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Invitation for Bids:

Friday, July 26, 2024

PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF ONE (1) DIESEL GENERATOR SET The City of Goshen Board of Public Works and Safety is soliciting sealed offers for the purchase and installation of one (1) diesel generator set. Offers are also being solicited for an optional item.  The city reserves the right... more

ROCK THE QUARRY TRIATHLON RETURNS FOR NINTH YEAR

Friday, July 26, 2024

The annual Rock the Quarry Triathlon returns for its ninth year on Saturday, August 10th at Fidler Pond Park. You can register for the triathlon as an individual or as a relay team of two or three people. The registration fee includes an event t-shirt, swim cap, chip timing, free parking, awards... more

Boil Order: Denver St between W Pike St and W Lincoln Avenue

Thursday, July 25, 2024

On Thursday, July 25 a boil order was issued for Denver Street between W. Pike Street and W. Lincoln Avenue. The affected addresses are below: 111 Denver St 113 Denver St 115 Denver St 117 Denver St 119 Denver St 121 Denver St 209 Denver St 213 Denver St It is recommended... more

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Splash-Tastic Weekend: Waterslides at Abshire Park

Today, 11:00am

Splash-Tastic Weekend: Waterslides at Abshire Park

Sunday, July 28, 2024, 12:00pm

Downtown Goshen Economic Improvement District

Thursday, August 1, 2024, 7:45am

The regular meetings of the Downtown Goshen Economic Improvement District Board will take place on the first Thursday of each month, excepting July, as set forth in the schedule below. The meetings will be held in the conference room located in Goshen City Hall at 202 South 5th Street, Goshen, Indiana. All meetings of the Goshen Downtown Economic Improvement District Board are open to the public with the exception of an executive session that may be held as authorized by Indiana Code ยง5-14-1.5-6.1. The Board may schedule meetings in addition to those listed above as necessary, subject to public notice requirements.

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.