The Charles City Police Department is a civil service governed police agency which means that hiring standards are dictated by chapter 400 of the Iowa Code. Charles City Police Department officers handle approximately 12,000 calls for service each year including approximately 1,500 traffic stops. All sworn police officers in the state of Iowa are required to be academy certified by the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy. In addition to the training our officers get through the police academy, they receive 130 – 160 hours field training in 51 subject areas while on the job here in Charles City. Once certified, officers are required to continually update their training in areas that include, but are not limited to:
Mike Wendel
Serving since 1987
chief@cityofcharlescity.org |
Chief of Police in charge of administration for department; certified firearms instructor; certified rifle instructor |
Hugh Anderson
Serving since 1994
captain@cityofcharlescity.org
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Evening shift commander; certified emergency vehicle operation instructor; certified firearms instructor; former police reserve |
Brandon Franke
Serving since 2000
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Night shift commander; certified chemical munitions instructor |
Randy Vandeventer
Serving since 1986
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Patrol Officer; certified firearms instructor; licensed pilot; former police reserve
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Todd Smith
Serving since 1989 |
Patrol Officer, arson investigations, former police reserve
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Dave Diercks
Serving since 1999 |
Patrol Officer; certified bicycle instructor, evidence technician
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Lenny Luft
Serving since 2001 |
Patrol Officer
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Brad Bilharz
Serving since 2002 |
Patrol Officer; certified firearms/rifle/less-lethal instructor
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William Vetter
Serving since 2006 |
Community Oriented Police Officer; former police reserve
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Kevin Beaver
Serving since 2007 |
Patrol Officer; certified defensive tactics instructor, certified defensive duty knife instructor/ASP baton instructor
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Zach Eckenrod
Serving since 2007
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Patrol Officer; K-9 handler; former police reserve
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Brad Worrall
Serving since 2009 |
Patrol Officer; Tazer instructor; alcohol / tobacco compliance; former police reserve
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Kevin Marvin
Serving since 2007 |
Reserve Officer
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Doyle Schmidt
Serving since 2009 |
Reserve Officer
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Casey Mallory
Serving since 2010 |
Reserve Officer |
Cody VanHorn
Serving since 2010 |
Reserve Officer
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Kyle Wilkinson
Serving since 2010 |
Reserve Officer
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Kathy Harrick
Serving since 2011 |
Police Secretary/E911 administrator
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Dave Jung
Serving since 1997 |
Part-time animal control
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Midnight
Serving since 2009 |
Police K-9; certified in locating illegal drugs and tracking
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