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Tomahawk Police Department The members of the Tomahawk Police Department are dedicated to providing the citizens of Tomahawk with professional Police Services.

09/28/2026

September 2026 Monthly Report

To: Mayor Habeck, Tomahawk Health and Safety Committee, Tomahawk Common Council Members and Tomahawk Police and Fire Commissioners

The Tomahawk Police Department responded to 203 complaints/calls for service and conducted thirty-nine traffic stops during the period of September 1, 2026, through September 27, 2026. Several cases were referred to the District Attorney’s Office for criminal charges. Officers were assigned a variety of cases to investigate.

The most frequent calls for services for the month of September were:

• Disorderly Conduct ( 13 )
• Welfare Check ( 13 )
• Animal Complaint ( 12 )
• Alarm Related Calls ( 11 )
• 911 Hang up Nuisance call ( 11 )
• Medical Assistance ( 11 )
• Suspicious Activity ( 11 )
• Citizen Assist ( 8 )
• Lost or Found Item ( 7 )
• Civil Matter ( 6 )

We managed 203 calls for service in September 2026. The numbers provided are not inclusive of all of September. In September 2025 we oversaw 210 calls for service. In 2025 we responded to 2326 calls for service. There was a 4.5% increase in calls from 2024 to 2025. In 2026 we managed 1933 calls.


The Fall Ride was the busiest event that the Tomahawk Police Department is responsible for. We were able to utilize mutual aid from Mountain Bay Police Department. The Tomahawk police department expended a total of 287 hours of employee time at a labor only total of $10,798.78. The mutual aid coverage consisted of 290 hours of assistance at a labor and benefits cost of $26,897.50. The total cost for law enforcement services was $37,696.28. We were able to obtain $10,600 in vendor fees. We had a total of forty-two vendors. Last year we had forty-six vendors and obtained $9500 in vendor fees.

We were unable to provide a traffic detail vehicle for the fall ride weekend. All staff were busy handling events in the city. Merrill Police normally assists with this but due to staff shortages they were unable to assist.


The Tomahawk Police Department stopped thirty-nine vehicles, provided thirty-nine warnings, and issued thirteen citations for the month of September.

The drug take back program continues to surpass expectations. We have obtained over 38,000 syringes, 23627 ml of liquid, 320 grams of powders, 210 grams of creams, 2 medicated patches and over 71,000 dose units of pills.

Training and Appearances scheduled for this month included.
• Officer Krich and K-9 Pipo train on a weekly basis.
• All Intoxylizer certified officers attended recertification training in Merrill.
• Det. White attended a Fall Ride meeting at Nokomis Fire Station on 09/10/26.
• Det. White will be attending a Dam Failure Exercise on 09/30/26.



Chief Elvins, Sgt. Gorell or a representative of TPD, attended the following meetings or events as the department’s representative:

• City Council
• Finance
• Health and Safety
• Main Street

Respectfully Submitted,

Al Elvins III
Chief of Police

So walking on Highway 51 is not allowed and the law got me. I was trying to hitch a ride but it’s difficult without thum...
09/23/2026

So walking on Highway 51 is not allowed and the law got me. I was trying to hitch a ride but it’s difficult without thumbs. Someone call my peeps and get this boy home. I need $10 to get out of this jail.

08/25/2026

August 2026 Monthly Report

To: Mayor Habeck, Tomahawk Health and Safety Committee, Tomahawk Common Council Members and Tomahawk Police and Fire Commissioners

The Tomahawk Police Department responded to 168 complaints/calls for service and conducted 44 traffic stops during the period of August 1, 2026, through August 23, 2026. Several cases were referred to the District Attorney’s Office for criminal charges. Officers were assigned a variety of cases to investigate.

The most frequent calls for services for the month of August were:

• Medical Assistance ( 12 )
• Suspicious Activity ( 9 )
• Welfare Check ( 7 )
• 911 Hang up Nuisance call ( 7 )
• Citizen Assist ( 7 )
• Driving Complaint ( 6 )
• Animal Complaint ( 6 )
• Lost or Found Item ( 6 )
• Disorderly Conduct ( 5 )
• Alarm Related Calls ( 5 )

We handled 168 calls for service in August 2026. The numbers provided are not inclusive of all of August. In August 2025 we handled 198 calls for service. In 2025 we responded to 2326 calls for service. There was a 4.5% increase in calls from 2024 to 2025. In 2026 we handled 1688 calls.


The Tomahawk Police Department stopped 44 vehicles, provided 29 warnings and issued 22 citations for the month of August.

We hired Rachel Renn as a new dispatcher. She is in training and will be moving to the open dispatch position when the training is complete.

