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Fifth Street Road Project

The City of Lincoln, State of Illinois, and County of Logan have partnered to redevelop Fifth Street Road west of Lincoln Parkway (Old Route 66) to the Interstate overpass. Not only will this improve the roadway itself, but was to correct water drainage along the roadway itself from neighboring developments.

 

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Divisions within the Lincoln Police Department.

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The City of Lincoln Police Department is accepting applications for Police Officers. The Lincoln Fire and Police Commission has open testing for Entry Level (New Hires) and is also accepting applications for Lateral Hires. Please see below.

Our new, state of the art, police station is home to 28 officers that support SRO, K9, general and narcotics investigators, and crime scene technicians. LPD Officers are provided with high quality equipment and training.

 

Requirements

  • Must be United States Citizen.
  • Must be 21 to 35 years of age. (Military Veterans have extensions per state law)
  • Must possess High School Diploma or GED.
  • No felony convictions.
  • Must possess a valid driver's license.
  • Residency within surrounding counties.
  • New employees must remain employed for 2 years or be required to reimburse for certain expenses.

 

Benefits

  • Starting Salary for Entry Level (New Hires) is $53,045, Certified Salary $58,349 and Lateral Hires is $72,299 (Eff 5/1/24).
  • 12-Hour Schedule
  • Health, vision, dental and life insurance.
  • Vacation, PTO, Sick Time, Comp Time (x2)
  • Holiday pay for certain holidays.
  • Downstate Pension Plan/Article 3
  • College Reimbursement(BA/BS) while employed.
  • Officers provided all equipment and required clothing.
  • Take Home fleet program for those residing within City limits.
  • Residency has been expanded to surrounding counties, Dewitt, Logan, Macon, Mason, McLean, Menard, Sangamon, and Tazewell.

 

The City of Lincoln utilizes two lists for hiring new personnel:  Entry Level List and Lateral Hire List

 

ENTRY LEVEL TESTING

The Lincoln Police & Fire Commission is conducting testing for the position of Entry Level (New Hire) Police Officer.  Please submit an Application to the Lincoln Police Department, in person, or by mail, at 710 5th Street, Lincoln, IL 62656, or email the application to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

pdf Entry Level Flyer

pdf Entry Level Application

 

Testing Process

  1. Written Test - testing is conducted through National Testing Network and must be completed by July 31, 2025, by 5:00PM.  There is a $65 fee to take the written test with National Testing Network.
  2. Orientation - To Be Determined
  3. Oral Interview - To Be Determined

Please check frequently for changes on dates and times.

All passing applicants will be scored based on the written test and oral interviews on a preliminary list.  Military points can be added and a final list will be established.  

To be hired from the Entry Level list as as police officer, applicants will be have to pass the following:

 

  • Comprehensive Background Investigation
  • POWER Test
  • Psychological Test
  • Drug Testing/Medical Exam

 

If you are hired by the Lincoln Police Department then we will send you to the necessary training required by State law.  You can also complete the training on your own at a certified police training academy in Illinois.  list of training facilities can be found on the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board website. Please note that academies in Illinois require you to pass the ILETSB POWER Test prior to admission. Failure to pass the POWER test will result in immediate termination. Please review the POWER test requirements prior to application.

 

If you are certified as a law enforcement officer in another state you may qualify for a transition course through the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board to gain your Illinois certification.    More information can be found on the ILESTB website

 

 

Get Notified

If you would like to be informed of the next New Hire test date, please fill out the form below.

Contact Details
 

 

LATERAL TESTING

Lateral Entry - If you are currently employed by another law enforcement agency inside of Illinois for the prior 2 years of the date of employment, you may qualify for Lateral Entry.  You can complete an application and submit it to the Lincoln Police Department at anytime.  Applications will be kept on file until our next test.   

pdf Lateral Entry Flyer

pdfLateral Entry Application

 

Testing Process

  1. Applications Due -  Accepting Applications Now!
  2. Oral Interview - To be scheduled.  Please bring Highschool and College transcripts, birth certificate, Law Enforcement Certificate and DD Form 214 if you have military experience.

To be hired from the lateral list for the police officer opening, applicants will be have to pass the following:

  • Comprehensive Background Investigation
  • POWER Test
  • Psychological Test
  • Drug Testing/Medical Exam

 

 

If you are seeking employment as a dispatcher or correctional employee, please contact Logan County Sheriff's Office at (217)732-4159.

The City of Lincoln is an Equal Opportunity Employer 

 

       Collins teaching DARE                                                                         DARE Baseball

 

   

The Lincoln Police Department supports the DARE program and its efforts to assist youths with sound judgement and decision making, including but not limited to resisting drug/alcohol abuse and prevention of bullying at home, at school and in their community. The Lincoln Police Department has 4 trained DARE Officers. Christy Fruge, Chad Eimer, Jason Rohrer and Christopher Collins.

