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The Lake Mills Police Department hired Officer Jessica Johnson on October 1, 1998. Prior to being hired, she completed her Bachelor’s degree at Winona State University in Winona, Minnesota, in Criminal Justice, both Law Enforcement and Corrections. After obtaining her degree, she entered Madison Area Technical College’s Law Enforcement Academy as a Pre-Service Candidate.
In 2003, Officer Johnson became the Community Service Officer and became certified to teach D.A.R.E. and G.R.E.A.T. at the Lake Mills schools. She continued in that role until approximately 2011 when Officer Troy Oestreich took over. Upon his retirement in September 2021, Officer Johnson became the Community Service Officer again.
In December 2022, Officer Johnson officially became the Lake Mills School Resource Officer (SRO), after collaborating with the City of Lake Mills and Lake Mills Area School District.
Officer Johnson has received training from the National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO). NASRO developed the “triad” concept of school-based policing. It divides the School Resource Officer's responsibilities into three areas: Teacher, Informal Counselor, and Law Enforcement Officer. By training law enforcement to educate, counsel, and protect school communities, the men and women of NASRO continuously lead by example and promote a positive image of law enforcement to school children and communities.
Officer Johnson resides in Watertown with her two sons, Matthew, a freshman at UW — LaCrosse, and Ryan, a sophomore at Watertown High School.
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