Williamsburg Police Department

08/23/2026

With school starting in Williamsburg on Monday, please be on the look out for school busses stopping to discharge or pick up students along the roadway. Please take some time to review what you should do when approaching a school bus on the roadway. Below is some information published by the Iowa DOT along with some helpful diagrams. Stay safe!

Learn the rules about safely stopping for and passing school buses in Iowa.

07/14/2026

07/14/2026

Please help us welcome Officer Andrew Batcheller to our team. He was sworn in at the City Council meeting last night. Andrew previously worked for the City of Williamsburg as a Reserve Officer from 2021 to 2025, and we are excited to have him back in a full time capacity.

07/13/2026

As a reminder, the North side of the square (200 Block of W State St), will be closed at 1:00 PM as preparations take place for the event.

🇺🇸𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐀𝐥𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞! 🇺🇸⭐

Join us 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟕, 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟒:𝟎𝟎–𝟕:𝟎𝟎 𝐩.𝐦. for another fun-filled Third Friday on the Square as we celebrate our 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬, 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐞𝐬 & 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞 and honor the men and women who have served our country. ❤️🤍💙

𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲:
🎈 Bouncy houses
🌮 Food trucks
🎯 Games & activities
🎶 Music and community fun
✨ And so much more!

We invite our veterans to come and enjoy refreshments under a tent in the park!

Come spend the evening with friends, family, and neighbors as we celebrate our community and recognize our local veterans. We can't wait to see you on the Square!

07/07/2026

Found Property - Surrounding the Fourth of July Holiday, a couple of drones were turned in. If you lost one in town recently, please reach out to the Williamsburg Police Department to help us identify if they belong to you. Stop by or call our dispatch line at 319-668-1004.

06/28/2026

With the 4th of July quickly approaching take some time to review the laws.

06/22/2026

The Williamsburg Fire Department will be conducting a controlled burn at the west end of Hawkeye Dr. in Williamsburg.

06/15/2026

Update 6/16/26 at 6:16am- 911 is back up and running!
Thank you for your patience.

❗️ALERT❗️

There is a multi-county 911 outage.
Please use our admin line 319-642-7307 opt. 1 for all phone calls until the issue is resolved.
We apologize for any inconvenience.

Thank you

04/03/2026

It's Spring, time to CLEANUP your medicine cabinet of unneeded Rx meds and drop them off on April 25, 10am-2pm, for proper disposal. We have a RX disposal box located in the lobby of the Williamsburg City Hall. If you live outside the area, find out what disposal locations are closest to you at www.DEATakeBack.com

Please do not include any needles, inhalers, or liquids. If you have any questions, please call the Williamsburg Police Department at 319-668-1004.