Michigan Street Bridge Now Open

Today members from the Department of Transportation (DOT) reviewed the damage to the Michigan Street Bridge and determined that it could reopen to vehicle traffic. The bridge is now limited to a 20 ton weight limit. Signs indicating this have been posted on both sides of the bridge.

[Update] Michigan Street Bridge Closed

At 8:30 PM, Department of Transportation (DOT) officials had a chance to observe the damage to the Michigan Street Bridge. The bridge will be closed until tomorrow when further examination of the bridge damage can be done by the Department of Transportation (DOT).

Until then please continue using the Oregon Street Bridge.

Michigan Street Bridge Closed

Officers are asking the public to avoid the Michigan Street Bridge. At 5:50 PM, Officers were dispatched to the Michigan Street Bridge for an accident involving a piece of machinery striking the bridge multiple times. At this time the bridge is closed until further notice.

Bike Auction

The Sturgeon Bay Police Professional Police Association will be holding a bike auction on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at 5:00 pm. The auction will be held at the Sturgeon Bay Police Department garage, located at the City Hall complex off Nebraska Street. Approximately 50 bikes in all sizes and conditions will be auctioned off to the highest bidder. Proceeds from this auction go to the Association, a non-profit, and are redistributed back into the community. Anyone wishing to donate a gently used bike (or other recreational gear) to this auction is asked to bring the item(s) to the Police Department, 421 Michigan Street, prior to the auction date.  If you have any questions, call 920-746-2450.

B I K E A U C T I O N

Time: 5pm

Date: Tuesday, May 24th

Location: Police Department Parking Lot

Viewing: All Day up until the time of Auction

Lost Property

 

On April 8^th, a small trailer with a green shed built on to it went missing from the Door County Habitat for Humanity.   If you have any information, please contact the Sturgeon Bay Police Department at 920-746-2450. 

 

Thank you to our 911 Dispatchers

April 10-16 is National Public Safety Telecommunications Week,

The Sturgeon Bay Police Department would like to thank the Door County 911 Dispatchers for all the work they due in helping us provide law enforcement services.  Dispatchers are an important part of providing quality emergency services to citizens, yet are often overlooked.  Thank you for a job well done!

New Hunting Clothing Law

 

 

               

Governor Scott Walker signed Act 131 in January which authorized bright or fluorescent pink as an alternative color to blaze orange as the required color of 50% of hunting outerwear above the waist, including head cover, during a gun deer season.

Here are some facts about the changes:

·         The only exception to wearing blaze orange or fluorescent pick during the Deer Firearm Seasons is for waterfowl hunters and small game hunters that are pursuing small game such as raccoons and coyotes… during the hours of darkness.

·         Hunters can mix bright orange and pink – as long as it still meets the 50% requirement of either or both.

·         Hunters can also wear camo pink in the same manner provided to wear camo orange, as long as at least 50% of the outer clothing above the waist is fluorescent pink or blaze orange.

·         This change only impacts the color of clothing and does not change the blaze orange requirement for ground blinds on state land.