding on city streets through public awareness and community action. Trained volunteers use a radar gun to document speeding vehicles, the radar logs are turned into the police and registered owners sent a courtesy letter reminding them to slow down. You must be at least 18 years of age and completed the Speed Watch training to participate in the Speed Watch Program. If you are interested in becoming a Speed Watch volunteer, please fill out the volunteer application, check the Speed Watch box, and you will be contacted when the next training session is being held. If you have questions, please feel free to contact me.CRIME STOPPERS:
Crime Stoppers encourages people to provide tips that can be vital to the successful solution of a crime by offering cash rewards for tips which lead to the arrest of a suspect, and by guaranteeing that the tipster’s identity remains anonymous. Callers may submit a tip via phone at 1-800-621-CASH(2274) or via the Crime Stopper website at www.winnebagocrimestoppers.org.
The Quick 50 program is offered to area schools. The purpose of the Quick 50 initiative is to increase safety in our schools by encouraging reports of weapons, drugs or alcohol on school grounds. $50 cash is paid to confidential informants that provide information leading to the arrest of persons for drugs, alcohol, weapons or bomb threats that occur on school grounds.
SEX OFFENDERS:
The Oshkosh Police Department assists the Department of Corrections with Sex Offender notifications within the city of Oshkosh. If you have questions or concerns about the process, feel free to contact us or the Department of Corrections. The Oshkosh Police Department does not list sex offenders on our website. For current sex offender information, please check the Sex offender registration website at www.widocoffenders.org. If you are interested in setting up a neighborhood watch or have personal safety concerns, please contact the Crime Prevention Bureau.
McGRUFF & DAREN COSTUMES:
The Oshkosh Police Department has a McGruff costume and a Daren the Lion (DARE) available for events. Please e-mail us at least one month in advance of your event.MEDIA:
The Crime Prevention Sergeant is the Public Information Officer for the Oshkosh Police Department. Contact may be made at 920-236-5742 or E-mail.Click here for up to date Media Releases..
BEYOND THE BADGE:
Beyond the Badge is a monthly TV show in collaboration between the Oshkosh Police Department and Oshkosh Community Media Services that gives viewers and listeners an inside look at the Oshkosh Police Department and its programs. Beyond the Badge can also be heard on WOCT 101.9 and seen in some of the outlying townships with cable. If you have suggestions for a topic that you would like to see on the show or a question that you would like answered on the show, please feel free to contact us. For replay times of Beyond the Badge, check out our home page or Oshkosh Community Media Services at www.oshkoshcommunitymedia.org.
FALSE ALARMS:
The Oshkosh Police Department responds to hundreds of false alarms each year, most of the time tying up two officers per call. Responding to False Alarms is a huge drain on the Police Department’s resources and is inherently dangerous for responding officers. City ordinance 17-45(f) does charge alarm users a fee for false alarms:- First Three = No Charge
- Fourth = $25
- Fifth - Tenth = $50
- Over Ten = $100
GRAFFITI:
The Oshkosh Police Department takes graffiti very seriously. Prompt reporting and removal of graffiti is paramount in keeping our city free of graffiti. The Oshkosh Police Department hopes that you remove your graffiti as soon as possible, as graffiti may breed other graffiti. By city ordinance, section 17-37, failure to remove graffiti within 15 days could result in a $217.50 fine and/or having the Department remove the graffiti at your expense. If you have specific questions about the use of cleaning products, please contact your local hardware/paint store or a local cleaning service. If you have other questions, you can contact our department at 236-5742.