Community Services

The Community Service Office is staffed by one full-time officer who is responsible for presentation of programs, demonstrations, tours and public service work covering such diverse topics as bank robbery responses, check writing fraud, shop lifting prevention, domestic abuse violence, crime prevention, and car and residential burglaries.

The Oskaloosa Police Department has embraced a policing philosophy designed to develop ways to meet with citizens in non-conflictive situations, exchanging ideas, and developing verbal relationships that will foster cooperation in solving and/or preventing problems. To further that goal and to give citizens an understanding of the department's procedures, a Citizen Police Academy is held periodically. The academy focuses on the job of police officers in Oskaloosa, as presented by various members of the department, with hands-on training in traffic stops, domestic abuse situations and firearm scenarios. Citizen feedback helps to keep the classes pertinent and allows for an exchange between the citizens and officers.

To schedule tours or presentations please contact Lt. Craig Alexander at (641) 673-3201.

If you have any questions or comments, let us hear from you!  Give us a call at (641) 673-3201 or (641) 672-2559 or e-mail us at:

 jake.mcgee@oskaloosaiowa.org or mary.barnard@oskaloosaiowa.org