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  • Miami Township Trustees Appoint Chief of Police

    Miami Township Trustees Appoint Chief of Police

    Miami Township, Ohio – The Miami Township Board of Trustees has named Lieutenant Robert Hirsch as Miami Township’s new Chief of Police. Hirsch has served 17 years with the Miami Township Police Department, and has held the role of supervising the daily operations of the department since 2021. Hirsch is a United States Army veteran and also a graduate of the University of Cincinnati.

    In a press release the Township said, “While with the Miami Township Police Department, Mr. Hirsch implemented new community initiatives to further promote relationships and transparency between the police department and citizens. His experience ranges from operational and administrative aspects of policing, including patrol operations, criminal investigations, as well as developing strategies for crime reduction and community engagement.”

    Mary Makley Wolff (LinkedIn image)

    Mary Makley Wolff, Chair of the Board of Trustees said, “Mr. Hirsch possesses a thorough understanding of critical issues and priorities affecting the Township. We know he will lead and inspire our police department personnel while continuing initiatives to ensure public trust in the department, improve personnel wellness, and address crime in our community.” She added, “We are confident in Mr. Hirsch’s leadership and believe he is the perfect fit as the Township’s newest Chief of Police.”

    “I am both honored and humbled to be selected as the new Police Chief for Miami Township,” Hirsch said. “All employees of the Miami Township Police Department will constantly strive to improve upon the delivery of world-class police services while maintaining strong community involvement as we continue to make Miami Township a safe place to live, work, visit, and play. I am completely committed to leading an efficient, well-managed department that is rooted in service to the Miami Township community.”

    Chief of Police Mike Mills

    In June, current Chief of Police Mike Mills announced that he would be retiring after 31 years of public service. Mills will retire from his position on July 31. He was hired at the Miami Township Police Department as the Assistant Chief of Police in March 2014 where he has served until his appointment to Chief of Police on February1, 2019.

    The Miami Township Police Department is an internationally accredited police agency with 50 sworn officers with a mission “to continually improve the delivery of unparalleled services, while fostering effective partnerships, and, in turn, preserve the quality of life our residents have come to enjoy.”

    Hirsch will be sworn in during the Miami Township Board of Trustees’ Business Meeting on Tuesday, August 20, at 7PM at the Miami Township Civic Center located at 6101 Meijer Drive, Miami Township, Ohio 45150.

  • Miami Township Citizens Police Academy graduates 25th class

    Miami Township Citizens Police Academy graduates 25th class

    Miami Township, Ohio – The Miami Township Police Department graduated 14 citizens from their Citizens Police Academy. This is the 25th class to graduate from the Academy since it was established in 1998. To date, over 385 citizens have completed the Academy.

    The Citizens Police Academy is a ten week program that meets one evening per week and introduces students to different functions and components of the Police Department.

    Upon completion of the Citizens Police Academy, graduates are invited to join the Alumni Association with members from previous academies. The Alumni Association is very active in Miami Township and Clermont County. Many of the events offered by Miami Township are successful due in part to the volunteerism of the Police Academy Alumni.

    In a release to the community, the Township said, “Congratulations to the students of Session XXIV of the Miami Township Police Department Citizens Police Academy. We at Miami Township look forward to a very successful partnership for many years to come.”

    For more information about the Citizens Police Academy, contact Lieutenant Ted Swain at 248-3721 or visit on web at MiamiTwpOH.gov.

  • Miami Township: Shop with a Cop

    Miami Township: Shop with a Cop

    Miami Township, Ohio – The “Shop With A Cop” program allows children in the community, selected by the Miami Township Police Department, to shop with a police officer for Christmas gifts for their brothers, sisters or parents. While the program is not designed to allow the child to buy gifts for themselves, the police officers will often allow the child to pick something out if there are funds available. 

    “The children we select come from backgrounds where, through no fault of their own, they don’t get as much as a typical child in the community,” said Officer Skip Rasfeld, who is the Miami Township Police Department’s Drug Abuse Resistance and Education (DARE) officer in the local schools. 

    The Miami Township Police Department receives donations from local businesses and residents to help fund the event. About 16 uniform officers donate their time by showing up the night of event and walking the aisles with the children. More than 30 volunteers from the Miami Township Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association and employees from the township also donate their time to wrap the presents for the children to take home. 

