History of the Brunswick Division of Police
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4095 Center Road
Brunswick Ohio 44212
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rsafran@brunswick.oh.us
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A history of law enforcement in Brunswick
Prior to 1960, law enforcement in what was then Brunswick Township was provided by a constable. The constable’s office was founded in 1937 following the Great Depression when the citizens held an election and voted into office two Constables. The original uniform was an olive green hip length jacket and trousers with a black stripe down each leg. They carried a Smith & Wesson .38 caliber revolver and patrolled in a 1935 Chevrolet with cloth signs stretched across each front door.
In 1960, the city was incorporated and the present day Brunswick Division of Police was founded. The department consisted of a Chief, a Sergeant, and 3 Patrol officers. The first Police Chief was John (aka Fuzzy) Mroczek. Chief Mroczek served from 1960-1966. The original police department was located in the building that is now Fire Station #1 at 4383 Center Road.
In 1974, the present day City Hall at 4095 Center Road was built and the police station was relocated to that building. BPD remained in that police station until 1992 when the current police facility and jail were built connected to the City Hall.
Today the Brunswick Division of Police is a highly trained professional law enforcement agency providing police service to a city of 36,000 residents. The Division has a Chief, two Lieutenants, eight Sergeants, thirty Patrol Officers, three part time Officers, a Communication Supervisor, eleven Communication Specialists, two Part Time Communication Specialists, and one full time and one part time Animal Control Officer.
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Police Chiefs of Brunswick
John F. Mroczek | June 15, 1960-December 15, 1966 |
Clayton M. Crook | December 16, 1966-February 17, 1969 (acting) February 18, 1969-December 31, 1988 |
Patrick Beyer | January 1, 1989-February 6, 1989 (acting) February 7, 1989-February 11, 2003 |
Dale Kozlik | February 12, 2003-December 3, 2003 (acting) December 4, 2003-September 22, 2006 |
Carl S. DeForest | September 23, 2006-December 11, 2006 (acting) December 12, 2006-June 2, 2017 |
Brian Ohlin | June 3, 2017-present |
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Retired BPD personnel
Sgt. Jack Brittain | March 26, 1962-May 6, 1978 |
Ofc. Gerald Geringer | August 10, 1969-June 20, 1992 |
Dispatcher Barbara Riddell | May 8, 1963-January 15, 1994 |
Sgt. John Stukbauer | December 20, 1965-August 13, 1995 August 14, 1995-April 30, 2000 (Community Policing Coordinator) |
Dispatcher Marian Wade | April 8, 1974-October 7, 1995 |
Ofc. Richard Natterer | November 26, 1967-November 30, 1996 |
Dispatcher Virginia Blackmore | June 28, 1973-February 28, 1997 |
Sgt. Joseph Patera | June 13, 1967-May 1, 1997 |
Ofc. Tom Dreher | April 25, 1973-May 31, 1998 |
Ofc. Sam Puzella | October 17, 1971-August 31, 1998 |
Sgt. Carl Meding | October 20, 1974-April 30, 2000 |
Sgt. Nick Solar | March 27, 1978-December 31, 2000 January 1, 2001-June 13th, 2016 (Community Policing Coordinator) |
Sgt. Larry Whittaker | October 4, 1976-June 15, 2002 |
Dispatcher Becky Kovalcsik | March 10, 1980-April 30, 2005 |
Dispatcher Lois Seaburn | April 19, 1967-June 1, 2005 |
Ofc. Len Bouman | August 10, 1969-August 31, 2006 January 23, 2007-March 25, 2016 (part time) |
Ofc. Richard Sikon | January 20, 1973-July 31, 2007 |
Ofc. Dale Schnell | February 2, 1981-February 6, 2009 |
Sgt. Larry Pringle | April 7, 1986-October 18, 2009 |
Sgt. Joe McDermott | February 26, 1979-April 2, 2010 |
Ofc. William Schuster | September 7, 1978-July 7, 2012 July 23, 2012-April 23, 2020 (part time) |
Sgt. Dave Szuter | October 5, 1978-September 1, 2012 November 7, 2012-December 8, 2022 (part time) |
Ofc. Hank Papushak | February 2, 1981-April 6, 2013 |
Ofc. Scott Stewart | January 8, 1996-April 30, 2014 |
Sgt. Sam Millam | May 19, 1988-July 11, 2014 |
Ofc. Dean Weinhardt | June 1, 1988-March 18, 2016 |
CS Becky Rantucci | August 13, 1984-February 8, 1997 (part time) February 9, 1997-March 31, 2016 (full time) |
CS Joanne Szoke | September 24, 1990-June 2, 2017 |
CS Deborah Forrester | April 4, 1994-September 11, 2017 |
Ofc. Duane Kuehn | September 10, 1979-December 25, 2017 April 10, 2018-present (part time) |
Ofc. Stefan Karthan | September 8, 1987-May 18, 2018 |
Ofc. Lynda Reeves | April 22, 1996-June 30, 2018 September 11, 2018-September 6, 2019 (part time) |
Ofc. Jeff Jones | October 24, 2000-September 3, 2018 |
Ofc. Robert Casenhiser | October 24, 2000 - May 8, 2019 |
CS Jacci Fiser | March 11, 1990-April 2, 2020 (includes service with North Royalton and Brunswick PDs) |
Ofc. Brian Schmitt | April 3, 2000-March 2, 2021 |
CS Terri Rohrer | January 15, 1992-June 30, 2021 |
CS Nancy Fitz | March 7, 2005-October 15, 2021 (includes service with Hinckley and Brunswick PDs) |
Ofc. Charles Weber | November 3, 2003-January 21, 2022 |
Ofc. Mark Luciano | April 2, 2007-April 8, 2022 |