LAKE PLACID POLICE DEPARTMENT
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 THE DEPARTMENT
CHIEFS
 

THE POLICE DEPARTMENT

The Town of Lake Placid is located in Highlands County, Florida about 80 miles South of Orlando.    The town's population is about 1,700 with approximately 300 registered businesses inside the town's limits.     Within the town's limits are six schools - there are three private schools, a public high school, a public middle school and a public elementary school.   The town is a "hub" for the surrounding greater Lake Placid area which numbers about 25,000, depending on the time of year.   The next closest town is Sebring, about 10 miles North.    

In 1995 the Town of Lake Placid acquired the current police department building from Highlands County.   Up until that point the building housed the county library extension.     The philosophy of community policing works best when the police are an integrated part of the community, and the new building's central location gave the department an excellent start at building a department based on community policing concepts.    The police department is located at the corner of Interlake Boulevard and Oak Street in downtown Lake Placid. 

CHIEFS
Click on the link above for a history of
Lake Placid's Police Chiefs

PERSONNEL

The Lake Placid Police Department employees 9 full time sworn officers, three secretaries, an average of three reserve officers, and two school crossing guards.   In addition to its full-time staff, the department's organizational policies allows for service from citizens who wish to serve as volunteers, as auxiliary officers, as auxiliary office staff, or in some paid part-time positions such as school crossing guards.

The following police related personnel may be reached by telephone or email.


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  Mayor Thomas Katsanis EMAIL  
  Chief Phil Williams EMAIL  
  Detective Sergeant James Fansler EMAIL  
  Secretary Gloria Pettis EMAIL  
  Sergeant Mark Schneider EMAIL