As of 2023, this is the official page of the Centralia Police Department in Centralia, Missouri. This page was created to provide people who live and work in Centralia, or others with an interest in the Centralia Police Department, access to information about the Centralia Police Department and a platform with which to interact with the Centralia Police Department. This page is monitored
and managed by the Administration of the Centralia Police Department.
• Please note: Any pets posted on the Centralia Police Department page are for identification and hopeful return to the legal owner(s). The Centralia Police Department can not/will not adopt or place pets with anyone other than the legal owner(s). Before posting on this page, please review these terms:
• A posting on this page constitutes acceptance of these terms.
• Do not use this page to report a crime. To report a crime, you may call (573) 682-2131 for non-emergencies. For emergencies, dial 911.
• If you have information related to a crime (suspects involved, location, evidence, etc.), please call (573)682-2131.
• If you post information related to a crime on this page, you may be placing yourself in the position of becoming a witness to a crime and subject yourself to subpoena.
• “Friending” between Centralia Police Department officers and a citizen does not indicate endorsement of that person’s actions or comments.
• Comments posted by others on the Centralia Police Department's page(s) are not to be considered the opinion of the Centralia Police Department; nor does CPD endorse any third-party comments on this page.
• The Centralia Police Department reserves the right to remove and/or block anyone who posts inappropriate material as determined by the Chief of Police.
• The Posting and Takedown Terms does not allow posting of photos or videos by anyone other than authorized members of the Centralia Police Department.
• If you have photos or videos you’d like to share on this page, contact the Centralia Police Department's Administration at (573) 682-2132. The Centralia Police Department welcomes a person’s right to express his/her opinion and encourages posters to keep comments related to content on this page. The Centralia Police Department reserves the right to remove any comments that are inappropriate or offensive, including comments that:
• defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or violate the legal rights of others,
• include racism, hatred, slander, threats, obscenity, violence and/or vulgarity,
• spam or advertisements,
• have personal information about another person or that violate a person’s privacy,
• include copyrighted material that belongs to another person,
• contain links to inappropriate websites.
