Lake City Police Department

New guidance leads some city facilities to reopen to the public

Feb 3, 2021

The Lake City Public Library welcomed patrons inside Feb. 1 for the first time in months. Library Administrator Patti Bross said it was a quiet first day, but she thinks more people will begin coming in as word spreads that the library is open again. The City of Lake City closed the library, along...

Couple’s gifts support public  safety workers, local businesses

Dec 30, 2020

Randy and Lori Meincke stopped in Dec. 23 at the Lake City Public Safety Building to drop off gift certificates for the entire police department and emergency medical service crew. “The gift certificates were all from local businesses so that they could show us appreciation and help out the local...

Santa joins public safety service vehicles for a parade around town

Dec 30, 2020

Perched on the back of the Lake City Fire Department ladder truck, Santa Claus braved the winter bluster the evening of Dec. 23 to spread Christmas cheer on a parade through the streets of Lake City. Joining the parade was a Lake City Ambulance Service rig playing holiday music and a Lake City...

Police - Lock cars, remove valuables

Dec 23, 2020

The Lake City Police Department is advising people to lock their vehicles and avoid keeping valuables in them overnight after a string of thefts over the weekend. “Most of the thefts appear to have occurred Friday night into Saturday morning; as they were reported the morning of Saturday the 19th...

Officer of the year is expert DUI enforcer

Sep 23, 2020

The Lake City American Legion on Monday, Sept. 21, presented Lake City Police Officer Mike Becklund with its officer of the year award. Lake City Police Chief Cory Kubista nominated Becklund for the honor. The department had this to say about Becklund’s selection: “Mike has led the department in (...

Public safety building requires masks

Jul 15, 2020

Members of the public who enter the Lake City public safety building are now required to wear masks. The Lake City Police Department announced the new policy Monday, July 13, on its Facebook Page. Due to the barrier between employee and public areas in the building, the public may see people in...

Injury accident and a new stop sign on South High Street

Jul 8, 2020

A collision between a car and a motorcycle left one person hospitalized on July 4, according to Lake City Police. The accident occurred in the 300 block of South High Street. A passenger on the motorcycle was transported to the hospital by ambulance, police said. Not long after, stop signs arrived...

Police: No ‘Night Out’ this year

Jul 8, 2020

The Lake City Police Department announced this week that the annual National Night Out event in Lake City has been canceled. “Lake City PD is sad to announce that out of an abundance of caution, in order to slow the spread of COVID-19, National Night Out events will be canceled this year,” the...

Collision under investigation

Jun 3, 2020

Police are investigating a head-on collision that took place on the Highway 61 viaduct over the railroad tracks on the city’s south side Monday that left at least one person seriously injured. According to an email Lake City Police Sgt. Bill Weist, a southbound 2007 Toyota Camry crossed the center...

Police seeing fewer incidents during pandemic

Apr 23, 2020

Lake City Police call volume has dropped significantly since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Over the last several years Lake City Police have averaged about 136 incidents per week. This week they responded to 86. They’ve averaged 83 over the past three weeks. “(I)ncident volume has gone down...