The Menasha Police Department has One full time Officer dedicated to Crime Reduction. The Crime Reduction Coordinator works with other Menasha Officers, officers from other police agencies, and a large group of community volunteers to bring Crime prevention Programs into the community.

Feel free to explore the links to the left to see the programs we are using to reduce crime in the community.

Every 15 Minutes

On April 15 +16, 2004 the Menasha Police Department organized a drunk driving prevention program called “Every 15 Minutes”. The “Every 15 Minutes” program personalizes a drunk driving fatality to demonstrate how many people are affected by such an incident. On the first day; a predetermined group of students is selected to serve as a statistical portrait of how many people are killed in alcohol related automobile fatalities during a typical school day. Then, the student body is assembled to view a mock crash scene. Mock emergency services are rendered. After the crash scene, the pre-selected student participants follow through a course of events which would occur for the role they are playing. For example, the drunk driver is arrested by a Menasha Police Officer and will be photographed and processed like a drunk driver. The entire process was videotaped and overnight Police School Liaison Officer Oleszak produced an 18 minute video synopsis of the event.

The junior and senior student body was reassembled the next morning and we showed the videotape that was made overnight. After the mock scenario is presented, we heard from a guest speaker who shared her daughter's story and explained how it affected her personally. This program was made possible by a cooperative effort of both public and private emergency services in the City of Menasha and financially by a $2,540.00 grant from the John Strange Fund within the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region, Inc. and donations from Watter's Plumbing and Franzoi and Franzoi Attorneys at Law. In kind donations of service and supplies included Menasha Police Department,

Menasha Auxiliary Police, Menasha Street and Sanitation Crew, Menasha Park and Recreation Department, Menasha Utilities, Menasha High School, Fox Valley Victim Crisis Response Team, Laemmrich Funeral Home, Theda Star Air Medical, Theda Clark Trauma Unit, Gold Cross Ambulance, Neenah-Menasha Fire Rescue, Judge Gritton Circuit Court Branch 1,Winnebago County District Attorney's Office, Public Defender's Office, Winnebago County Coroner's Office, Bergstrom Automotive, Jahnke Auto Salvage, Kimberly Clark Corporation, and Winnebago County Sheriff's Department. Special Thanks to everyone involved! The feedback we received from the students on this program was excellent. We heard stories that students who never wore seatbelts began buckling up, some students refused to even attend an after prom party, and one girl spent two hours and 5 trips driving home friends who had been drinking during one after Prom party. To view the program in its entirety contact the Menasha Public Library and ask for the Every 15 Minutes DVD. We plan our next event for Spring 2006 and are currently seeking funding. If you are interested in supporting this program please contact Jeff Jorgenson at 967-5142.

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