Wolverine Lake Police Department

What Wolverine Lake Police Department does

The Wolverine Lake Police Department is the statutory law enforcement agency for the Village of Wolverine Lake, a home rule village in Oakland County, Michigan, incorporated on May 11, 1954. The department was established the same year under Chief Fred Robinson with a starting budget of $300 for a used 1947 Pontiac, and today operates with a Chief (Christopher Sovik), a Sergeant (Jessica Keller), six full-time officers, three marine patrol officers, a reserve officer, and a police chaplain. It delivers standard municipal policing functions — patrol, criminal investigation, traffic enforcement, emergency response, vacation checks, FOIA processing, golf cart registration, and pistol purchase permitting — alongside a dedicated Marine Division responsible for lake safety on the 265-acre all-sports Wolverine Lake.

The department's service stack runs on standard law enforcement computer systems for dispatch and records management, with no proprietary technology, mobile application, or API surface. It maintains a digital presence through the Village of Wolverine Lake website, Facebook, X (@WolverineLakeMI), YouTube, and GovDelivery email notifications. Service distribution is hybrid: direct walk-in services at 425 Glengary Road, emergency dispatch routed through the Oakland County Sheriff's Department, fire and EMS provided by the Commerce Township Fire Department, and online forms for vacation checks, FOIA requests, pistol permits, and marine complaints. The agency participates in the multi-jurisdictional Lakes Area Citizens Police Academy alongside the Novi, South Lyon, Walled Lake, Wixom, and Wolverine Lake Police Departments.

The department does not operate a commercial revenue model. Funding flows from a municipal property tax millage rate of 9.482 per $1,000 in taxable value. Permit and licensing fees are minimal or zero (pistol purchase permits are issued at no cost; dog licensing fees route to the Oakland County Animal Shelter). Auxiliary services such as water line purging are priced at $35.00 through the Village DPW. The customer base is exclusively the 4,312 residents of Wolverine Lake across 1,740 households, with secondary program participation from neighboring municipalities. As a public safety entity of a Michigan home rule village, ownership and governance are entirely municipal, with the Police Chief reporting to the Village Council.

Name

Wolverine Lake Police Department

Legal name

Wolverine Lake Police Department

Website

https://wolverinelake.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1954

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Wolverine Lake Police Department is a municipal law enforcement agency providing patrol, marine patrol, emergency response, permitting, and community policing services to the 4,312 residents of the Village of Wolverine Lake, Michigan. Founded in 1954, it operates under a property-tax-funded model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Law Enforcement Services

NAICS

Police Protection (922120), Police Protection (92212)

akta.pro primary industry

State/Provincial Corrections, Probation & Parole Administration (BPAIABAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Water Resources Administration (Watersheds, Rivers, Groundwater) (BPAIAMAE)

Keywords

• Municipal law enforcement
• Marine patrol services
• Pistol purchase permits
• Community policing programs
• Vacation property checks

Headquarters

HQ city

Lake

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. Property Tax Revenue: The department is funded through municipal property taxes with a millage rate of 9.482 per $1,000 in taxable value supporting village services including police protection.
2. Permit and License Fees: Pistol purchase permits are issued at no cost. Dog licensing fees support Oakland County Animal Shelter services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Wolverine Lake Police Department is a municipal law enforcement agency providing patrol, criminal investigation, traffic enforcement, and emergency response services to the Village of Wolverine Lake, Michigan. The department also operates a Marine Division for water patrol on the 265-acre Wolverine Lake, issues pistol purchase permits and processes FOIA requests, registers golf carts, and conducts vacation checks. It participates in the multi-jurisdictional Lakes Area Citizens Police Academy alongside four neighboring police departments.

Product overview

The Wolverine Lake Police Department is a municipal law enforcement agency providing standard police services to the Village of Wolverine Lake, Michigan. Established in 1954, the department offers core policing functions including patrol, criminal investigation, traffic enforcement, and community safety programs. The department includes a Marine Division for water patrol on Wolverine Lake, and participates in the multi-jurisdictional Lakes Area Citizens Police Academy. Services are provided through standard government operations rather than a commercial product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Marine Patrol and Lake Safety Enforcement

Quantifiable outcome

• 47th Session of Lakes Area Citizens Police Academy - ongoing community education program since inception

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Lakes Area Citizen Police Academy Partnership (Novi, South Lyon, Walled Lake, Wixom Police Departments)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-jurisdictional partnership between Novi, South Lyon, Walled Lake, Wixom, and Wolverine Lake Police Departments running the Lakes Area Citizens Police Academy. The 47th session runs March 4 - May 6, 2026. Designed to give the public a working knowledge of police department personnel and policies, covering training, communications, criminal investigation, drunk driving procedures, crime prevention, family violence, juvenile law, and tactical team operations.
• Oakland County Sheriff's DepartmentcoreOthersOakland County Sheriff's Department provides dispatch services for Wolverine Lake. Residents should call 248.624.1335 for police assistance.
• Commerce Township Fire DepartmentcoreOthersCommerce Township Fire Department is responsible for fire and medical emergency protection for Village of Wolverine Lake residents.
• Oakland County Health DivisionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVillage participates in Oakland County Health Division's mosquito-borne disease prevention program. Staff distributes insect repellent to residents.
• Progressive Companies (Water Resource Management)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional water resource management company contracted to provide recommendations for chemical applications and mechanical weed harvesting to manage nuisance plants, algae, and muck in Wolverine Lake.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Mark43: Cloud-native public safety software provider for computer-aided dispatch and records management. Relevant as a potential modernization partner and as a benchmark for next-generation police technology stacks.
• Axon: Major vendor of law enforcement technology (body cameras, TASER, records management) used by small and large police departments. Ecosystem participant that supplies the type of dispatch and records systems referenced in Wolverine Lake's tech stack.

Broad incumbents

• Securitas: Large private security provider that competes for non-enforcement safety services (alarm response, vacation checks, property patrol). Adjacent comparison for community-facing safety services outside the public sector.
• Michigan State Police: State-level law enforcement incumbent that issues the concealed pistol licenses referenced by Wolverine Lake's permitting workflow. Broad overlap in jurisdiction and policy framework.
• Oakland County Sheriff's Office: Provides 9-1-1 dispatch and broader countywide law enforcement services to Wolverine Lake. A larger incumbent with overlapping jurisdictional authority; comparison illustrates the structural dependency on county-level resources.

Direct peers

• Wixom Police Department: Lakes Area Citizens Police Academy partner and adjacent Oakland County municipality. Comparable suburban municipal police operation with similar property tax funding model and community policing orientation.
• Walled Lake Police Department: Co-partner in the Lakes Area Citizens Police Academy; similarly sized suburban Oakland County municipal police department serving a small lakeside community. Directly comparable in scope, scale, and service mix.
• South Lyon Police Department: Lakes Area Citizens Police Academy partner serving a small Oakland County community. Most directly comparable in size, funding structure, and service scope to Wolverine Lake.
• Novi Police Department: Lakes Area Citizens Police Academy partner serving a larger Oakland County city. Direct peer in geographic partnership, though larger in scale; provides reference point for service expansion possibilities.

Regional players

• Commerce Township Fire Department: Provides fire and EMS services to the Village of Wolverine Lake under contract. Comparable municipal public safety provider in the same geography, though operating in a different (fire/EMS) vertical.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/WolverineLakeMI
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCRFZKKkAq8bg0pZqTCaCBHg
• Facebookfacebook.com/wolverinelakeMI
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wolverine-lake-police-department

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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