Mission Statement

LaGrange Police Department mission statement is to affirmatively promote, preserve, and deliver a feeling of security, safety, and quality services to members of our community through law enforcement functions.  This mission is a commitment to quality performance from all members.  It is critical that all members understand, accept and be aligned with the responsibilities established by this mission.  It provides the foundation upon which all operational decisions and organizational directives will be based.  Directives include rules, regulations, operating policies, procedures, and practices.     The mission represents the commitment of the administration to the concepts of quality performance management.  In other words, members are expected to work consistently in a quality manner in the daily performance of those duties, job responsibilities and work task associated with this mission.  Quality manner means that performance outcomes comply with the performance standards established for this agency and for each member associated with this agency.  Examples of the performance standards include the oath of office, code of ethics, agency rules, policies, procedures, directives, general and supervisory orders, work productivity and performance behavior.     Each member is required to accept the responsibility for the achievement of this mission and publicly register his or her commitment to it and to the concepts of quality service.