From City Manager - Judy Gilleland

Middletown Division of Fire
The Middletown Division of Fire (MDF) softball team participated in the 2011 Ohio State Firefighters Tournament held in Parma, Ohio August 13 and 14. MDF played well and brought back the “Pump Tank Champions Trophy”. The trophy is on display at Station 83, Fire Headquarters. Congratulations to all who participated. Everyone played well and plans to defend the title next year when held at Miamisburg, Ohio.

Pictured are team members (front to back and left to right): David Von Bargen, Tate Cobb, Shane Owens, Jacob Oakes, Dustin Geiger, Ryan Berter, Frank Baughman, Brian Baughman, Ryan McClure, Zack Bernard and Rusty Bernard.

Middletown Police Division (MPD)
Last week the Division of Police sent six police officers for a week to Core Criminal Investigation training in Milford, Ohio (sponsored by Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy). This training was free thanks to credits given to the department by OPOTA in return for our officers instructing at the academy throughout the year. Criminal investigation is a part of every officer’s job and first responder preliminary investigation plays a huge part in the solvability of a case. All detectives have received specialized training in this field and now the department is sending all supervisors and patrol officers to the same training. This training enables each officer to have the tools necessary to investigate crimes of all types.