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10/31/2026

DOUGH-NUT miss out on the Halloween fun!

We’re all set up at the Kent Memorial Trunk or Treat! The rain may have moved us inside, but it hasn’t dampened Chief Craig or Officer Gregory’s spirits!

Come grab some candy, say hello, and remember… DOUGH-NUT GO TO JAIL!

SPECIAL TREAT FOR KIDS DRESSED AS COPS!

10/30/2026

Officer Gregory and Sgt. Kinsley are out haunting the Trunk-or-Treat and Kids Costume Contest at the Great American Dive Bar in Laurie!

If you’re taking your little ghosts and goblins out for some treats tonight, be sure to stop by and say hello! And for the grown-up ghouls enjoying a few BOO-ze beverages tonight…

PLEASE DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE! Get a designated driver, call a cab, or if all else fails, give us a call! We’ll do our best to help you find a safe ride home.

We would much rather take the time to help you get home safe so you “DOUGH-NUT GO TO JAIL”…or worse, meet the REAL Grim Reaper!

Stay spooky, stay safe, and have a Happy Halloween from the Sunrise Beach Police Department!

10/30/2026

PUMPKIN WARS: SUNRISE BEACH PD EDITION!

We gave our officers some pumpkins, a few art supplies, and apparently WAY too much free rein. Some got creative, some got competitive, and one apparently doesn’t know what month it is.

The results? Well… you be the judge! WE NEED YOUR VOTES! Please comment the number of your favorite pumpkin and help us crown the department’s Pumpkin Picasso!

Voting closes at 6 PM on Halloween (October 31)!

RESULTS POSTED IN COMMENTS

10/22/2026

GREAT SCOTT! SUNRISE BEACH PD IS GOING BACK TO THE FUTURE!

Apparently, everyone is losing their minds over the new Teslas and their fancy anti-gravity technology! It seems like every time I turn around, I see another police department jumping on the futuristic patrol car bandwagon… NOT US THOUGH!

Here at the Sunrise Beach Police Department, we believe that if you're going to patrol the future, you might as well do it with some well-established, time-tested, and stylish technology!

I am excited to announce that after much research, several questionable budget meetings, and a phone call to a somewhat eccentric scientist named Doc Brown, we're proud to unveil our newest patrol unit… THE 1985 DMC DELOREAN POLICE INTERCEPTOR!

Forget autopilot; we've got a FLUX CAPACITOR! Forget charging stations; they’re child's play to our required 1.21 GIGAWATTS!
Forget zero to sixty times; we're going 88 MPH STRAIGHT INTO NEXT TUESDAY!

And the BEST PART… High-speed pursuits? Forget about em, we’ll just go back in time before the crime is committed!

Our only real concern is if dispatch will be able to figure out how to log a traffic stop that happened tomorrow, yesterday.

So yeah, other departments can have their Teslas. We'll take stainless steel, gull-wing doors, a flux capacitor, and enough plutonium to make our insurance company nervous! While they're are chasing the future… we're taking a detour through 1985, because some things never go out of style, especially at 88 miles per hour!

Disclaimer: Our budget doesn't actually include plutonium, a Mr. Fusion Home Energy Reactor, time travel, or a DeLorean. But if anyone knows Doc Brown, tell him we're hiring!

10/08/2026

Some people set the bar, others LAUNCH it into orbit. This week Sergeant Kinsley did just that!

Ladies and gentlemen, we’re going to need everyone to stop what they’re doing for a moment, because this deserves a level of recognition that might actually require its own parade.

We are BEYOND PROUD to announce that Sergeant Kinsley has officially earned the prestigious FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Association (FBI-LEEDA) TRILOGY AWARD!

Now, for those of you who don’t speak fluent law enforcement leadership, allow us to explain just how BIG of a deal this is.

The FBI-LEEDA Trilogy Award is earned by successfully completing THREE intensive leadership programs:

Supervisor Leadership Institute

Command Leadership Institute

Executive Leadership Institute

These aren’t your ordinary show-up, sit-down, collect-a-certificate-and-go-home classes. We’re talking about serious, high-level leadership development designed to challenge law enforcement professionals and prepare them to lead at the highest levels.

For many law enforcement leaders, completing the Trilogy is a journey that stretches across several years or an entire career. But we all know that Sergeant Kinsley is built different! Because she started this journey in the early spring of THIS YEAR.

While most people would be perfectly content to spread this accomplishment across several years, Sergeant Kinsley apparently looked at the challenge and thought, “Yeah, let’s just knock that out before Halloween.” 😂

And that’s exactly what she did.

But here’s what makes this accomplishment even more meaningful.

She didn’t put her responsibilities on hold to chase this achievement. She continued serving our community, supporting her fellow officers, and investing in her own professional development, all while tackling one of law enforcement’s most recognized leadership training achievements.

