LAKEPORT, Calif. – After more than a year and a half of preparation, the Lakeport Police Department will hold a dedication of its new headquarters building on Wednesday, Dec. 14.
The ceremony will begin at 2 p.m. at the building, located at 2025 S. Main St.
Police Chief Brad Rasmussen and his staff invite the community to come and participate in the event and see the new building.
The Lakeport Police Department will be joined by members of the Lakeport City Council and city administration for the new building's official opening to the public.
The ceremony will include the installation of a plaque with the department title, dedication date, the police badge, the city seal, and names the council members, city manager and police chief, Rasmussen said.
In addition, Rasmussen said that acting Sgt. Joe Eastham, who is the department's sketch artist, has carved a 3-foot-tall wood Lakeport Police badge, with the year the police department started, 1888, as the badge number.
Rasmussen said a representative from Congressman Mike Thompson's office will be on hand to present to the department a United States flag that previously flew over the United States Capitol Building, which will be flown at the new headquarters building.
The city of Lakeport completed its purchase of the building in March 2015 for $875,000, as Lake County News has reported.
The building, located next to Kmart, formerly housed the Social Security Administration.
Built in 2002 it is about 4,400 square feet, which is about 1,400 square feet larger than the police department's current location at 916 N. Forbes St., where the department has been based since 1999.
The department has outgrown the N. Forbes Street location, which is older, smaller and has security issues, officials said.
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Lakeport Police Department to dedicate new headquarters Dec. 14
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