Denton Township Police Department

Denton Township Police Department is the municipal law-enforcement agency for Denton Township in Roscommon County, Michigan, serving the Prudenville community. The department covers township residents, seasonal visitors, and businesses in and around Prudenville along the Higgins Lake corridor of northern Michigan. Its area of responsibility includes patrol and response to calls for service, traffic enforcement, local investigations, and public-safety support across township jurisdiction. Denton Township anchors a recreation-oriented Roscommon County community, and the township police department is the primary local law-enforcement presence for day-to-day public safety in Prudenville and surrounding township areas. Public safety emergencies in Denton Township should be reported by dialing 911.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2023), Prudenville CDP, MI has an estimated population of 1,286.