    Officer Rasfeld and the Miami Township Police Department are still seeking donations from businesses and residents for this year’s event. 

    Every cent of the donations is spent on the children and the department does not set aside any money from the donations for the supplies or administration involved in the program. 

    All donations should be made payable to the “Miami Township Police Association Shop with a Cop” and mailed to the Miami Township Police Department, 5900 McPicken Drive, Miami Township, OH 45150. Donations can also be dropped off in person. More information about the event can be obtained by calling Officer Rasfeld at (513) 248-3721 or sending an email Skip.Rasfeld@MiamiTwpOH.gov. 

  • Miami Township group will stop rush hour traffic by kneeling in silent prayer Friday

    Miami Township group will stop rush hour traffic by kneeling in silent prayer Friday

    EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been updated:

    Miami Township, Ohio – The press release sent out by Lisa Kerwin, a Pastor at Epiphany United Methodist Church says, “On Friday, June 19, Epiphany and other SW Ohio UMC congregations will stop traffic by kneeling in silent prayer, offering peaceful protest and witness for 8:46 minutes to respectfully mark the tragic death of George Floyd and the many victims before him who have lost their lives to injustice.” The plan is to shut down roads at 6 PM this Friday afternoon.

    The events are apparently planned around the region, however, the location for the civil disobedience in the Loveland area is the corner of Branch Hill-Guinea Pike and Loveland-Miamiville Roads. This is the Kroger and Walgreen intersection.

    The press release calls it a “Peaceful Witness” event and further says, “The Miami Township Police Department and surrounding businesses are invited to attend and/or participate as a show of support.”

    Lisa Kerwin is the Pastor of Care Ministries at Epiphany United Methodist in Miami Township. (Church Photo)

    Loveland Magazine asked Kerwin, “Have you been given permission by Miami Township Police to shut down the road? Are people prepared to be given citations or go to jail?”

    Kerwin responded Friday via email by saying, “We are not going to be arrested. We have police support. They will be there!!”

    Loveland Magazine reached out to Miami Township Police Chief Mike Mills, and asked him if the organizers had been given permission to shut down this intersection. He responded this morning saying, “We, the police, cannot give permission to shut down the intersection. There is a process through the Township Government to apply for permits, but it is not a quick process.” Mills said that Kerwin had met with him and that they are reconvening this week to discuss logistics and a plan for a peaceful protest.

    Mills added, “We are working with them to keep everyone safe and encouraging a peaceful protest in the right-of-way and the not the roadway.”

    Miami Township Police Chief Mike Mills (Township Photo)

    Loveland Magazine also asked the Chief, “According to the release, your department has been invited to ‘participate’. Will you or any of your officers join? Will you allow your officers to participate?”

    Mills responded this morning by saying, “We will be there to make sure everyone is safe. Sometimes bad actors show up in support of one side or the other and distracts from the cause.”

    When asked for his reaction to a plan to shut down the roads, Mills said, “We will support their 1st Amendment Right.”

  • Amazing Charity Race is in Loveland and Miami Township this Saturday

    Amazing Charity Race is in Loveland and Miami Township this Saturday

    Loveland, Ohio – Although a detailed course map will be not be released until Friday night June 14th at 9 PM, this year’s Amazing Charity Race will be starting Saturday at Grailville (931 O’Bannonville Rd, Loveland, OH 45140) and ending at Grailville. The race will be on streets in both Loveland and Miami Township.

    The City of Loveland says, “Please watch for heavy vehicle, bicycle and pedestrian traffic between 7 AM and 5 PM, especially in the downtown area.”

    The Miami Township Police Department issued this statement:

    The annual Amazing Charity Race will take place this Saturday, June 15th. The race will begin at Grailville on Obannonville Rd. at approximately 8 am. Racers will travel in the area of St. Columban Church and along residential streets into and through part of Miami Trails. They will eventually access Hanna/Branch Hill Loveland Rd. and head into Miami Riverview Park before entering the bike trail and heading back toward Loveland. All racers are expected to be out of Miami Township by approximately noon. (But the race continues into the City of Loveland.)

    2017 Amazing Charity Race brings fun and charity together

    Loveland Magazine is a proud sponsor of The Amazing Charity Race.

    The Amazing Charity Race started in 2005 as Loveland’s Amazing Race and has grown into one of the biggest races in the whole Cincinnati tri-state area!  With a little bit of this and a little bit of that – we make you walk, run, ride, think and do – all for the fun of it!

