Community Policing
Overview
The Albert Lea Police Department takes the approach of community policing: Police officers and private citizens work together in creative ways to solve community problems related to crime, fear of crime, social and physical disorder, and neighborhood decay.

Darren Hanson
Police Chief
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Darin Palmer
Deputy Police Chief
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Jeff Strom
Lieutenant
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Sy Vanthavong
Sergeant
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David Miller
Sergeant
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Megan Wilson
Detective
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Officers assigned to neighborhoods
The City of Albert Lea is divided into three community policing districts. Officers assigned to a district work as a team to address crimes and quality of life concerns.

Lt. Timothy Harves
District 1
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Tyler Lair
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1-1 and 1-3

SRO Adam Conn
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1-2

Brian Schember
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1-4

Chris Diesen
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1-5

Detective Mary Gaul
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1-6

Sgt. Steve Charboneau
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District 2

Jacob Gibson
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2-2

Ben Witham
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2-3

Sgt. Nathan Idstein
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2-4

Keith Grzybowski
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2-5

Matthew Loeffler
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2-6

Sgt. Jason Taylor
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District 3

Sgt. Alex Kunkel
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District 3

SRO David Huse
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3-1

Daniel Schmitt
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3-2

Ryan Bassett
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3-3

Luke Tuzinski
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3-4

Dylan Callahan
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3-5

Gregg Calbick
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3-6