 

The D.A.R.E. Program has different curriculums designed for different age groups. The Kindergarten - 4th grade program focuses on safety, recognizing risks and emergencies and how to respond to those situations. It also begins working on problems solving by using techniques that respect their rights and others without using anger and hurtful behaviors. We also touch on not taking medicine without an adult to help you. The 5th - 6th grade curriculum starts to focus on situations kids are faced with and gives kids tools on how to handle them without falling into peer pressure situations. We also teach ways to cope with frustration, anger, and bullying by role playing situations that the kids can act out themselves to better prepare themselves. The 7th grade curriculum focuses on how to get out of situations they are caught up in. We teach the R (refuse) E (explain) A (avoid) L (leave) method which is broken down step by step so kids can have many different tools to use to get away from a situation they find themselves in.

 

D.A.R.E. also offers a number of enhancement lessons we can teach with the schools if they have a situation that comes up they need assistance with.  For example the More Than Sad Curriculum is something taught with the school counselors when a school may have a number of students that are suffering from depression. We also have online and social media safety lessons...which is a daily conversation!

 

The D.A.R.E. Officers, along with the School Resource Officers, work very hard to make sure every student has what they need to be comfortable in school so they can focus on learning and having fun at the same time. So buying clothes, shoes, supplies, toiletries, and the like has become a huge part of the D.A.R.E. program. It is a major confidence builder for these kids. The stress level for each kid we can help with these things drops tremendously. The bullying has also gone down. 

 

D.A.R.E. Officers are always willing to host or participate in many activities through out the year. They range from buying candy for a school class that has accomplished a certain goal, to hosting a cookout for the whole school, to sending an entire grade, from every Lincoln School, to a Peoria Chiefs Baseball Game. There are to many activities to list, just ask the children of Lincoln.

 

Senior D.A.R.E. Officer  Christy Fruge also serves the D.A.R.E. America Program as the Illinois D.A.R.E. Officer Coordinator. Officer Fruge is tasked with many responsibilities through this assignment, encompassing the entire State of Illinois. With Officer Fruge;s selection as the D.A.R.E. Officer Coordinator, Lincoln became the D.A.R.E. Officer Training hub for the D.A.R.E. program statewide. This 80+ hour training is required by D.A.R.E. America for certification of all new D.A.R.E Instructors and provides successful graduates with authorization to deliver copyrighted D.A.R.E. curricula for elementary and middle school programs, parent and community programs, as well as several enhancement lessons. The focus of the training is to provide instructors with the skill necessary for successful classroom instruction and student learning.

 

                                                        Christy IJOA                                   Dare training

 

LINCOLN D.A.R.E. SPECS FOR SUCCESS

The Lincoln City Council voted on May 6, 2024, to allocate a percentage of the Cannabis Sales Tax, the City receives, to the Lincoln D.A.R.E. Program. Officer Christy Fruge knew that the new allocated funds would help the Lincoln D.A.R.E. Program in its dedication to the youth of our community. The Specs for Success Program is just one of the ways to help the students of Lincoln better themselves and give them tools to improve their future.

 

How the idea for this program started was because it was brought to Officer’s Fruge attention, by a students’ teacher, that a student was having a hard time seeing the front of the classroom. When Officer Fruge asked the student about maybe the student needing glasses, the student stated that her family did not have vision insurance and was having a hard time finding the extra money to buy glasses for the student. Officer Fruge talked with other teachers and was informed that this is a common issue. Officer Fruge went to BARD Optical, here in Lincoln, and starting working with them to start the Specs for Success Program. BARD Optical is providing a complete package of Exam, Lenses and ‘Value Plus’ Frames at an affordable price to Lincoln D.A.R.E. There are additional options at a discounted price, payable by the patient. No outside Rx’s are accepted and the patient must have an approved form from the Specs for Success program. If the patient has vision insurance, BARD Optical stated they would accommodate the patient and Lincoln D.A.R.E. with pricing.

 

The forms have been given to the teachers of all Lincoln Schools. A student can inquire about the program to their teacher, who will fill out a form and send it to Officer Fruge or Officer Rohrer. They will approve the form and give the approved form to the student. The student will then give it to their parents and they can go to BARD Optical to get an exam and glasses. BARD Optical than sends Lincoln D.A.R.E. the invoice and a student gets to have the ability to see clearly their future successes. 

                                  

              DARE 2                                                                                                     Daren DARE

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A school resource officer (SRO) is a carefully selected, specifically trained, and properly equipped law enforcement officer with sworn authority, trained in school-based law enforcement and crisis response and assigned by an employing law enforcement agency to work collaboratively with one or more schools using community-oriented policing concepts.

