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Menomonee Falls police report: staffing at budgeted level, serious crimes decline while weapon offenses rise
Summary
Police Chief Mark Waters told the Village Board the department reached its budgeted sworn strength at year-end, reported a 9% year-to-date decline in the most serious offenses and a 19% increase in criminal charges referred to the Waukesha County district attorney; he also outlined vehicle, training and capital plans.
Police Chief Mark Waters presented the Menomonee Falls Police Departments 2025 annual (fourth-quarter and year-end) report to the Village Board, saying the department had reached its budgeted sworn strength and that the most serious crimes decreased year to date.
Waters said the department was authorized for 65.1 sworn officers and that, "we reached fully full staff at December 31." He told the board that, because two officers were on military leave, the department was operating with "56.1 sworn officers available for duty." The chief said four new officers were hired during the quarter (one lateral transfer and three academy recruits), and Lieutenant Sanders was promoted to late-shift patrol commander.
The presentation highlighted public-safety statistics: calls for service rose from 31,538 in 2024 to 32,806 in…
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