    ​All of your entry fees go straight to all of our charities after we pay off our expenses for the race.  

    WHAT IS IT??: It is a full day of good-natured competition, music, and food and laughs. The race committee is laughing itself silly coming up with fun challenges.

    It is not a triathlon or a 5K race. It is not limited to runners or highly athletic individuals. It is a race in that it has a start and finish line but along the way, it challenges the contestants in many ways. It is a fun, quirky, adventure that challenges the contestant’s agility, balance, coordination, strength, intelligence, problem-solving skills, fine motor skills, and most importantly their sense of humor.

    You are invited whether it is to compete or join our team of over 500 volunteers so come enjoy, have a great time for a good cause and as always expect the unexpected.

    Racers must be AT LEAST 13 years old to do the race with a parent.  At 16 years old, racers can do the race with another 16 year old.  Avai divisions: Parent/Child, Male/Female, Male/Male, Female/Female.


  • JOIN THE ACADEMY! Citizens Police Academy Accepting Applications

    JOIN THE ACADEMY! Citizens Police Academy Accepting Applications

    This will be a joint academy with the Milford and Loveland Police Departments.

    Miami Township, Ohio – The Miami Township Police Department is now accepting applications for their fall Citizens Police Academy. This will be a joint academy with the Milford and Loveland Police Departments. This 10 week course is typically held every Wednesday from 6:30 until 9:30 PM beginning September 5 through November 7 (with the exception of week 9 which will be held on Tuesday October 30th due to Halloween). The graduation ceremony will take place on November 9th.

    This program provides an opportunity for citizens to learn about the operations of a police department and various aspects of what it is like to be a police officer. A lot of the training will be hands on. Some of the training topics include: Police K-9, defensive driving, narcotics, a visit from Air Care and gun safety. Applicants must be a minimum of 18 years old and willing to submit to a background check. Class is limited to 10 participants with priority given to Miami Township residents.

    To complete your application, go here: https://www.egovlink.com/miamitownship/action.asp?actionid=8323

    For further questions you can contact Officer Morgan at 248-3721 or ann.morgan@miamitwpoh.gov

    Read this invitation from Loveland Chief Sean Rahe

    Chief Rahe wants to build relationships that last

     

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  • Chief Rahe wants to build relationships that last

    Chief Rahe wants to build relationships that last

    by Chief Dennis Sean Rahe

    The Loveland Police Department needs your help.

    The Loveland Police Department needs your help. We are a team of 17 sworn police officers and 3 administrative members doing our best to serve our community of 13,000 residents, and even more visitors. Each year those 20 people answer more than 10,000 calls for service. We could not possibly do it without you. Together, we are partners working to keep Loveland great. 

    Each year LPD invites the community to learn about it’s police department and help make a difference in Loveland.

    This year we will host the 20th Loveland Citizen’s Police Academy. Each year LPD invites the community to learn about it’s police department and help make a difference in Loveland. Over the years we have made many changes to the academy. Several years ago, we partnered with the Miami Township Police Department and the Milford Police Department to host a joint academy. This unique innovation is efficient, fosters collaboration between the agencies, and builds relationships that last. 

    Do you want to:

    Ride along with a police officer?               

    Watch a K9 search for drugs?

    Learn how a Taser works?

    Face down an armed aggressor?

    Have you ever wanted to ride along with a police officer? Have you ever wanted to watch a K9 search for drugs? Maybe, you always wanted to know how a Taser works? Or maybe you always wanted to know what it feels like to face down an armed aggressor?

    Graduate, and Loveland City Councilmember, Angela Settell said, “One of the most rewarding and educational experiences you will ever have is to attend the Loveland Citizen’s Police Academy. When I signed up for the class, I did not realize the lasting impression the dedicated men and women of our police force would have on me. Catching a glimpse of their duties and “standing in their shoes” during simulated crime scenarios gave me a greater understanding and appreciation of decisions they must make. That is why I fully support them and their ongoing training and equipment needs. I am proud to be a Graduate and member of the Alumni Association and urge you to experience for yourself. Sign up today!”

    Join your neighbors at the 2018 Loveland Citizen’s Police Academy on Wednesday evenings September 5th though November 7th. Applications are available at: www.lovelandoh.gov/FormCenter.