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The Heath Police Department was established in 1963 with a Chief and one full-time patrolman. The Heath Police Department, currently headed by Chief Tony Shepherd, has eighteen full-time sworn officers, one part-time sworn officer, five reserve officers, five full-time and three part-time dispatchers, and two clerks.
The Heath Police Department is a progressive and service oriented agency that responds to approximately 16,000 calls for service a year. In July of 1997, the Heath Police Department became an internationally accredited law enforcement agency through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies [www.calea.org] of Fairfax, Virginia and was reaccredited in 2003 and 2009.
Lieutenant John Mason, who serves as the Patrol Bureau Commander, is assisted by three Patrol Sergeants. Their team provides 24/7 continuous service to the citizens and business community of Heath. The patrol officers of the Heath Police Department also investigate a wide variety of criminal offenses in addition to their traffic enforcement duties.
The Detective Section is staffed by two criminal investigators and supervised by Sergeant Craig Black, the Support Services Commander. They are responsible for all priority one crime such as homicide, burglary, and armed robbery. The Support Services Bureau Commander also provides crime analysis, tracking trends in crime by such factors as location, time and type of crime.
The Heath Police Department is proud to have one of the most successful D.A.R.E. programs in the state of Ohio. D.A.R.E. Officer Parry Broseus provides education to students in 2nd, 4th, 6th, 9th and 11th grades in three schools. This assignment requires certification through the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy. Officer Broseus also serves as Crime Prevention Officer.
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Police Contact Information:
1287 Hebron Road
Heath, Ohio 43056
Emergency: 911
Non-Emergency: 522.2141 |
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City of Heath