Personnel at HPD are also responsible for the following:

Criminal Investigations

  • Follow-up on all major complaints including property crimes
  • Follow-up on all financial crimes / Bad check complaints
  • Computer crimes / forensic evidence investigator
  • Gang crimes investigation team  (three HPD members)
  • 24 hour on-call detective
  • Criminal Sexual Contact Investigative Team
  • Full-time Polygraph Examiner
  • Freedom of Information report review
  • Juvenile referral responsibilities
  • Adult and Child Protective Services referral investigations
  • Registered Sex Offender location / tracking/ investigations (there are158 Registered Sex Offenders in the City)
  • Background Investigations
  • Specific investigative training
  • Assist other jurisdictions with criminal investigations linked to Holland
  • Liquor Licensing requests and violations
  • Precious metal licensing and monitoring
  • Surveillance and covert camera installation / monitoring / recording
  • Tobacco Enforcement Program & meetings 

    Services

    • Evidence storage and management
    • Temporary holding facility for arreseted persons – assist Ottawa County Sheriff's Office and the 58th District Court   
    • Arrest warrant process
    • Business / Employer requested fingerprinting
    • Handgun registrations / permits
    • Junior Police Academy
    • Citizen Police Academy
    • Grant writing and reporting
    • Community Board representation Fundraising & charity events
    • Victim Services Unit

E-mail us at: police@cityofholland.com