Geneva Lake Police

12/14/2022

On December 31, 2022 I (Tom Hausner) will retire from the Geneva Lake Police after 18 years of service. It was my sincere honor and privilege to lead the agency and all those officers who worked for me. I will become the Undersheriff for the Walworth County Sheriff's Office.

I want to congratulate Sgt. Cole on his promotion to Commander and Officer Rasmussen on his promotion to Sergeant. They will lead the department into the future with honor and dignity.

08/03/2022

National Night Out was a success.

08/03/2022

Thank you to all who came out tonight.

08/02/2022

National Night Out is tonight. Walworth County Fairgrounds.

Come say hello!

Boat Smart, Boat Safe.

07/25/2022

PRESS RELEASE

On Sunday, July 24, 2022 at approximately 6:45 PM, Fontana Police Department, Fontana Fire/Rescue and Geneva Lake Police were dispatched to the Fontana public beach for report of a possible body in the water.

Two witnesses reported that they were swimming and thought they observed a person under the water. They went to the Fontana beach house and a call was placed to 911.

Water Safety Patrol had swimmers in the water doing a surface search. Fontana Fire/Rescue had a diver enter the water and search the area and did not locate anyone.

Units from Linn Fire/Rescue and Walworth County Sheriff’s Office responded to assist in an area search.

There was no one reported missing in the area.

After an extensive search of the area with underwater remote operated vehicle, sonar and aerial drones no body was found or located.

The scene was cleared at approximately 10:30 PM.

Fontana Police Department is the lead agency in this incident.

07/22/2022

PRESS RELEASE:

On Friday, July 22, 2022 at approximately 12:47pm the Geneva Lake Law Enforcement Agency responded to the area of pier #783 within the Town of Linn for a possible drowning.

Responding officers were advised an 81-year-old male victim later identified to be Peter K. Schauer of Chicago, Illinois had been pulled from the water and life saving efforts had commenced on shore.

An investigation was conducted which determined that the victim had departed pier #783 on a paddle board without wearing a personal floatation device. Witnesses reported Schauer had traveled approximately 100 yards east of the pier when the paddle board encountered a wake from a passing boat causing Schauer to fall into the water.

Within minutes of Schauer disappearing from the surface of the water people on shore went into Geneva Lake in an attempt to locate and rescue Mr. Schauer. They were able to locate him and brought him ashore, and determined he was unresponsive.

Once removed from the water, lifesaving efforts immediately commenced but were unsuccessful.

Responding agencies include but are not limited to Town of Linn Fire & Rescue, City of Lake Geneva Fire & Rescue, Mercy Healthcare MD1, Town of Linn Police, Walworth County Sheriff’s Office, and the Water Safety Patrol.

07/12/2022

Teamwork. Thank you Kenosha County Sheriff's Office for the joint training.

BOAT SAFE, BOAT SMART

07/12/2022

Geneva Lake Police welcomed the Kenosha County Sheriff's Office to Geneva Lake for a joint training effort today. (07-12-22)

The training was on boat operations skills that included pursuit driving, high speed maneuvering, slow speed approaches and docking.

BOAT SMART, BOAT SAFE.

07/11/2022

The beauty of Mother Nature on Geneva Lake.

07/07/2022

The Geneva Lake Police in cooperation with the WI DNR participated in Operation Dry Water on Geneva Lake July 2-4.

Operation Dry Water is a national awareness and enforcement campaign focused on reducing the number of alcohol - and drug related accidents and fatalities and fostering a stronger, more visible deterrent to alcohol and drug use on the water.

As a result of enforcement efforts the Geneva Lake Police issued 20 citations for a variety of boating violations and arrested 2 boaters for Operating While Intoxicated.

The WI DNR issued additional citations during Operation Dry Water.

Boat Smart, Boat Safe.

07/05/2022

07/04/2022

FONTANA fireworks still a go as of now. They may start early due to weather forecast.