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4th of July Safety Tips

Saturday, June 29, 2024

As the 4th of July holiday approaches, it is important that Goshen residents be aware of fireworks regulations. A local city ordinance was adopted in 2007 at the urging of residents concerned about neighborhood safety and noise. Regulation is controlled by parameters imposed in state legislation. Fireworks... more

NOTIFICATION OF NORFOLK SOUTHERN TRACK CLOSURES 

Friday, June 28, 2024

 The engineering department received notice that Norfolk Southern is planning to close the following crossings between approximately July 8 and July 31, 2024, for installation of new rails. Each crossing is expected to be closed to traffic over one to four days. Engineering staff have been in communication... more

June brush pickup begins next week

Wednesday, June 19, 2024

The monthly brush pickup will begin on the week of June 24, 2024. During scheduled brush collections, the Street Department will make only one pass through the city to pick up brush. Please have your brush by the front curb, but not in the street, by that first day in the morning at 7 a.m. Brush... more

Upcoming Events All »

Park Board Meeting

Monday, July 1, 2024, 4:00pm

Public may join in person or virtually by following this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89736482570

Fourth of July -- City Offices Closed

Thursday, July 4, 2024

Board of Works

Thursday, July 4, 2024, 4:00pm

To join the webinar please copy and paste this link on your browser: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88469251269

Police

 

José D. Miller, Chief of Police
111 E. Jefferson St.
Goshen, IN 46528
574-533-8661

police@goshencity.com

Emergencies: 911

Non-Emergencies: 574-533-4151

Shawn C. Turner, Assistant Chief of Police
Ryan Adams, Patrol Division Chief
Mario Mora, Investigations Division Chief

Business Hours:

Normal hours are 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. If you need an officer outside of business hours, a phone is located inside the outer doors of the Police/Courts Building on East Jefferson. This phone is connected to the county dispatch center. An officer will be contacted to assist you.

The City of Goshen is the County seat of Elkhart County Indiana. The population of Goshen is approximately thirty-five thousand (35,000). The Goshen Police Department employs sixty-seven (67) full-time sworn police officers and eleven (11) civilians and special police officers. It is the goal of the men and women of the Goshen Police Department to provide professional law enforcement services to all in our community.

The Goshen Police Department was established in 1868 with the appointment of the first marshal, H.C. Hale. The first Chief of Police was Edgar J. Vesey hired in 1914. The police officers did not carry portable radios until the 1970s. The use of computers in the department began in the 1980s.

The department has 67 sworn, full-time officers, 4 special police officers, 4 sworn reserve officers, 7 civilians, and 2 part-time ordinance compliance officers.

Speakers Bureau

If your community group or organization would like to have someone from the Goshen Police Department speak about a certain topic, please contact the department (533-8661) and a qualified individual will be assigned to speak to your group.

Police Reserve Program

Reserves are unpaid volunteers who are assigned to special activities such as local high school events. To find out more about becoming a reserve, contact the department at 533-8661.

School Resource Officers

The Goshen Police Department provides Goshen Community Schools with four (4) Resource Officers: one is assigned to the high school, middle school, intermediate, and one covers the elementary schools.

The Police Department wishes to acknowledge the loss of Patrolman, Tom Goodwin.

Officer Goodwin, an eight-year veteran of the police department, was killed in the line of duty on December 11, 1998.

In the spring of 1999 Tommy's Kids Castle playground was dedicated in honor of Officer Goodwin. A team of 1,800 volunteers headed by Kiwanis constructed the playground in three days. Donations from local businesses paid for the materials needed for the construction.