Baroda-Lake Township Police Department

The Baroda-Lake Township Police Department is a multi-governmental police agency headquartered in Bridgman, Michigan. The department provides police protection for Baroda Township, Baroda Village and Lake Charter Township. The department has three officers,nine part-time officers and 9 reserve officers. The current chief of police is Gary L. Ruhl.
History
The Baroda-Lake Township Police Department was founded by John Harner in 1975. The department was formerly located in Village Hall in the Village of Baroda. In 2009, construction began on a new Public Safety Building (PSB) in Lake Township. The department is currently located at the Public Safety Complex in Lake Charter Township, Michigan.
Chief of Police (Current and Former)
*John Harner (1975 -1995 )
*John Gast (1995 - 2002)
*Gary L. Ruhl (2002-Present)
Drug Enforcement
The Baroda-Lake Township Police Department began using a drug sniffing K9 police dog in October 2009, particularly to combat drug trafficking on Interstate 94. On his first day of work, "Elmo" was responsible for a civil forfeiture in the amount of $16,014. This was a great feat considering that Elmo only cost the department $17,000. In the same month, Elmo was responsible for an additional seizure in the amount of $90,035.

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