Police Department

The Morehead Police Department is a small, municipal police department located in Eastern Kentucky. The MPD is dedicated to serving their community with pride, service and integrity.
Before moving into their current building, MPD was housing in the old City Post Office, built in the 1930’s. After functioning as a Post Office, it later housed City Hall and Morehead Police Department.
Opening in 2022, The Morehead Police Department Building houses the city’s PD and 911 facility. This two-story building now holds, dedicated interview rooms, officer locker rooms, expanded evidence room, canine office, storm shelter for the public and a community room. Monthly City Council meetings are held in the Community Room on the second Monday of the month at 6 p.m.

News

Apply for the Morehead Citizens Police Academy – Applications due Friday, February 28, 2025.

Morehead 911 Earns KACP Accreditation

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Join Our Team

The Morehead Police Department Building is open Monday- Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For emergencies please contact 911. All non-emergencies can call 606.784.7511.

Forms

Looking to apply with the Morehead Police Department. Please complete our application and return it to 309 W. Main St. Morehead, KY 40351.
Employment Application
If you have any questions referring to the job and qualifications please contact Srgt. Alex Hamilton at ahamilton@cityofmorehead.net

To pay citations online, please follow these directions:

  1. Complete the form.
  2. Select the “Make Payment” button to begin the secure credit card or debit card payment process.
  3. Follow the directions on the secured site to walk through the payment process.
  4. Wait for your confirmation email. Please print confirmation for your records.

Schedule Hearing Date

  • If you are scheduled for a hearing, you must pay your citations at least seven days prior to the scheduled hearing date in order to avoid a hearing. If you fail to pay seven days prior to the hearing date, a judgement may be entered against you.

https://morehead-ky.gov/pay-a-parking-ticket/

We are happy to announce the formation of the Morehead Citizens Police Academy. This program allows local community members to get an eye-opening experience of what our local police department encounters each day. This will be a 10-week program followed by a graduation ceremony for everyone selected to participate. Any community member over the age of 21 may apply for our first 2025 Spring Class. Every week a different topic explored. Topics will include: history of the city and department, Kentucky Revised Statutes, Special Response Team (SRT), Traffic Enforcement & Collision Reconstruction, Fire and EMT and Community Partners. The class will meet weekly on Tuesday evenings from 6-8 p.m. with 2 Saturday classes.

Applications for the 1st Spring 2025 class are available until Friday, February 28, 2025.

https://kspportal.ky.gov/civiliancollisionreporting

Any person operating a vehicle on the highways of the state who is involved in an accident resulting in any property damage exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) in which an investigation is not conducted by a law enforcement officer shall file a written report of the accident with the Department of Kentucky State Police within ten (10) days of occurrence of the accident upon forms provided by the department.

DO NOT COMPLETE THIS REPORT IF THE TRAFFIC COLLISION WAS INVESTIGATED BY A POLICE OFFICER.

If you have witnessed any suspicious activity or have information related to a crime, you can use the form below to make an anonymous report. Your identity will remain confidential, and you don’t need to provide your name or contact details. However, the more detailed information you can provide, the better equipped we will be to investigate the matter promptly and thoroughly.

Please refrain from taking any risks or actions on your own. Instead, use this form to report any suspicious activity that you have seen or know about.

If this is an emergency or a crime in progress, Call 911

Complete the Anonymous Crime Tip Line Form

Often times we have citizens needing to contact the city for a stray dog in their area. We now have plans in place to help assist in those occasions.

If someone has a stray dog in their neighborhood, they may contact City Hall at 606.784.8505 during typical business hours. The hours are Monday-Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

If the dog is vicious or the call happens after City Hall business hours, a citizen may call the Morehead Police Department at 606.784.7511.

This only pertains to dogs in the city limits. We will not take in any stray cats.

The Rowan County animal ordinance requires all pet owners in Rowan County to license their Pit Bull dogs. Pet owners who do not comply may receive a citation.

https://morehead-ky.gov/pit-bull-registration/