New Police Chief

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Middletown names new police chief
By Ed Richter

Staff Writer 
MIDDLETOWN — 
Middletown has a new police chief.

Maj. Rodney Muterspaw, a 24-year veteran of the Middletown Division of Police, was selected for the top job on Tuesday by City Manager Doug Adkins. The appointment is pending confirmation by City Council at its Feb. 17 meeting.

“Muterspaw’s relationship with the employees of the Division of Police as well as his strong ties to the community are great assets in moving the department forward and continuing the collaborative working environment with the residents of Middletown,” Adkins said.

He replaces former police chief David VanArsdale who was promoted Jan. 1 as the new public safety director to oversee both the police and fire divisions.

“It’s humbling, very humbling,” Muterspaw said. “I’m grateful that the manager selected me to fix issues in the city and to bring the department together.”

Muterspaw, 46, is one of two deputy chiefs who were eligible for the job following an assessment center evaluation. Maj. Mark Hoffman, the other deputy chief, will become the assistant police chief as part of the city’s restructuring of the public safety department. Muterspaw said he and Hoffman’s skill sets compliment each other and that they work well together.

“I’m a huge believer in teamwork and working in team approach,” he said.

Muterspaw said the top item on the agenda is “to attack the heroin problem relentlessly.” He also wants to change the way of policing in the city and look at other methods to attack crime at its roots.

A graduate of Middletown Christian High School, Muterspaw also attended Cedarville University and is also a graduate of the Police Executive Leadership College and the Southern Police Institute.

A Middletown police officer since 1990, he has been a narcotics detective and supervisor, a Community Oriented Police supervisor, and commanded the criminal investigations section.

Muterspaw is married and has three children.

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409 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Prominent MUSA Citizen Joined: Mar 27 2009 Status: Offline Points: 1014	Post Options Post Reply Quote 409 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: New Police Chief Posted: Feb 10 2015 at 2:06pm
	MJ: Middletown names new police chief By Ed Richter Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Middletown has a new police chief. Maj. Rodney Muterspaw, a 24-year veteran of the Middletown Division of Police, was selected for the top job on Tuesday by City Manager Doug Adkins. The appointment is pending confirmation by City Council at its Feb. 17 meeting. “Muterspaw’s relationship with the employees of the Division of Police as well as his strong ties to the community are great assets in moving the department forward and continuing the collaborative working environment with the residents of Middletown,” Adkins said. He replaces former police chief David VanArsdale who was promoted Jan. 1 as the new public safety director to oversee both the police and fire divisions. “It’s humbling, very humbling,” Muterspaw said. “I’m grateful that the manager selected me to fix issues in the city and to bring the department together.” Muterspaw, 46, is one of two deputy chiefs who were eligible for the job following an assessment center evaluation. Maj. Mark Hoffman, the other deputy chief, will become the assistant police chief as part of the city’s restructuring of the public safety department. Muterspaw said he and Hoffman’s skill sets compliment each other and that they work well together. “I’m a huge believer in teamwork and working in team approach,” he said. Muterspaw said the top item on the agenda is “to attack the heroin problem relentlessly.” He also wants to change the way of policing in the city and look at other methods to attack crime at its roots. A graduate of Middletown Christian High School, Muterspaw also attended Cedarville University and is also a graduate of the Police Executive Leadership College and the Southern Police Institute. A Middletown police officer since 1990, he has been a narcotics detective and supervisor, a Community Oriented Police supervisor, and commanded the criminal investigations section. Muterspaw is married and has three children.
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AKBobby Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Resident Joined: May 18 2009 Location: Middletown, OH Status: Offline Points: 103	Post Options Post Reply Quote AKBobby Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Feb 10 2015 at 2:42pm
	Congratulations Mr Muterspaw. Perfect man for the job. Coached with him at Goldman Park years ago. Stand up guy who people gravitate to. Good luck fixing the drug problem in town sir.
	AK - What is going on with that?

VietVet Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Council Joined: May 15 2008 Status: Offline Points: 7008	Post Options Post Reply Quote VietVet Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Feb 10 2015 at 3:05pm
	Rodney M. was a neighbor of mine on Woodhall Ct./ Stratford Dr. back in the late 90's/early 2000's. Nice guy. Congratulations on the promotion.
	I'm so proud of my hometown and what it has become. Recall 'em all. Let's start over.

Smartman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Citizen Joined: Jun 14 2008 Status: Offline Points: 299	Post Options Post Reply Quote Smartman Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Feb 10 2015 at 8:54pm
	Congrats to a great guy. He will represent our community well!

AKBobby Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Resident Joined: May 18 2009 Location: Middletown, OH Status: Offline Points: 103	Post Options Post Reply Quote AKBobby Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Mar 10 2015 at 7:39am
	Great article on new Chief. Funny, saw him at McDonald's wearing a floppy Middies hat and sweatpants. Wasn't Larosas Pizza like in the article but still funny. Guy hasn't changed a bit since the days of Goldman Park coaching softball. Still very approachable and you can tell he loves Middletown just because of the things he says. He's got his work cut out for him and I'm afraid there are too many issues for him to fix. Talked very highly of City manager and changes in the city coming up. Very happy for Mute. Just a good down to earth man who will do great things for this town. http://www.journal-news.com/news/news/local/mccrabb-new-police-chief-a-hometown-guy/nkPY7/?nmredir=true

spiderjohn Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Prominent MUSA Citizen Joined: Jul 01 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2749	Post Options Post Reply Quote spiderjohn Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Mar 10 2015 at 7:43am
	mice to read that everyone seems to like the guy, sj included

over the hill Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Citizen Joined: Oct 19 2012 Location: middletown Status: Offline Points: 952	Post Options Post Reply Quote over the hill Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Mar 10 2015 at 8:35am
	Best of luck to him he has a tough job ahead.

John Beagle Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List MUSA Official Joined: Apr 23 2007 Location: Middletown Status: Offline Points: 1855	Post Options Post Reply Quote John Beagle Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Mar 10 2015 at 12:30pm
	Excellent choice for chief. Middletown does some things right!
	John Beagle Middletown USA News of, for and by the people of Middletown, Ohio.

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	John Beagle I think that you should add a tab and name it "Things that Middletown does right"? See what it catches.

AKBobby Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Resident Joined: May 18 2009 Location: Middletown, OH Status: Offline Points: 103	Post Options Post Reply Quote AKBobby Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: May 16 2015 at 11:39am
	I give the Middletown Police an B grade over the last few months. Still don't like the incident at Middletown Junior High with the officer he should've been suspended but I am thrilled about what they are doing out in the town with all these town hall meetings and being out there. Kudos Mute you are a nice breath of fresh air in a city full of smog.

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	Suspended? Ha! The policeman should get a giant gold star. That kid deserved the clobbering he got, maybe it will teach him a lesson At least he didn't get shot. Or even badly injured.