From The City Manager

Middletown Police Division
On Thursday, July 5th, the police department received a call of a burglary in progress on Erie Avenue. The resident returned home and saw a man climbing out of a window in his home. The resident called the dispatch center and reported that the suspect fled on a bicycle. Detectives Swartzel, Bush, Hoover and McIntosh were in the area following up on another case and, upon hearing the call, set up a perimeter, trapping the suspect in the area of Hook Field. Detectives Swartzel and Bush spotted the suspect and took him into custody. They found a needle, some heroin and the checkbook from the resident on Erie on the suspect, who was from Norwood and had been staying in a vacant house in the area. Good job, detectives!

Middletown Division of Fire (MDF):
Regional response for large fires- On 6-15-12 Middletown Division of Fire (MDF) asked Monroe, Franklin, Liberty Township, and Trenton for assistance combating a multi-unit apartment fire. On 6-21-12 MDF asked Monroe, Franklin and Madison for assistance combating a large vacant house fire. The weekend prior to the 4th Monroe asked MDF and Liberty Township for assistance combating a house fire. More than ever before MDF and surrounding communities are asking for and/or providing mutual-aid, to cost effectively save lives and protect property.