
Denison Police Department
Tony Trejo
Police Chief
Appointed: 6/19/2023
atrejo@denisonpd.net
The Denison Police Department is fully staffed with 13 sworn full time officers and 7 civilian employees. The department is led by Police Chief Tony Trejo. The department’s patrol staff is comprised of a Chief, a Captain, two sergeants and nine patrol officers. See below for the department’s contact information.
The Department provides police protection throughout the city and staffs the 911 Center for Crawford County. The Communications Center is the only public service answering point in Crawford County and is responsible for dispatching the Denison Police Department, the Manilla Police Department, the Charter Oak Police Department, the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office, ten fire departments and their respective EMS first responder personnel, and the Crawford County Memorial Hospital EMT/Paramedic Ambulance Service.
Sworn Officers
Yovan Cardenas
Captain
Full Time
Appointed: 2/10/16
ycardenas@denisonpd.net
Nick Groth
Patrol Officer
Full Time
Appointed: 4/23/18
ngroth@denisonpd.net
Sean Kosters
Patrol Officer
Full Time
Appointed: 1/2/24
skosters@denisonpd.net
Melissa Seaman
Patrol Officer
Full Time
Appointed: 9/17/24
mseaman@denisonpd.net
Gerardo Ahlberg
Patrol Officer
Full Time
Appointed: 3/18/25
Alan Romero
Sergeant
Full Time
Appointed: 7/17/18
aromero@denisonpd.net
Arrick Clausen
Patrol Officer
Full Time
Appointed: 8/17/22
aclausen@denisonpd.net
Jacob Musfeldt
Patrol Officer
Part Time
Appointed: 4/27/23
Alexander Ehlers
Patrol Officer
Part Time
Appointed: 5/23/23
Juan Torres
Patrol Officer
Full Time
Appointed 4/5/17
jtorres@denisonpd.net
Anthony Rodriguez
Patrol Officer
Full Time
Appointed: 10/23/23
arodriguez@denisonpd.net
Timothy Pederson
Patrol Officer
Full Time
Appointed: 9/17/24
tpederson@denisonpd.net
Jeffrey Trailer
Patrol Officer
Part Time
Appointed: 8/28/23
Civilian Employee
Taylor Schwarte
Records Secretary
Appointed: 9/1/2022
tschwarte@denisonpd.net
Civilian Communications Employees
Cathy Lahr
Communications
Appointed: 1/17/00
clahr@denisonpd.net
Amy Vetter
Communications
Appointed: 2/4/20
anelson@denisonpd.net
Tabitha Towne
Communications
Appointed: 6/12/02
ttowne@denisonpd.net
Denima Lund
Communications
Appointed: 5/28/20
dlund@denisonpd.net
Matthew Howland
Communications
Appointed: 8/1/17
mhowland@denisonpd.net
Norma Nichols
Communications
Appointed: 3/20/23
nnichols@denisonpd.net