SBPD Handing Out Packer Cards

The Sturgeon Bay Police Department has received 250 packs of Green Bay Packer football cards to give away.  If you would like a pack, please stop in at the police department or ask any city police officer you meet on the street.  Even the most envious Chicago Bears fan like them!!!

7 Businesses Cited For Sale of Alcohol To Underage Person

On Friday, September 19, 2014 an officer with the Sturgeon Bay Police Department conducted an alcohol compliance check of the local businesses and establishments that hold a liquor license. The officer worked with a 20 year old male who held a valid Wisconsin drivers license. Seven businesses/establishments either requested and received identification and still sold alcohol to the young man or sold alcohol to him without requesting and form of identification. The seven businesses/establishments that failed the compliance check were issued an ordinance citation for Selling Alcohol to Underage Person(s), 1st Offense.

On August 27, 2014, a letter signed by Police Chief Arleigh Porter was hand delivered to the businesses and establishments informing them the compliance check was going to take place during the coming months. None of the businesses/establishments that failed the compliance check in 2013 failed this compliance check. The goal of any compliance check is to have 100% compliance.

ICAC Investigation Leads To 2 Sturgeon Bay Men Arrested

Following a 2 month joint Internet Crimes Against Children Investigation with the Brown County Sheriffs Department, the Sturgeon Bay Police Department along with Agents from the Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation executed a search warrant on a Sturgeon Bay business and apartment. Voyeuristic material including hidden cameras, images, and movies were recovered along with several hundred images of child pornography. A 37 year old Sturgeon Bay man and a 26 year old Sturgeon Bay man were arrested as a result of this investigation. Charges are being referred to the Door County District Attorney's Office.