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Port Washington police outline hiring timeline, National Night Out plans and new pedestrian enforcement
Summary
Police leaders told the commission they will interview five police candidates this week, said new hires without recruit-school experience may not attend school until January, previewed National Night Out for Aug. 5 on Franklin Street, and described a pedestrian-crossing education and enforcement effort at two downtown intersections.
Port Washington police told the Police and Fire Commission on July 14 that department hiring and community outreach are moving forward as officials prepare interviews and summer events.
Police Chief Hinkes said five candidates remain in the hiring process and the department will hold interviews with command staff and the commission. He said a candidate who has not yet attended recruit school would likely not go to recruit school until January because of school start dates and availability; the department plans to provide preliminary training before sending any new hires to recruit school.
Chief Hinkes also previewed National Night Out, which the department will host Aug. 5 from 5 to 9 p.m. on Franklin Street. He said organizers will close Franklin Street starting at 3 p.m. for setup and that the event has been promoted on social media by multiple Ozaukee County law-enforcement agencies; there is no formal printed agenda for the public event, he said.
Separately, the police department posted a pedestrian-crossing initiative to its Facebook page and told the commission it will concentrate enforcement on two downtown intersections: Webster and Grand by the library, and Franklin and Main. Initially the department published the planned dates and locations; future enforcement will be conducted without advance public notice. Chief Hinkes said the department’s goal is compliance rather than issuing citations.
Chief Hinkes also relayed recognition from the Child Advocacy Center in Saukville: Amanda Didier, the center’s director, and a colleague visited to present a letter of accommodation and challenge coins to Lieutenant Herta and Lieutenant Nye for their work on a complex child-assault investigation that required extended interviews and coordination.
Commissioners asked whether enforcement data would track local versus tourist compliance; the chief did not provide a split but said the department would note patterns. No formal action was taken on hiring, event approvals or the enforcement initiative at the meeting.
