Troy Police Department

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Story

The Troy Ohio Police Department is located in a modern, state of the art facility at 124 E. Main St. The department moved to its current location in the summer of 1995, after spending decades located next to City Hall at 106 S. Market St. The non-emergency phone number is (937) 339-7525.

Chief Charles Phelps oversees a department consisting of 42 sworn officers, 1 civilian employee, and 2 part-time temporary staff. The department itself is divided into 3 separate sections: Patrol, Detective and Administration. A Captain commands each of these sections and, even though they are distinctly different in their responsibilities, they all work together to provide the citizens of Troy with the highest level of professional services.

Captain Joseph Long is the commander of the Patrol division with a total of 5 sergeants who report directly to him. They are Sgt. Shawn McKinney, Sgt. Joe Stutz, Sgt. Richard Gumerlock, Sgt. Ryan Carsey, and Sgt. Jeff Kunkleman. The sergeants are in turn directly responsible for a shift of up to 10 officers. These are the officers and sergeants that most citizens will recognize as the initial responders to their calls for assistance. The 5 sergeants and their shifts provide the citizens of Troy with continuous twenty-four hours a day, 7 days a week coverage. In addition to the regular duties as a patrol officer, officers also receive additional training as Evidence Technicians, Bike Patrol, Tactical Response Team, Crisis Intervention, DARE/SRO and Accreditation.

Captain Long also oversees the Troy Police Auxiliary, which is authorized up to 25 members. Auxiliary officers are non-sworn volunteers who assist the police department and its members in activities and services related to police operations.

Captain Chris Anderson is the commander of the Detective division with a total of 7 officers reporting directly to him. There are currently 3 detectives and 3 DARE/SRO officers. The detectives investigate most of the lengthy and time consuming cases, along with major incidents that occur within the City. The DARE/SRO officers teach the DARE curriculum at all of the elementary schools along with serving as School Resource Officers (SRO) for the Troy Jr. High and High School. Also assigned to the Detective division is Sgt. Dan Dalton, who oversees the property room.

Captain Chuck Adams is the commander of the Administration division and supervises civilian employees. Within this division falls the civilian records clerk who works normal business hours and is the person that you are most likely to encounter if you happen to stop in or call the office Monday through Friday. Also within this division are the building superintendent and the parking control officer. The building superintendent is responsible for the day-to-day upkeep of the entire facility along with any special projects that may be required. The parking control officer can usually be seen patrolling the downtown area enforcing the various parking ordinances of the City.

In addition to being located in a modern, well-equipped building, the Police Department also has a processing area for suspects, a training/classroom and a fitness room with men’s and women’s locker rooms. On the technology side, the department currently maintains a LAN with high-speed Internet and e-mail for most personnel and access to digital records with central storage. All departments contribute to provide the information contained in the Police Department Web pages. Marked police cars are also equipped with notebook computers and in-car video systems.

Mission

The Troy Ohio Police Department is committed to working in partnership with our community to improve the quality of life in our city. We are dedicated to solving community problems, the reduction of crime, the preservation of laws and ordinances, and the constitutional rights of all persons within our jurisdiction.