DeForest Police Department       Get directions
  305 East Holum Street
  DeForest, Wisconsin  53532
  (608) 846-6756
  Fax: (608) 846-6779
  police@vi.deforest.wi.us

  Hours: 7:30am to 10pm, Monday through Friday
 
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Full Time Officers

Detective James Pertzborn

DeForest P.D. Experience:  10 years

Previous Experience:  None

Education:  Madison Area Technical College

Police Academy:  Madison Area Technical College

 Officer Jim Sturdevant

DeForest P.D. Experience:  17 years

Previous Experience:  Wisconsin Dells Police Dept.

Education:  Madison Area Technical College

Police Academy:  Madison  Area Technical College

Officer Joe Van Voorhis
High School Liaison Officer

DeForest P.D. Experience:  16 years

Previous Experience:  Viroqua Police Dept.

Police Academy: Western Wisconsin Technical Institute

 Officer Diana O’Neill
School Resource Officer

DeForest P.D. Experience:  10 years

Previous Experience:  Poynette Police Department, Palos Park Police Dept., Hickory Hills Police Dept., Will County Sheriff’s Dept., Village of Alsip

Education:  Moraine Valley Community College

 

 Officer Carlo Petersen

DeForest P.D. Experience: 3 years Patrol, 2 Years Firearms Instructor

Previous Experience: None

Formal Education: A.A. Police Science, Police Academy - Fox Valley Technical

College; Currently a Junior with Concordia University seeking B.S.

Management of Criminal Justice

Military: 9 years with WI Army National Guard.

Officer Seth Wahl

DeForest P.D. Experience:  1.5 years

Previous Experience:  UW-Lacrosse Police Department

Education:  Associates Degree from Blackhawk Technical College, graduating with High Honors.

Police Academy:  Graduate of the Blackhawk Technical College Police Academy.

 Officer Chris Riedel

DeForest P. D. Experience: 9 months

Previous Experience:  None

Education:  Associate Degree in Criminal Justice from Waukesha County Technical College, graduating with honors.  Member of the National Vocational-Technical College Honor Society and the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society.

Police Academy:  Graduate of the Waukesha County Technical College Police Academy

Officer Ron Bellefeuille

 DeForest P. D. Experience: 9 months

Previous Experience: None

Education: Associates Degree from MATC Criminal Justice Program.

Police Academy: Advanced Standing at MATC

 Officer Tyler Lange

DeForest P.D. Experience: 5 Months

Formal Education: Bachelor of Science In Law Enforcement from MinnesotaState University.

Police Academy: Graduate of the  

Wisconsin Police Corps Academy                   

at Fort McCoy, WI.  4th Recruit Class.

 Officer Bryce Berger

DeForest P.D. Experience:  1 Year

Previous Experience:  Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources, Deerfield Police Dept., and the Poynette Police Department

Formal Education:  Bachelor of Science from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point

Police Academy:  Graduate of the North Central Technical College Police Academy

 
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