The drug take back program continues to surpass expectations. We have obtained over 27,000 syringes, 1487 ml of liquid, 320 grams of powders, 210 grams of creams, 2 medicated patches and over 62,000 dose units of pills.


Training and Appearances scheduled for this month included
• Officer Krich and K-9 Pipo train on a weekly basis.
• Officer Krich attended K-9 Legal Update training in Hudson from 8/3-8/5
• Detective White completed Drug task force training on 08/04/26



Chief Elvins, Sgt. Gorell or a representative of TPD, attended the following meetings or events as the department’s representative:

• City Council
• Finance
• Health and Safety

Respectfully Submitted,

Al Elvins III
Chief of Police

Update these girls are headed home !!!!!!We didn’t believe the other dogs when they told us walking without a human and ...
08/14/2026

Update these girls are headed home !!!!!!

We didn’t believe the other dogs when they told us walking without a human and a leash would get us locked up. But here we are!!! Girls just want to have fun and boy did the police spoil that. We got locked up!
Help get us home, bond is $10 each and we are too pretty for the prison life. Call our folks and help us out. We were apprehended in the area of Chandler Street

Update my mom is headed to bail me out. I went for an evening walk again and tried to say hello to some people I met alo...
07/30/2026

Update my mom is headed to bail me out.

I went for an evening walk again and tried to say hello to some people I met along the way. Next thing I knew someone picked me up and took me to the Police Department. The. They took your boy to the Dog Jail. I gotta get out of here. If you know my folks tell them to bring $10 or I will be headed to the slammer in Merrill. I was found in the area of Pine Ridge. Last time I was in the area of Cedar Ave. Help this boy find his people!!
This is my second time getting caught by the law. I think I need to quit these evening walks.

07/27/2026

July 2026 Monthly Report

To: Mayor Habeck, Tomahawk Health and Safety Committee, Tomahawk Common Council Members and Tomahawk Police and Fire Commissioners

The Tomahawk Police Department responded to 232 complaints/calls for service and conducted 53 traffic stops during the period of July 1, 2026, through July 26, 2026. Several cases were referred to the District Attorney’s Office for criminal charges. Officers were assigned a variety of cases to investigate.

The most frequent calls for services for the month of July were:

• Medical Assistance ( 18 )
• 911 Hang up Nuisance call ( 17 )
• Citizen Assist ( 15 )
• Suspicious Activity ( 13 )
• Welfare Check ( 10 )
• Disorderly Conduct ( 9 )
• Animal Complaint ( 9 )
• Lost or Found Item ( 9 )
• Assist Another Agency ( 7 )
• Civil Matter ( 7 )

We handled 232 calls for service in July 2026. The numbers provided are not inclusive of all of July. In July 2025 we handled 237 calls for service. In 2025 we responded to 2326 calls for service. There was a 4.5% increase in calls from 2024 to 2025. In 2026 we handled 1475 calls.

The Tomahawk Police Department received a grant from the Wisconsin Public Service in the amount of $2000 to assist us in replacing the A.E.D.’s that are being discontinued. Once the funding arrives, I will purchase as many units as possible with the grant. We also received $663.25 from the NORDEG Methamphetamine Grant to reimburse overtime that we incurred working on m**h cases in the city. This makes the total amount of grants obtained by TPD in 2026 at $6325.

The Tomahawk Police Department stopped 53 vehicles, provided 44 warnings and issued 37 citations for the month of July.

July is a busy month for TPD. We had all sworn officers working for the 4th of July festivities. We also had several vacations and had to utilize overtime to cover a portion of the shifts. We are currently down one dispatcher and plan on interviewing in the coming weeks.


Training and Appearances scheduled for this month included
• Officer Krich and K-9 Pipo train on a weekly basis.



Chief Elvins, Sgt. Gorell or a representative of TPD, attended the following meetings or events as the department’s representative:

• City Council
• Finance
• Health and Safety

Respectfully Submitted,

Al Elvins III
Chief of Police

Update I have been bonded out!!! That was a close one!!!I’m out walking around enjoying this summer night and I see the ...
07/26/2026

Update
I have been bonded out!!! That was a close one!!!

I’m out walking around enjoying this summer night and I see the blue and red lights behind. The police picked me up in the area of the Shell station on S. Tomahawk Ave. I told them my name is LuLu and showed them my folks number on my collar. They tried to call my peeps and no one answered. If you know me help your girl out and tell my folks to post my $10 bond at the Tomahawk Police Station.

