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Lakefield Police Department
Mission Statement: "To Preserve and Promote Community through Education, Partnerships and Enforcement"
We strive to provide the finest law enforcement services available. The exchange of information is an essential ingredient to a successful partnership for the prevention of crime. By providing an opportunity to inform and enlighten the citizens of our community, we widen our partnerships and develop opportunities in keeping our commitment to improving the quality of life for the City of Lakefield.
Community members may need to contact the Lakefield Police Department (LPD) for various reasons: to get assistance in an emergency situation, to submit a crime tip, or perhaps to comment on Lakefield Police Department personnel that have provided exceptional service to them. This section includes information on the best ways to contact the LPD, depending on your particular situation.
About
"To Preserve and Promote Community through Education, Partnerships and Enforcement..."
Meet the Chief
Pohlman brings 35 years of wide ranging, successful law enforcement experience, and 20 years of honorable U.S. military service, to his post as Lakefield’s Chief of Police. His strong advocacy on behalf of community policing, citizen involvement, and open communications underscores his commitment to protect the constitutional rights, human rights, personal safety, and quality of life of every Lakefield community member.
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What is your Family's Immigrations Story?
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As Police Chief, one of the most meaningful moments from our recent immigration story event came when we realized that we were not just listening to history — we were the audience within the story of America itself.
During the program, several questions were asked of the audience:
“How many of you had a family name changed at Ellis Island or at another United States point of entry?” Hands immediately went up across the room. Then another question: “How many of you had family members enter this country through Ellis Island?” Once again, hands filled the air.
Guests also participated in a powerful visual activity by placing an orange dot on a world map to show where their family immigrated from. By the end of the evening, the map was filled with dots from across the globe — a reminder that Lakefield is truly a melting pot of the world.
And honestly, that may be one reason our community potlucks are so delicious.
Behind every family recipe is a story, a journey, a tradition, and generations of sacrifice and perseverance carried from one homeland to another. Those traditions have helped shape the strong and welcoming community we enjoy today.
The commemorative booklet created from this event helps preserve those stories for future generations. It reminds us that while every journey is unique, many families share common threads of hope, faith, courage, hard work, and the dream of building a better future for the next generation.
Thank you to everyone who attended, shared their experiences, and helped make this event such a meaningful evening of reflection, understanding, and community connection.
— Chief Roger Pohlman
Lakefield Police Department
Lakefield, One Story at a Time: What Is Your Immigration Story? Commemorative Booklet
As Police Chief, one of the most meaningful moments from our recent immigration story event came when we realized that we were not just listening to history — we were the audience within the story of America itself.
During the program, several questions were asked of the audience: “How many of you had a family name changed at Ellis Island or at another United States point of entry?” Hands immediately went up across the room. Then another question: “How many of you had family members enter this country through Ellis Island?” Once again, hands filled the air.
Guests also participated in a powerful visual activity by placing an orange dot on a world map to show where their family immigrated from. By the end of the evening, the map was filled with dots from across the globe — a reminder that Lakefield is truly a melting pot of the world. And honestly, that may be one reason our community potlucks are so delicious.
Behind every family recipe is a story, a journey, a tradition, and generations of sacrifice and perseverance carried from one homeland to another. Those traditions have helped shape the strong and welcoming community we enjoy today.
The commemorative booklet created from this event helps preserve those stories for future generations. It reminds us that while every journey is unique, many families share common threads of hope, faith, courage, hard work, and the dream of building a better future for the next generation.
Thank you to everyone who attended, shared their experiences, and helped make this event such a meaningful evening of reflection, understanding, and community connection.
— Chief Roger Pohlman
Lakefield Police Department