Johnston Police Officers Association

08/25/2025

Thank you to everyone who signed up and attended the 2nd Annual Johnston Police Officers Association Golf Outing. It was a beautiful summer day at Jester Park Golf Course, and we hope to see you all back again next year.

We would also like to express our gratitude to our amazing sponsors for this event; without them, it would not have been possible.

05/19/2025

Get ready to tee off for a great cause! ⛳

Join us for the 2nd Annual Johnston Police Officers Association Golf Outing on Friday, August 22, at Jester Park Golf Course in Granger, Iowa! 🐾🏌️‍♂️

📅 Schedule of Events
🕗 8:00 AM – Registration
🏌️ 9:00 AM – Shotgun Start (Best Shot Format)
🍽️ 1:00 PM – Lunch, Program & K-9 Presentation
🎟️ Silent Auction – All Day!

💰 Entry Fee: $400 per team / $100 per person
Includes: greens fees, cart, event hat, and lunch!

🎯 Proceeds go toward purchasing much-needed safety equipment for the Johnston Police Department-Iowa and our K-9 program. 🐕‍🦺

👕 Sponsorship opportunities available — from Platinum ($5,000) to Hole Sponsors ($500) — with great perks and promotional exposure!

📝 Register by July 25
📬 Mail checks to:
Johnston Police Officers Association
6373 Merle Hay Rd.
Johnston, IA 50131

Help us make a difference while enjoying a great day on the course. Tag your team and let’s swing into action for safety and service!

10/08/2024

The JPOA 2024 Golf Outing at Jester Park Golf Course to raise funds for K9 Buck and equipment for the Johnston Police Department-Iowa.

10/05/2024

Thank you to the 32 teams that participated in the first inaugural 2024 K9 and Golf Outing. We are excited to share the money raised and the photos with you on Monday. We hope you enjoy this video, and we hope you made the putt if you are in it!

A special thank you to our sponsors for making this event happen, and to everyone who bid on our silent auction items and purchased a raffle ticket. We hope you are enjoying your items if you were a top bidder.

We appreciate the hospitality of Jester Park Golf Course. It was certainly a beautiful day to be out on the course.

05/25/2023

This is a perfect example of why the Johnston Police Officers Association exists! Dedicated Officers like Corporal Wedemeyer and the rest of the Johnston Police Department-Iowa deserve our support!

05/25/2023

We hope to see you at this family fun event!!

The Smokin' Heroes event is coming up soon and we want to make sure you don't miss out. The Johnston Police Department and the Johnston Rotary are working together to host the Annual Smokin' Heroes Smoke-off on June 17th, as part of Johnston Green Days. The event will take place at Terra Park from 1-4 p.m. Funds raised from the event will go towards sending Johnston High School students to a Toka International Camp, where they can meet peers from the sister city and engage with leaders from Kosovo.

Visit www.cityofjohnston.com/smokeoff to learn more.

10/24/2022

Join us in supporting the Johnston Police Department K9 program. Vote daily on the contest website, Facebook, and Instagram. The contest runs through October 31st and remember, you can vote daily on each platform.

Website - https://www.aftermath.com/2021-midwest-k9-voting/
- search "Johnston" and simply click the green vote button

Facebook - Aftermath Cares
- comment "Johnston PD, Johnston, Iowa" on the daily post

Instagram -
- comment "Johnston PD, Johnston, Iowa" on the daily post

10/11/2022

Thank you to the Johnston Rotary for their generous donation toward the new Johnston PD K9 program!

It is with great pleasure that the Johnston Rotary Club presents a check for $5,000 to the Johnston Police Department-Iowa to support the startup costs for Johnston’s first K9 program.

Thank you so much to SGT Zach Grandon and SGT Anthony Yeager for a great presentation on the amazing work our Johnston Police does for the community!

10/10/2022

The Johnston Police Officers Association is continuing to sell Pink Patches in an effort to raise funds for our local recipient. We would love your support in this cause and raising awareness for breast cancer in our community!

10/05/2022

On Monday, Oct. 3, the Johnston Police Department (JPD) received a $10,000 Community Betterment Grant for the department’s K9 fundraising campaign. Polk County Supervisor Bob Brownell presented the check on behalf of the Board of Supervisors.

The Johnston Police Department’s K9 program will be unique to the Des Moines metro area. While most police K9 teams are certified in narcotics detection, the Johnston Police K9 will be certified in explosives detection. JPD’s K9 unit will also provide traditional specialty services such as building searches, tracking, handler protection, suspect apprehension, and item/evidence recovery.

“This new K9 team will allow our department to boost its focus on our most important mission of community caretaking, while also providing additional security measures to our greater community, school system, and augment services to critical areas such as Camp Dodge and Joint Forces Headquarters,” said Police Chief Dennis McDaniel. “Johnston has become a destination location for well attended community gatherings, and continues to be a recreational hub for family activities and special events. We appreciate Polk County’s unwavering support of regional public safety services, and this K9 program will embrace this model. This is an opportunity to enhance local services and aid our metro law enforcement partners in ensuring the safety of our residents and visitors.”

The fundraising efforts continue through the Johnston Police Officers Association. The association has raised approximately half of the $110,000 fundraising goal, but is always looking for additional donations. The department expects the K9 to be ready in the Johnston community by late summer 2023.

Donations are accepted for the fundraising of the K9 in the following ways:
𝟏. 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨: Johnston Police Officers Association, Attn: K9, 6373 Merle Hay Road, Johnston, IA 50131. Checks can be payable to Johnston Police Officer’s Association.
𝟐. 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: https://bit.ly/JohnstonK9Program
Tax-deductible donations of any amount are welcomed and appreciated. All donations are payable to the Johnston Police Officers Association, a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit, with “K9 Fund” placed in the memo line.

Questions regarding donations for the K9 can be directed to [email protected] or 515-278-2345.

09/09/2022

Johnston has some of the best employees around. Last December, the City of Johnston was awarded the Leading the Way Award from ETC Institute for ranking in the top 10% of all U.S. cities with regard to resident satisfaction with the overall quality of city services, customer service from city employees and the value for local taxes and fees. Take a moment to thank a public service employee for their dedication to a job well done! Please note that the Public Safety Building will be closed on Friday, Sept. 9, from noon to 5 p.m. for a public service recognition employee event.

Our police, fire and other emergency/urgent services will still be provided even though the buildings are closed.

Thank you for your support as we celebrate our public service staff and their hard work throughout the year to ensure Johnston continues to be the best place to live, work and play.

09/01/2022

The Johnston Police Officers Association is excited to support Officer Petermeier and his future K9 partner! The JPOA will be assisting the K9 program in their fundraising efforts. Any donations can be made at https://donorbox.org/johnston-police-officer-s-association-k9

Any and all support is appreciated, even if you can not monetarily support, please share our post! The K9 program will be a great asset and addition to our department.

With today being National Dog Day, the Johnston Police Department (JPD) is excited to announce the selection of a canine handler for our dual-purpose K9 team that will begin serving the Johnston community and the greater Polk County area in the summer of 2023. Officer Petermeier was formally appointed to the assignment this week. Officer Petermeier will begin working with our selected vendor in the weeks and months ahead to train and implement our patrol working dog, which will also be certified in explosives detection.

As Johnston continues to grow and attract more large-scale events throughout the community, we believe this new resource will maximize our community policing and homeland security partnerships. It will also provide an additional resource to our officers on the street who respond to a wide range of calls for service.

Stay tuned to our social media pages for future updates/videos and to track the progress of our canine (K9) team!