THAT is dedication.

THAT is ambition.

THAT is the kind of leadership we want at the Sunrise Beach Police Department.

As Chief, there are few things more rewarding than watching the people around you challenge themselves, grow professionally, and accomplish things that once seemed years away.

And let me tell you, I COULD NOT BE MORE PROUD OF HER.

Sergeant Kinsley, you’ve earned every bit of this recognition. You’ve demonstrated that leadership isn’t simply about the rank on your collar. It’s about the willingness to learn, the determination to improve, and the drive to become better for the people who depend on you.

You didn’t just raise the bar.

YOU PICKED THE BAR UP AND RAN OFF WITH IT.

On behalf of the entire Sunrise Beach Police Department, congratulations on this extraordinary achievement!

Now, somebody get this Sergeant a cape, because apparently a badge just isn’t enough!

10/06/2026

🎃THE WEST SIDE CANDY CRAWL! 🎃

With so many pub crawls at the lake, we decided it’s time the kids got a crawl of their own. 😂

So, we’re putting together the WEST SIDE CANDY CRAWL, one big master list of local Trick-or-Treat and Trunk-or-Treat stops!

Parents, consider this your roadmap to maximizing your children’s sugar intake this Halloween! We’ll tell you exactly where to take those tiny ghosts, goblins, superheroes, princesses, dinosaurs, and whatever else they decided to be 17 minutes before leaving the house.

And we REALLY want to include our local nursing homes and retirement communities! ❤️ The kiddos get more candy, the residents get to see all the awesome costumes, and everybody gets some smiles out of the deal.

But we need your help; WE NEED MORE STOPS!

Nursing homes, retirement communities, churches, businesses, organizations: if you’re hosting a Trick-or-Treat or Trunk-or-Treat, SEND IT TO US!

Message us your:
🎃 Event name
📅 Date
⏰ Time
📍 Location
🍬 Any other important details

We’ll keep adding stops to this post and build the official West Side Candy Crawl!

Basically a pub crawl… Except the designated drivers are the parents and everybody is drinking Capri Suns. 😂

CURRENT CANDY CRAWL STOPS 🍬

🏠 Laurie Care Center Trick or Treat
📅 OCTOBER 24
⏰ 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
📍Laurie Care Center

🏠 Captain Rons Trick or Treat
📅 OCTOBER 25
⏰ 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
📍 Captain Rons, Sunrise Beach

🏠 Ashbury Heights Retirement Home (CANCELED)
📅 OCTOBER 29
⏰ 4:00-6:00 PM
📍 299 Hwy RA, Laurie, MO

🏠 Trunk or Treat and Kids Costume Contest
📅 OCTOBER 30
⏰ 6:00 PM - 🤷🏼‍♂️
📍Great American Dive Bar, Laurie MO

🏠Trunk or Treat
📅 OCTOBER 30
⏰ 6:00 PM
📍 154 S. Main St, Laurie, MO

🏠 Fireridge Farmstand Movie Night (Haunted Mansion)
📅 OCTOBER 30
⏰ Doors Open 6:30, Movie 7:30
📍 Fireridge Farmstand

🏠 Ozark Chapel Trunk or Treat
📅 OCTOBER 31
⏰ 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
📍 Ozark Chapel, Laurie, MO

🏠 Velvet Anchor Trunk or Treat
📅 OCTOBER 31
⏰ 5:00 PM - 🤷🏼‍♂️
📍 408 North Main, Laurie, MO

🏠 Scare on the Square Trunk or Treat
📅 OCTOBER 31
⏰ 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
📍 Courthouse Square, Versailles MO

🏠 Halloween Fair
📅 OCTOBER 31
⏰ 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
📍 Gravois Mills, MO

🏠 Laurie Trunk or Treat
📅 OCTOBER 31
⏰ 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
📍 Laurie City Hall

🏠 Kent Memorial Trunk or Treat (INSIDE)
📅 OCTOBER 31
⏰ 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
📍 Kent Memorial Lutheran, Sunrise Beach

🏠 Trick or “Cookie”
📅 OCTOBER 31
⏰ ALL DAY
📍 Laurie Subway

🏠 Halloween Fall Festival (Too much to list)
📅 OCTOBER 31
⏰ 2:00 PM - 🤷🏼‍♂️
📍Franky and Louies, Sunrise Beach

🏠 Trunk or Treat (CANCELED)
📅 OCTOBER 31 (CANCELED)
⏰ 5:00 PM - 🤷🏼‍♂️ (CANCELED)
📍Awesome Alley Bowling, Laurie

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10/06/2026

There’s been a little confusion lately about our command structure, and honestly, I can understand why. 😂

Some of you may have noticed that we added two Sergeant positions, we no longer have a Lt. Kinsley (Schultz) but instead have Sgt. Kinsley, and somewhere along the way Police Clerk/Desk Officer Macormic appeared.

