A message from
Chief Harseim
Hello, I am Coal City Police Chief Christopher R. Harseim. On behalf of the men and women of the Coal City Police Department, welcome to our website. Our goal is to provide you with timely and relevant information about current events happening in our community, the services we provide, and ultimately give you an understanding of who we are. We want you to visit our site often, and I welcome your feedback regarding your concerns, interests and suggestions on this website.
Our police officers are an essential part of our community and their presence whether on patrol or working in specialized assignments such as our school resource officer program, are aimed at ensuring a safe and peaceful community. So when you see our officers out and about in the community, remember that the officers are there responding to people in need, ensuring public safety, participating in community events and enforcing the law. Ultimately, our success depends on a strong partnership with the community we serve. All of our efforts are aimed at making Coal City a safer place for all of us to live, work and visit.
The Coal City Police Department consists of 13 full time sworn officers, 4 part time sworn officers and an administrative assistant serving approximately 5,700 citizens. Various assignments within the department include; school resource officer, elderly service officer, evidence technician, and investigations.
The police department lobby hours are 8:00 am. To 4:30 pm. Monday through Friday. Our office is located at 545 S. Broadway St. Our office number is 815-634-8533.
Please feel free to contact myself or any other officers by phone or by using the staff tab on the website.
Christopher R. Harseim
Chief of Police
Chris Harseim – Chief of Police – charseim@coalcity-il.gov
Bonnie Wieczorek – Administrative Assistant - bwieczorek@coalcity-il.gov
Jason Clark – Patrol Sergeant/Investigations/SRO – jclark@coalcity-il.gov
Kevin Jones – Patrol Officer/Evidence Technician/Truck Enforcement Ofc./Field Training Ofc. – kjones@coalcity-il.gov
David Moran – Patrol Officer/Field Training Ofc. – dmoran@coalcity-il.gov
Michael Imhof – Patrol Officer/SRO/Fleet Maintenance/Taser Instructor – mimhof@coalcity-il.gov
Casey Roth – Patrol Officer/Training Officer – croth@coalcity-il.gov
Joshua Nugent – Patrol Officer –jnugent@coalcity-il.gov
Brandon Larson - Patrol Officer - blarson@coalcity-il.gov
Connor Goron - Patrol Officer - cgoron@coalcity-il.gov
Kolton Stockdell - Patrol Officer -kstockdell@coalcity-il.gov
Nathan Stadler - Patrol Officer
Tyler Post – PT Patrol Officer
Darren Roach – PT Patrol Officer
Greg Butterfield – PT Patrol Officer
Tanya Paquette – PT Patrol officer
Copies of Coal City Police reports are available Monday – Friday from 8:00am to 4:30pm at the Coal City Police Department. If you need to make alternative plans for obtaining reports you may call 815-634-8533 during normal business hours. There is currently no fee for each report non-FOIA report.
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