Valparaiso Police Department

The Valparaiso Police Department in 2010, for the first time, achieved accreditation through The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). Every three years the department must be re-evaluated (audited) to maintain the CALEA...

First the first time, Valparaiso Police Officers will participate in “No Shave November” for charity. Officers pledge a particular amount of money to the United Way of Porter County and as a result can go the entire month of November without...

The Valparaiso Police Department is introducing two new K9s to the department, bringing the total K9s to five for the department. The two new K9s are Kaiser and Vega. Kaiser's new partner is Officer Nicholas Kobitka and Vega's new partner is...

The annual Fall Festival in downtown Valparaiso will be held this weekend (Friday and Saturday). Friday night the annual downtown trick-or-treat will be held beginning at 4pm. Roadways in the downtown area are scheduled to close for the downtown...

On Monday night, during a City Council Meeting, three officers from the Valparaiso Police Department received awards for going above and beyond the call of duty. One additional officer was recognized for his effort in an attempt to save a baby that...

The Valparaiso Police Department is issuing a traffic alert for Saturday due to the annual Popcorn Festival downtown Valparaiso. Many roadways throughout the city will have heavier than normal traffic and many roadways especially in the morning will...

The Valparaiso Police would like to remind all that students return back to school on Wednesday. Motorist should reduce speeds while traveling through school zones and expect additional traffic both vehicle and foot traffic in the areas around all...

The Valparaiso Police Department will be participating in the 33rd annual National Night Out on Tuesday August 2nd from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. National Night Out is an national event designed to unite community members and police against neighborhood...

The Valparaiso Police recently partnered with Valparaiso University students and faculty to bring awareness to the daily activities of the police department. The VU police academy is a smaller version of the department’s Citizens’ Police Academy....

The Valparaiso Police Department is seeking high school students that represent good citizenship and have an interest in a law enforcement career. The department is sponsoring their annual Junior Police Academy. The Jr. Police Academy consists of...