The Department:

The Village of Fontana Police Department is located directly across the street from The Abbey Resort in the Public Safety Building with the Fire Department and EMS on Fontana Boulevard. 

Today the Department employs 8 full and part-time employees; a chief, 1 lieutenant, 4 full time officers and 1 part time officers, an administrative assistant, and a non sworn seasonal community service officer.  24 hour coverage is provided. Dispatching duties are handled by the Walworth County Sheriff's Department.

Office business hours are Monday thru Friday 8am to 4pm (except holidays).  During this time the following services are available:

• Fingerprinting for Employment if you are resident or worker in Fontana (please call and make an appointment)

• Copies of Reports (please call ahead to save time)

•  Municipal Citations Payment - Not Parking Citations

• Crime Prevention Material

• WI self reporting motor vehicle accident forms

• Vehicle and boat registration forms

• Alarm registrations

• Home checks

The Department has 4 squads, 3 bicycles and one ATV.  Most of the vehicles are fully equipped with the latest in law enforcement technology including:

• Emergency Lights

• Radios

• Mobile Data Computers (MDCs)

• Radar

• In Squad Video Camera

• Digital Camera

• Preliminary Breath Tester

• First Aid Kit

• Cellular Telephone

• Rifles and Shotgun

• Automatic External Defibulator (DEFIBS)

• Gas mask

• Evidence Collection Kit

Officers carry portable radios to communicate with other officers and the dispatch center when away from their squad.  A back-up radio system can be operated from the Public Safety Building in the event the dispatch center is out of service.

The bicycles, equipped with emergency lights and medical equipment are used on warmer days when staffing levels allow. 

The Department uses a computerized records system that is accessible in the squads and we have the ability to conduct vehicle and driver license checks through the computer link in the squad cars.  The Department also maintains an extensive evidence collection, processing and storing capability with the ability to send items to the state crime lab for in-depth analysis. We also have a Intoximeter to test suspected intoxicated drivers at our police department.

Each officer participates in on-going training each year, which includes the state required in-service and specialized training to improve each officer's unique skills and all newly hired officers must complete a field training program that lasts several months. Fontana is one of a the few law enforcement agencies in the area that requires its officers to have at least an associate's or a bachelor's degree in Police Science or Criminal Justice. 

The Department participates in various national, state, and county organizations; such as the county wide drug unit, sexual assault task force, gang unit and a criminal information exchange network.