The Lake Winnebago Area Metropolitan Enforcement Group is a collection of investigators from local law enforcement agencies within Outagamie, Winnebago, Fond du Lac, and Calumet Counties, dedicated to helping maintain a drug free environment in which we live and learn.
Who We Are and What We Do
The Lake Winnebago Area MEG Unit (LWAM) consists of Law Enforcement officers from 13 Police and Sheriff Departments within Outagamie, Winnebago, Fond du Lac, and Calumet Counties. The primary focus or mission statement of this unit is the enforcement of Chapter 961 laws within the four county area. Due to the size of the LWAM jurisdiction, and the limited resources available, emphasis is placed on investigations concerned with drug traffickers and drug trafficking organizations that import drugs into the area or produce them here.
The LWAM is controlled via a Board of Directors that consists of a representative from each of the participating agencies. Each participating member of the board has voting authority concerning any decisions affecting the unit. Town of Menasha Chief of Police Rod McCants is the Executive Director of the Board.
The LWAM is funded through a combination of a Federal Grant (administered through the Wisconsin Office of Justice Assistance), Asset Forfeiture, Restitution, and County contributions. In 2006, the LWAM is facing a funding crisis, resulting from the reduction of the Justice Assistance Grant (formerly the Byrne Memorial Grant) by the United States government. The unit is expected to lose almost 50% of its funding, resulting in the loss of one investigator.
A Special Agent In Charge from the Wisconsin Department of Justice, Division of Criminal Investigation was appointed Project Director of the Lake Winnebago Area MEG Unit on October 1, 2002. Since that time, SAC Brad Dunlap has been in operational control of the LWAM. A Deputy from the Winnebago Sheriff’s Department, Randy Woldt, is assigned as the Unit Coordinator (second in command of the unit).
The LWAM is dedicated to providing education concerning illegal drugs. Members of the LWAM conduct such presentations on a regular basis to a wide range of agencies, organizations and businesses within the four county area.
If you have information about drug activity, do not hesitate to contact the unit. Callers can remain anonymous.