So…what the heck happened?!

Midsummer, Kinsley decided to pull an abracadabra and disappeared for a brief period of time. 🪄💨

During her brief disappearing act, I took the opportunity to reevaluate our command structure and realized that doing things the way they’ve always been done simply because “that’s how we’ve always done it” probably wasn’t the best option.

We’re a small department, and I wanted less top-heavy command and more frontline leadership actually working alongside our officers.

So…

🪄 P**F! The Lieutenant position disappeared.

🪄 P**F! Two Sergeant positions appeared.

🪄 P**F! We added a Police Clerk/Desk Officer.

And then, wouldn’t ya know it…

ABRACADABRA! Kinsley reappeared!!!

So Lt. Kinsley became Sgt. Kinsley, Police Clerk/Desk Officer Macormic joined us, and we have another Sergeant who should be announced in the upcoming weeks. 👀

And the best part? It’s working REALLY well.

Citizens love having the PD staffed Monday to Friday, 8 to 4, and our officers are excited about having frontline leaders on the streets with them.

Less top-heavy. More leadership on the street. Better service to our community.

Turns out Kinsley’s little magic trick worked out pretty well after all. 🪄😂

Glad you’re back, Kinsley. But for the love of all things glazed, iced and sprinkled, please don’t do that again!

09/18/2026

DID ANYBODY HEAR THAT THUNDER?! Yeah… that wasn’t thunder.

That was MORE THAN 500 MOTORCYCLES, stretching OVER SEVEN MILES, rolling through the West side in one absolutely incredible display of patriotism, service, brotherhood, sisterhood, and American pride!

Today, officers with the Sunrise Beach Police Department had the absolute honor of escorting the Zack Wheat American Legion Post 624 Patriot Riders, along with their fellow riders from across the State of Missouri, on a ride we won’t soon forget.

And when we say this thing was HUGE, we mean it, more than 500 motorcycles! In case you’re curious what that looks like it stretched more than seven miles from front to back.

But as incredible as that sight was, the best part might have been who was waiting along the route.

The route was designed to pass Hurricane Deck Elementary, where students were outside waving flags and cheering them on. From there, the ride traveled north through Stover and Versailles, where hundreds of students came out at both Morgan County R-I and Versailles to welcome the riders.

THAT is what made today special.

These riders weren’t just out there to put some miles on their bikes. Many of them are veterans who spent years serving our country, and today they got to see hundreds of kids waving American flags, cheering them on, and saying thank you in the loudest way kids know how.

And those kids got something pretty awesome in return: a chance to see patriotism, service, sacrifice, and community roll right past them - 500 motorcycles strong.

We like to think that somewhere in that crowd were our nation’s next Soldiers, Marines, Sailors, Airmen, Guardians, or Coast Guardsmen. Each Patriot rider rode today in hopes to plant a little seed about what it means to serve something bigger than yourself.

We also owe a HUGE THANK YOU to the Sunrise Beach Fire Protection District, Laurie Police Department, Stover Police Department , Versailles Police Department, Morgan County Sheriff's Office, and Camden County Sheriff's Office. An event of this size doesn’t happen safely by accident. It takes planning, communication, teamwork, and a whole bunch of people working together across jurisdictional lines. Also a special thanks to Ozarks International Raceway for getting them all on the track for a little fun!

And to everyone traveling Highway 5, 135 and 52 today: THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. We know a procession stretching more than seven miles can make for a bit of a wait. The patience, respect, waves, and support shown along the route did not go unnoticed. You each helped make today what it was.

Each year the Zack Wheat American Legion Memorial Ride continues to grow, and after seeing what rolled through our communities today… We can’t wait to see what they bring us next year.

To every veteran who rode today: thank you for your service.

To every kid who stood along that route: thank you for reminding them why they served.

And to everyone who helped make it happen:

THIS. WAS. AWESOME.

500+ motorcycles.
7+ miles of American pride.
One “heck” of a day in the Lake area.

09/15/2026

A HUGE THANK YOU to Sunrise Farm Market for dropping off these amazing pies for our crew!

It’s hard to beat working in a community where local businesses go out of their way to show their appreciation and support for our officers. Gestures like this may seem simple, but they mean a LOT to our officers!

We are incredibly grateful to Sunrise Farm Market Market for not only always supporting us but all of those who serve our community.

Now the real investigation begins: who gets the last piece?

Address

54 Hawk Lake Drive
Sunrise Beach, MO
65079

Telephone

+15733747757

Website

https://sunrisebeachmo.gov/

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