Munster Police Department

06/01/2026

Please SAVE THE DATE for August 4th! Information will be shared soon about this year's fun and exciting event. Donations are still being collected through June 16th. If you can help support us this year, please make checks payable to the Town of Munster (memo: NNO) and either mail or drop them off to the Munster Police Department, c/o Community Policing Unit, 1001 Ridge Road, Munster, IN 46321. We look forward to celebrating with everyone on August 4th!

05/28/2026

The Munster Police Department would like to thank Munster Town Councilman Jonathan Petersen for generously providing lunch for our officers and staff today! It was very much appreciated.

05/28/2026

05/27/2026

50/50 Raffle tickets benefiting the Munster PD K9 Unit are now available at the Records window of the Munster Police Department for only $10 each! The winning ticket will be drawn at 8:00pm at the K-9 fundraising event on Saturday, June 20th, and the winning amount will be determined by ticket sales. The Records window is open Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:00pm. Thank you in advance for your support!

05/26/2026

The Munster Police Department continues to accept donations THROUGH JUNE 16TH towards our 31st Annual National Night Out Celebration, which will be held on August 4th. We are purchasing and reserving items now in advance of this year's event.

If you would like to provide a monetary donation, please make checks payable to the Town of Munster (memo: NNO) and either drop off or mail them to the Munster Police Department, c/o Community Policing Unit, 1001 Ridge Road, Munster, IN 46321. Thank you in advance for your support this year!

05/26/2026

REGISTER NOW FOR THE 4TH ANNUAL NATIONAL NIGHT OUT BLOCK PARTY CONTEST!
For the fourth straight year, the Munster Police Department will be holding town-wide block parties on Saturday, August 1st (rain date the following day) in advance of this year's National Night Out Celebration that is taking place the following Tuesday evening. Neighborhood blocks or subdivisions are encouraged to organize block parties to promote unity amongst their neighbors that afternoon and evening. To encourage participation, the Munster Town Council has waived all associated fees for block parties for that day only.

This year, parties will be visited by appointment by larger groups of police department representatives (and Munster firefighters) who will go around throughout the afternoon and evening to visit each of the parties throughout town to select the winners of this year's BLOCK UNITY AWARDS. The winners will be presented with signs at the National Night Out Celebration on August 4th which will be posted in their neighborhoods on a later date.

Participating blocks or subdivisions MUST RSVP BY NO LATER THAN JULY 1ST by emailing our Community Oriented Policing Unit at [email protected] with your contact person, location, contact number/email, requested visit time (first come/first serve--visits will be approximately 20-30 minutes depending on the number of participating neighborhoods), and time duration of your party. All parties must end by 10:00pm. Thank you in advance for your participation this year!

05/26/2026

The Munster Police Department thanks the Munster Lions Club for their recent, generous $2,500 donation towards several of our police department's programs and events including our K-9 Unit, National Night Out Celebration, and Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) Program. We appreciate their continued support of our police department and many other positive programs in our community.

Munster Lions pictured include Mike Mezey, Chris Ylo, Nanci Cieslak, George Shinkan, Dave Speckman, and Mark Plewniak. Photo courtesy Rob Mangus

05/25/2026

Please join us this Memorial Day in honoring and remembering those who died in the service of our country. We appreciate their brave service.

05/22/2026

We would like to thank the NWI Sox 10U Team for organizing a Wiffle Ball Fundraising Game in cooperation with the Munster Police Department and Munster Fire Department on Friday, May 15th to benefit the Munster High School Best Buddies Club. The event was held at Wilbur Wright Middle School and was a fun night for everyone involved.

That evening, the Sox played a wiffle ball game versus a combined team of police officers and firefighters. In addition to the game, there was also a performance of the National Anthem, a first pitch ceremony, candy sales, other fundraising items, music, and more. We were recently informed that the event SURPASSED ITS FUNDRAISING GOAL--thank you to everyone who helped to make that happen.

SPECIAL THANKS to Lauren Wallace, Becky Timmer, and Kristina Staniszeski from the NWI Sox team and to Officer Brian Bernardino from our police department for their leadership in organizing this event, and to each of the sponsors, players, parents, and attendees for your support!