On April 23, 1999 the City of Geneseo received information from Senator Dick Durbin that the City had been selected to receive a C.O.P.S. (Community Oriented Policing Services) Grant from the Department of Justice. The City joined forces with the Geneseo Community Unit School District to use these grant funds to place a veteran police officer of the department in the Geneseo School system to work as a liaison officer between the schools and the department.

On May 5, 1999 Sergeant Tom Daily was appointed to serve as the 1st Liaison Officer. In August of 2000 Sgt. Brian Harper assumes these duties. Brian occupies an office in the Geneseo High School and works in both the High School and the Geneseo Middle School.

To the citizens of Geneseo:

Welcome to the Geneseo Police Department. As stated in our Mission Statement, we are dedicated to your safety. In this web site our main goal is to tell you of the programs and services we provide for you.

We have an excellent traffic safety record because of drunk driving arrests, visibility of our squad cars and continual training.

The personnel of your police department are highly trained individuals and we will continue to attain this goal by continually training our employees.

The Bicycle Patrol Program is in its first year. We have received many compliments from the citizens because of this program. We place officers on patrol bicycles to patrol program areas not accessible by a squad car.

What accounts for the most recent delay in building?

The City is constructing a new Municipal Center to house the City Hall and Public Safety Facility

The Geneseo Police Department will work collaboratively with the public to enhance the image of a historic, Victorian community in order to maintain and improve the City's quality of life. The Police Department will safeguard Constitutional guarantees; retain personal and professional well being; sustain high standards for continuous excellence and improvement; preserve peace, order and safety; and exhibit loyalty and service to the citizens of the community.