301 East Main Street • Lowell, MI 49331 • Phone: 616.897.8457 •  Fax: 616.897.4085
Police Department Overview


Make up of the police department:

6 - Full-Time Officers
2  - Full-Time Clerk/Dispatchers
7 - Regular Part-Time Officers
1  - Part-Time Animal Control Officer
1  - Adult School Crossing Guard
Retired & Senior Volunteer Members

Administration:

  • Chief of Police
  • Sergeant

Patrol & Investigative:

  • Full-time Officers
  • Regular Part-time Officers

Support Division:

  • Clerk/Dispatchers
  • Retired & Senior Volunteer Members
  • Animal Control
  • Adult School Crossing Guard

Department Personnel & Tenure Serving the City:

  Serving Since:
Chief James Hinton September 1992
Sergeant Steven Bukala November 1995
Officer Christopher Hurst October 1994
Officer Scot VanSolkema October 2004
Officer Gordon Lauren January 2009
Officer Blair Kacos July 2010
Clerk/Dispatcher Leslie Heffron December 1993
Clerk/Dispatcher Theresa Mundt February 2003

RSVP Members:

  • Doug Shassberger
  • Vance Dimmick
  • Chuck Stewart
  • Jerry Thompson

Retired & Senior Volunteer Program was established with the department in 1996. The members of the unit augment and enhance the delivery of police services provided to the community. Each member possesses a vast array of life experiences & varied backgrounds that contribute to the success of the services this support unit provides to the department and ultimately the community at large.