The Indianola Police Department provides a variety of services for the general public. Located in Indianola, Iowa, it provides a range of services, such as crime prevention, detection and investigation, accident investigation and traffic enforcement, crowd control, and traffic control and motorist assistance. It also takes care of domestic, sexual and child abuse cases and covert enforcement operations, such as narcotics, alcohol, stolen property, fraud and prostitution. Additionally, its services include medical and elderly assistance, fire response, funeral and bank escorts, vacation residential checks, and community and school education programs. The department is also responsible for civil code enforcement, emergency message delivery, school patrol, and home and business alarm responses.