SpeedWatch is a great community policing program in where you, the citizen, get to use an actual police radar to monitor speed violations in your neighborhood! With the use of a battery powered hand radar unit, citizens with speeding concerns can help the police monitor speed violations.

Volunteers are given the radar unit, along with a record log. When a violator is observed, a description of the vehicle, plate number, and time of offense are recorded. The DeForest Police Department then issues a warning letter to the vehicle’s registered owner advising of the violation. Frequently, the violator may be the young driver of the family vehicle and so parents are informed and can take any appropriate action.

If you are interested in signing up for SpeedWatch!, please contact Lieutenant Daniel Furseth via e-mail or at 846-6655 to make an appointment to receive the unit and a quick training lesson.