Patrol Division

Commander Name: Captain David LeCaptain
Commander Phone: (920) 322-3700 x1120
Commander Email: dlecaptain@fdl.wi.gov

The City of Fond du Lac Police Department’s Patrol Division is comprised of 44 Police Officers spread across 5 different shifts. They handle approximately 50,000 calls for service (including self-initiated activity). The Patrol Division is responsible for providing police protection and service to approximately 45,000 residents in a community of more than 20 square miles. Additionally, the population of the Fond du Lac metropolitan area is over 66,000 people. The City has two (2) colleges/universities, a large retail and service industry, and many major employers, thereby causing the service population to be significantly higher Monday through Friday.

The FDLPD is an Intelligence-Led Neighborhood Engagement Policing agency. Intelligence-led policing is a collaborative approach combining team problem-solving, information sharing, accountability, and enhanced intelligence operations. FDLPD added ‘engagement’ to our model, so we are driven to develop responses that embody elements supported by the community. The City is divided into seven (7) geographically based neighborhoods:

1. Northwest – Lt. Mike Noble (mnoble@fdl.wi.gov)
2. Southwest – Lt. Kevin Post (kpost@fdl.wi.gov)
3. West Central – Lt. Joe Zauner (jzauner@fdl.wi.gov)
4. East Central – Lt. Erik Foster (efoster@fdl.wi.gov)
5. Northeast – Lt. Andy Gill (agill@fdl.wi.gov)
6. Southeast – Lt. Timothy Fischer (tfischer@fdl.wi.gov)
7. Business District – Lt. Steve Olson (solson@fdl.wi.gov)

Each neighborhood is overseen by a Patrol Lieutenant. Lieutenants develop goals for their assigned neighborhoods, create engagement activities, organize community projects, and are responsible for neighborhood watch groups. An eighth (8th) Patrol Lieutenant (Lt. Jason De Jager) is in charge of analytics and provides data to the Neighborhood Lieutenants to better deploy resources and coordinate special assignments.