 

The Lincoln Police Department has contractual agreements between the Lincoln Community High School and Lincoln Elementary School District #27. These agreements establish and delineates the mission of the School Resource Officer Program, herein after to as the SRO Program, as a joint cooperative effort. The agreement formalizes relationships between the participating entities in order to foster an efficient and cohesive program that will build a positive relationship between Police Officers and the youth of our community, help ensure the safety of high school students, in addition to reducing crime committed by juveniles and young adults.

 

The mission of the SRO Program is the reduction and prevention of the school related violence and crime committed by juveniles and young adults. This is accomplished by assigning a Lincoln Police Officer as a SRO to Lincoln Community High School on a permanent basis. The SRO Program accomplishes this mission by creating and maintaining safe, secure and orderly learning environments for students, teachers and staff. The SRO will establish trusting channels of communication with students, parents and teachers. The SRO will serve as a positive role model to instill in students good moral standards, good judgment, respect for other students and a sincere concern for the school community. The SRO will promote citizen awareness of the law to enable students to become better informed and effective citizens, empowering students with the knowledge of law enforcement efforts and obligations regarding enforcement as well as consequences for violations of the law.

 

Officer C. Fruge and Officer Rohrer work with every school in the city, and multiple businesses to offer the Standard Response Protocol. The SRP is put together by the I Love You Guys Foundation. In 2006 Ellen and John - Michale Keyes lost their daughter Emily to a school shooter. The last 2 text messages she sent were to her parents. Both were 'I love you guys". The parents started this foundation to better prepare schools for active shooters. The program has since grown and now is offered for businesses as well. We have had a lot of success with this program and encourage any business to contact us for the training, at no charge of course. 

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PATROL

 

Our Patrol Division consists of 20 sworn officers. These officers are on 12 hour shifts. The officers use marked police squads to patrol the City of Lincoln. These vehicles consist of Ford Interceptors, Ram Pickups, and Dodge Durangos. The Department has been transitioning to 4-wheel drive vehicles due to inclement weather like snow and heavy rains.

 

Our vehicles are equipped with Video Cameras, RADAR, and Mobile Data Computers. Our mobile data computers are connected to a statewide system implemented by the Illinois Central Management Services called the Illinois Wireless Information Network(IWIN). Our officers are equipped with Body Worn Camera's. These cameras capture audio and video recordings of interactions between officers and the public. We also utilize ETHOS a Lexis Nexis program for crash reporting to the Illinois Department of Transportation.  Citizens can download crash reports utilizing BuyCrash.com.

 

Our patrol officers are trained in several areas, but being a small department each of our officers take on specialized duties to help further services to our citizens. For example, we have four officers that participate in Drug and Alcohol Resistance Education (DARE) and teach in our schools. We also have two School Resource Officers. We have one canine handler. K9 Diesel and Corporal Phillips are very valuable to the Patrol Division. We also have officers that do specialized training in a lot of areas, some being weapons and tactics.

 

Our patrol force is always available and we always have a police officer available for calls in the Lincoln Area. Please call (217)732-2151 if you have a request for any law enforcement service, or if it is an emergency dial 911.

 

 

K-9 Patrol

 

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The Lincoln Police Department is proud to be able to have an amazing K-9 Team. K-9 Diesel has been certified by the State of Illinois to detect the odor of illegal drugs, track to assist in the apprehension of suspects or locate missing people and conduct "article searches”, which are searches for a discarded object. Diesel’s handler, Corporal Phillips, has also been certified to deploy and handle Diesel during law enforcement activities. Diesel is a powerful asset in our endeavor to reduce the amount of illegal drugs and crime in our community.

 

 

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION (CID)

 

The CID investigates major crimes committed in the Lincoln Area. We currently have two full time detectives assigned to general investigations and an investigator assigned to narcotic investigations that participates in a multi-jurisdictional drug task force, conducting joint investigations with other local, state, and federal agencies. If you have any questions or have any investigative leads that a detective needs to know, please contact them.

 

Crimes are committed every day and there is always someone that may have information about a crime in our community. If you wish to contact the Criminal Investigation Division, please call 217-732-2151 or come into the station located at 710 5th Street, Lincoln. If it is an emergency, please dial 911. If you do not want to reveal yourself, do to personal reasons, please contact Crimestoppers to give information anonymously. Any information that you may have could be very beneficial to an investigation and could help to solve a crime and make our community safer.

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Chief of Police
Joe Meister

Appointed January 3, 2023

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Deputy Chief
Matt Comstock

Appointed January 3, 2023

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Susie Pegram
Administrative Assistant

 

History of the Lincoln Police Department

CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)

Information is available on the following sites:
Logan County Current Statistics

Memorial Health System  - Includes daily statistics for MHS and a COVID-19 Risk Screening

Local Business Resources
Logan County Department of Public Health
Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH)
Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

 

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City Hall
700 Broadway Street
Lincoln, Illinois 62656

(217)735-2815

 

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