06/26/2026

June 2026 Monthly Report

To: Mayor Habeck, Tomahawk Health and Safety Committee, Tomahawk Common Council Members and Tomahawk Police and Fire Commissioners

The Tomahawk Police Department responded to 222 complaints/calls for service and conducted 68 traffic stops during the period of June 1, 2026, through June 25, 2026. Several cases were referred to the District Attorney’s Office for criminal charges. Officers were assigned a variety of cases to investigate.

The most frequent calls for services for the month of June were:

• Citizen Assist ( 21 )
• 911 Hang up Nuisance call ( 20 )
• Welfare Check ( 14 )
• Medical Assistance ( 8 )
• Animal Complaint ( 7 )
• Larceny/ Theft ( 6 )
• All Other Offenses ( 6 )
• Driving Complaint ( 6 )
• Lost or Found Item ( 5 )
• Disorderly Conduct ( 5 )

We handled 222 calls for service in June 2026. The numbers provided are not inclusive of all of June. In June 2025 we handled 172 calls for service. In 2025 we responded to 2326 calls for service. There was a 4.5% increase in calls from 2024 to 2025. In 2026 we handled 1192 calls.

The Tomahawk Police Department received a grant from the Wisconsin state chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). This grant was in the amount of $1202.10 and was for the overtime and travel caused by Officer Frostman attending the CIT in Wausau. This makes the total amount of grants obtained by TPD in 2026 at $3662.

SRO Susa attended the annual SRO training conference in Appleton from June 9-11. This is the closest SRO training conference to Tomahawk. This is also a great way to network with other SRO across the state.

The Tomahawk Police Department stopped 68 vehicles, provided 80 warnings and issued 34 citations for the month of June.

We have applied for a grant through the Wisconsin Public Service to assist us in replacing the A.E.D.’s in the squads. We continue to look for grants to fund these products.

I advised the Common Council that the proposed wake ordinance was unenforceable by the Police Department. We do not have a marine unit or the ability to enforce violations on the water. There are several communities that are facing litigation with this type of ordinance.

The Badger Project posted a story on social media about one of our employees who was formerly employed in Portage County. We were aware of the issues that the employee had with Portage County. We conducted a background check as well as other examinations and research as we do on all candidates. This information was provided to the Police and Fire Commission. He explained the issue and the remedy that was provided.

The Police and Fire Commission discussed this in closed session. I will not discuss the closed session findings. Upon entering back into open session, a vote was called as to whether we should move forward with a conditional offer of employment. The vote was unanimous to move forward with the officer.

I learned that one of the PFC Commissioners indicated on the social media post that she did not vote for the candidate. This is factually incorrect. I filed an open records request with the City Clerk’s Office for the minutes from the meeting of February 26, 2024. The records confirm that all commissioners voted to go forward with the hiring process. I have contacted the PFC president as well as the Mayor and informed them of the issue with this Commissioner and her deceptive behavior. I will be requesting that her removal for cause (i.e. inefficiency, official misconduct and malfeasance in office) be considered since she has violated Wi. Stat.sec.17.01. I would anticipate that this matter will come back to the Common Council for a vote per WI. Stat. 17.12 and 17.16.

Training and Appearances scheduled for this month included
• Officer Krich and K-9 Pipo train on a weekly basis.
• Sgt Gorell Assisted PCCU with robbery deterrence training.
• Sgt Gorell provided active shooter training to the ushers at St. Paul’s.



Chief Elvins, Sgt. Gorell or a representative of TPD, attended the following meetings or events as the department’s representative:

• City Council
• Finance
• Health and Safety

Respectfully Submitted,

Al Elvins III
Chief of Police

06/20/2026

Do you have what it takes?

We're hiring!! The Tomahawk Police Department is looking to fill the position of part time Dispatcher/Telecommunications Operator.

Job Description
Answering point for emergency, non emergency and administrative calls to the police department. Responsible for dispatching Tomahawk Police to various incidents throughout the city. Operates radio, TIMS CAD/RMS system to facilitate up-to-date and timely records.

High school diploma; No felony convictions; Good verbal and written communication skills; React quickly and effectively to stressful situations; Able to work evenings, weekends, and holidays; Ability to keyboard/type words per minute - 25; Knowledge and skills in operating computer systems; Clear and concise speech; Ability to handle several tasks simultaneously; Ability to perform essential functions of this position.

To apply, please email resume to Chief Al Elvins at [email protected] or pick up an application in person at the Tomahawk Police Department located at 219 W. Somo Ave.

06/15/2026

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Address

219 W Somo Avenue
Tomahawk, WI
54487

Opening Hours

Monday 7am - 11pm
Tuesday 7am - 11pm
Wednesday 7am - 11pm
Thursday 7am - 11pm
Friday 7am - 3am
Saturday 11am - 3am
Sunday 11am - 11pm

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+17154532121

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