CPD Programs

Night to Unite

View the Night to Unite website for more information about hosting neighborhood parties for Night to Unite. 

Safety Camp

Register for Safety Camp on the Safety Camp website.

Do you have a security camera at your home or business? 

Consider joining the Chaska Police Department's S.M.I.L.E. program! S.M.I.L.E. stands for Surveillance Monitoring Initiative for Law Enforcement.

Chaska PD created S.M.I.L.E. to partner with residents and businesses to help keep our city safe. If you are interested in participating, please complete the form below to let Chaska PD know more about the security camera(s) you have on your property. This information will assist the Police Department in solving crimes more quickly in our community.

By signing up, you will not be giving the police department access to your cameras. You are simply letting us know the cameras exist so that we can reach out to you if a crime happens in your Chaska neighborhood.

Sign up for SMILE

Paw Patrol

The Paw Patrol program encourages our dog walkers citywide to serve as extra "eyes and ears" for the Chaska Police Department in ongoing crime prevention efforts. When you sign up, you get a fancy "Paw Patrol" bandanna and dog tag for your dog! 

For more information email Officer Godinez or call 952-448-4200.

Bike Registration 

Register your bicycle to assist in its return if it is lost or stolen. We will document your serial number, make and model and give you an operation identification sticker for your bicycle. 

• Complete the Bike Registration Form
• Once you submit your form, a Community Service Officer will call you to schedule an appointment to put on the identification sticker.
• Questions? Email our Community Service Officer Manager 

Bike Helmets

The Chaska Police Department sells bike helmets for $12 that retail for $22.95. They are available in silver, red and blue in sizes small, medium and large.

We have a limited quantity, so pick up yours today.  

Email Officer Godinez for a fitting appointment.

Neighborhood Watch

Neighborhood Watch is a group of neighbors looking out for neighbors. It’s a chance to get to know each other and becoming familiar with the routines of the neighborhood. Knowing this helps neighbors identify things that are out of the ordinary like strange vehicles or suspicious persons. 

We encourage everyone to look out for each other. Some people feel like they don’t want to bother the police, but please do! It is not a bother. We want the call.

If you would like to start a neighborhood watch in your neighborhood, email Officer Godinez or call 952-448-4200 and ask to speak to Officer Godinez.

Citizen Academy

Citizen Academy is a 7-week program that teaches people about police work in Chaska. The group meets once a week, and each week has a different focus. Lectures and hands-on experiences are combined for a unique insight into the Chaska Police Department. 

• Dates: Wednesdays, from January 15 to February 26
• Time: 6 to 8:30 p.m.
• Location: The Lodge at the Chaska Community Center
• Cost: It’s free!
• Registration form available soon

The police department puts on this academy to engage with our community and create avenues for participant feedback on our services. Citizen’s Academy provides residents and officers a chance to share experiences and ideas.

Academy Activities include:

• Tour courthouse, 911 dispatch center, and county jail
• County Attorney presentation
• Traffic Stops
• DWI and Drugs
• School Resource Officers
• Community Service Officer guide to city ordinances 
• Use of Force
• Chaska Crime Scene Investigation (CSI), put on your detective hat!

Junior Explorers

The Chaska Police Junior Explorers is a program that uses public safety education to motivate young people to be outstanding citizens. Junior Explorers transforms the role of the police officer into one of mentor and friend, while encouraging our young citizens to be partners in building safer schools and community. The more young people understand the components of police safety, the more they become an active participant in identifying solutions.

In the Junior Explorers, young people will be given the opportunity to see what it’s like to be a police officer. We take the mystery out of law enforcement procedures and policies. Young people’s attitudes toward the police and their role in society are transformed.

Weekly discussions will focus on issues like 

• Bullying
• Internet use
• Cell phone safety
• Peer pressure
• Making good choices a habit  

Junior Explorer Objectives

• Teach techniques to deal with school and life pressure(s) in a positive way
• Create dialogue and build relationships between youth and police officers
• Set expectations for participants to be role models in the community as they grow up
• Answer the "WHY" behind law enforcement policies and responses in certain situations

The start date for the next session is to be determined.

Grab a cup of coffee with some of our Chaska police officers at Coffee with a Cop! 

These take place once a month at a variety of coffee shops in Chaska. It is a great way to get to know our police department and learn more about what's happening in our city. Plus, you get free coffee!  

Check out the full schedule.