Wakeman Police Department

What Wakeman Police Department does

The Wakeman Police Department is a municipal law enforcement agency serving the Village of Wakeman, Ohio, and the surrounding area in Huron County. The department operates under the Village of Wakeman municipal government and is funded through public tax revenue and municipal budget allocations. It provides community-oriented policing services to residents, businesses, and visitors, with a stated mission to protect life and property while upholding the rights of all individuals through fair, compassionate, and impartial law enforcement.

The department operates through two core divisions. The Patrol Division serves as the primary first-responder unit, providing 24/7 coverage through proactive neighborhood patrols, emergency response, traffic enforcement, and community engagement. The Detective Bureau handles follow-up investigations into complex cases including felonies, evidence review, interviews, crime scene processing, and case preparation for prosecution, with capabilities in digital evidence recovery, surveillance operations, and coordination with forensic labs and federal partners. The department employs 12 named officers across ranks including Chief, Captain, Lieutenant, Sergeant, Corporal, and Patrolman, comprising a mix of full-time, part-time, and reserve personnel. Supplementary public-facing services include downloadable forms for public records requests, house checks, complaints, and employment applications.

The department is led by Chief Pablo Cruz and emphasizes transparency, accountability, professionalism, and ongoing training in de-escalation and crisis response. Interagency cooperation with county, state, and federal partners supports operations when investigations cross jurisdictional lines. As a government entity, the department does not generate commercial revenue; it is funded through public appropriations and provides services free of charge to the community.

Name

Wakeman Police Department

Legal name

Wakeman Police Department

Website

https://wakemanpolice.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Wakeman Police Department is a municipal law enforcement agency serving the Village of Wakeman, Ohio, through 12 sworn officers across patrol and detective divisions operating 24/7. Funded by public tax revenue, it provides community-oriented policing to local residents, businesses, and visitors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Law Enforcement

NAICS

Police Protection (922120), Police Protection (92212)

akta.pro primary industry

Police Services (Patrol, Response & Community Policing) (BPAIAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Emergency Management & Disaster Response (EOC, Civil Defense) (BPAIAGAE), Community Safety Administration (Fire/EMS, Emergency Management) (BPAIACAL)

Keywords

• Municipal law enforcement
• Community policing
• Patrol services
• Criminal investigations
• Emergency response

Headquarters

HQ city

Wakeman

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Funding/Tax Revenue: As a municipal police department serving the Village of Wakeman, the department is funded through public tax revenue and municipal government budget allocations.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Wakeman Police Department is a municipal law enforcement agency that provides community-focused police services to the Village of Wakeman, Ohio. Its core offerings include the Patrol Division for 24/7 first-response, emergency calls, and visible policing, and the Detective Bureau for follow-up investigations of complex cases, major crimes, evidence review, and prosecution coordination. The department also provides public-facing forms for records requests, house checks, complaints, and employment applications.

Product overview

Wakeman Police Department is a traditional law enforcement agency providing community-focused police services to the Village of Wakeman, Ohio. The department operates through two core divisions: the Patrol Division as the primary first-responder unit providing 24/7 coverage, and the Detective Bureau handling follow-up investigations on complex cases. Supplementary services include downloadable departmental forms for public records requests, complaints, and employment applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Patrol Division The core operational component of the Wakeman Police Department. Patrol officers serve as first responders to emergencies, calls for service, and community concerns, providing 24-hour coverage through visibility, professionalism, and proactive policing. The division handles 911 call dispatch, emergency response, traffic enforcement, neighborhood patrols, business checks, and community engagement.
• Detective Bureau A specialized division responsible for conducting detailed follow-up investigations into complex cases requiring additional time, expertise, and specialized investigative techniques beyond initial patrol response. The bureau handles felonies such as assaults, burglaries, sex offenses, fraud, evidence review, interviews and interrogations, crime scene processing, case preparation for prosecution, victim support, and interagency collaboration. Special capabilities include digital and social-media evidence recovery, surveillance operations, background investigations, search warrant preparation, and crime-trend analysis.
• Departmental Forms Public-facing downloadable forms including public records request, house check away form, complaint form, slow moving vehicles form, and employment application. These forms enable the community to interact with the department for records requests, security services, complaints, and employment opportunities.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and supportive.

• County, State, and Neighboring DepartmentscoreOthersThe Patrol Division provides interagency cooperation, assisting county, state, and neighboring departments as needed for coordinated law enforcement operations.
• Federal Partners and State ResourcessupportiveOthersThe Detective Bureau coordinates with neighboring agencies, state resources, and federal partners when investigations cross jurisdictional lines. Also coordinates with forensic labs for evidence analysis.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Huron County Sheriff's Office: County-level law enforcement agency covering Wakeman's Huron County. Operates broader jurisdictional responsibilities (civil process, county-wide patrol, jail) that overlap Wakeman PD's narrow municipal scope, serving as a mutual-aid and backstop counterpart rather than direct competitor.

Direct peers

• Wellington Police Department: Small-town police department in Lorain County, Ohio, operating with a comparable patrol workforce mix and serving a population similar in scale to the Village of Wakeman.
• Oberlin Police Department: Municipal police department serving Oberlin, Ohio — a similarly sized small-town jurisdiction in northern Ohio with a comparable mix of patrol, detective, and community-policing functions. Directly comparable in scope, staffing range, and service model.
• Vermilion Police Department: Police department serving Vermilion, Ohio — a similarly sized lakefront / small-town Ohio municipality. Operates a comparable patrol-plus-detective structure with community-oriented policing emphasis.
• Huron Police Department: Municipal police department for the City of Huron in nearby Erie County, Ohio. Comparable in size, jurisdiction type, and reliance on mixed full-time / part-time / reserve staffing to deliver 24-hour coverage.
• New London Police Department: Police department serving the Village of New London in Huron County, Ohio. Identically scoped small-village municipal law-enforcement agency operating within the same county mutual-aid network as Wakeman.
• Amherst Police Department: Police department for the City of Amherst in Lorain County, Ohio. Mid-sized small-city department operating with a patrol/division structure that closely parallels Wakeman PD's organizational model.
• Norwalk Police Department: Police department for the city of Norwalk, the county seat of Huron County (the same county Wakeman is in). Operates with a similar small-municipal force structure serving a town of comparable scale and demographic profile.
• Milan Police Department: Police department serving the Village of Milan in northern Ohio. Small-municipal force with limited full-time staffing and a community-policing operating posture closely analogous to Wakeman PD.
• Berlin Heights Police Department: Very small village police department in Erie County, Ohio, structurally comparable to Wakeman in headcount (sub-15 sworn officers), jurisdiction size, and reliance on municipal appropriations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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