Cresco Police Department

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The Cresco Police Department is responsible for law enforcement within the City Limits of the City of Cresco; this includes enforcing the Code of Iowa and Cresco Municipal Code, criminal investigation, traffic and parking enforcement, accident investigation and general law enforcement duties.

The Department is made up seven members: Chief, Assistant Chief, Lieutenant, Sergeant and three full-time patrol officers.

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Phone: 563-547-2424

Emergency: 911

Location

124 S Park Pl Cresco, IA

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Meet the Department

Tim S. Ruroden

Chief of Police

Joined the department in December, 2011. Chief Ruroden is a graduate of the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy and is a member of the Northeast Iowa Drug Task Force and the Mid-States Crime Information Center. He is also a current member of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary. He has served several communities including Fayette, West Union, Sumner, and Postville as a part-time officer from 1992 to 2002. He served the City of Postville as a full-time officer from 2002 to 2007 and then served the City of Dysart as Chief of Police from 2007-2011.

David M. Godman

Assistant Chief

Dave Godman
Joined the department in 2003. He was promoted to Sergeant in 2009 then to Lieutenant in 2010. Sergeant Godman is a graduate of the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy and Missouri Law Enforcement Academy. Officer Godman had previously worked for the LaGrange and Palmyra Missouri Police Departments and the Bloomfield Iowa Police Department.

Blake Welper

Sergeant

Blake Welper
Joined the department in January of 2022. Officer Welper is a Rochester, MN native and a 2014 graduate of Lourdes High School. After graduation he joined the Marine Corps and served for 6 years. He also attended law enforcement courses at Rochester Community Technical College. His experience includes security for several Marine Corps Units and was a Correctional Officer for Mower County, MN for three years.

Dalton Rush

Patrol Officer

 

Dalton Rush

 

Sam Fotiadis

Lieutenant

Sam Fotiadis
Joined the department in May 2020. He attended Iowa Western Community College, and is a spring 2018 graduate of the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy. Sergeant Fotiadis has previously worked for the Clarke County Sheriff's Office as both a jailer and for four years as a deputy and for Howard County Sheriff's Office as a deputy for 2 years. Fotiadis is part of the Northeast Iowa Task Force and has attended various narcotic and other law enforcement training.

Grant Doeppke

Patrol Officer

Joined the department part-time in December of 2013 and came on full-time as March 2023.

Doug Eagan

Patrol Officer

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Joined the department in 2024. Officer Eagan was born and raised in Waterloo, IA, and attended Hawkeye Community College, obtaining an AAS degree in Police Science. He started his law enforcement career in 2003 with the Britt Police Department and attended the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy that same year. In 2008, Officer Eagan was hired with the New Hampton Police Department, where he worked for 15 years. He has previously assisted with new hire Field Training duties and is the Department's Firearm Instructor and Armorer.

 

 

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