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Alyssa Fioritto - Crisis Intervention Specialist   The Crisis Intervention Specialist (CIS) is a licensed clinician from South Community Inc. (a community mental health center) providing crisis services with Kettering police. Services are provided on scene and by way of follow up to referrals sent by officers. The CIS often rides along with officers and...

Below are the names of the Kettering Police Department retirees. Retirees ABRAMS, BRUCE: 06/23/2024 PTL. ALDRICH, WILLIAM: 04/09/2023  PTL. ATKINSON, MARYANN: 09/14/2001  PTL. AZBILL, MARY B.: 09/29/2019 CHIEF'S SEC. BAHNS, BARRY L.: 05/01/2019 JLR. BAILEY, CRAIG E.:  09/08/2013  LT. BATEMAN, J. TIM:  08/15/1997  PTL. BIER, REGINA .: 02/04/2022 PTL. BRAUN, DENNIS R.:  06/06/1992  PTL. BRAUN,...

Kettering Safe Senior Program Purpose To provide the City of Kettering residents a safe, secure and voluntary program that identifies, locates and/or assists seniors and other residents in times of emergency. Cost No cost to residents except to provide a key if the lock box portion of the program is chosen by participant. Criteria Resident...

The Kettering Police Department values its volunteers.  Our volunteers are involved in a variety of functions, and they are indispensable! If interested in volunteering at the Kettering Police Department, please contact the Volunteer Office at (937)296-2433.

Thank you for your interest in partnering with the Kettering Police Department to improve safety in our community.  Below is a selection of informative, educational materials for a safer community.  If you would like to see information on other topics, please feel free to email us at KetteringPolice@Ketteringoh.org Web Resources Ohio Public Safety Materials Domestic...

r.a.d. KIDS   The Kettering Police Department offers classes to kids to Resist Aggression Defensively. r.a.d.KIDS is a personal empowering, awareness and safety education program for children aged 5-9 and 10-12. The program combines risk reduction education and physical defense training in hopes of preventing the abduction of children. It provides a consistent, structured, protective...

Citizens Police Academy   The Citizens Police Academy is an awareness program designed to increase the information flow both to and from the police department and the public. The program is designed to allow the public to view all facets of police work. It is an 8 week course  with the sessions lasting 2 1/2...

Clinton Price - Operations Captain Leslie G. Ferrell - Administrative Assistant   The Operations Division consists of the Patrol Section and Criminal Investigations Section. The Operations Division handles calls for service from citizens, traffic issues, evidence collection, warrants, crime analysis, and investigations. The responsibility of the Operations Division is the orderly management and conduct of...

The Kettering Police Department is headed by the Chief of Police with three Divisions: Operations, Community Relations and Support Services. The organizational chart below illustrates the department structure.  

Ryan Vandegrift - Community Relations Lieutenant   The citizens and the community remain the focal point of the Kettering Police Department. Community Relations is responsible for maintaining communication with local youth through school programs, the community through city-wide programs, as well as serving the needs of residents and local business organizations. The Community Relations Section...

Cynthia James - Public Information Officer   Community Relations extends to every citizen the police department serves. Overlooked by many agencies, the media is a valuable resource in accomplishing the police department’s goals. The Kettering Police Department recognizes the citizens' right to know what the police department is doing. The tenuous task of balancing the...

Shelly Davis - Community Service Specialist   The City of Kettering provides residents with supplemental services, not provided by the Montgomery County Animal Resource Center. In Kettering, the Community Service Specialist works directly through the Kettering Police Department. The Community Service Specialist can be reached at 937-296-3266. Responsibilities Handles stray animal calls Handling sick or...

The Records Section is staffed by three full-time Records Specialists that ensure the integrity of the reporting process within the police department. The Records Specialists are trained in current applicable laws and guidelines regarding records management. The section facilitates a wide variety of tasks dealing with both internal and external customers and communication.  Records operates...

Ben Charles – Support Sergeant   Court Security is responsible for transporting prisoners from jails to court, opening and closing the courts in the mornings and afternoons, providing security for the courtrooms, serving “walk-in” warrants and conveying paperwork from court to other city departments and officers. These are just a few of their many duties....

Adam Savino – Support Captain   The Support Division is comprised of Personnel & Training; Communications; Records; Property; Jail and Court Security. This division has the dual role of providing services to internal and external customers. Members of the Support Division work together with the Patrol Officers to ensure that optimal quality and service are...

Ben Charles – Support Sergeant   The Kettering Jail is a 120-hour facility with five full-time employees. The Kettering Jail is one of only two accredited jails its size in the United States. The Kettering Jail meets several comprehensive standards, which the American Correctional Association (ACA) has developed to improve the correctional system. Each jailer...

The Kettering Police Department offers various programs – from the Kettering Safe Senior Program, to self defense courses, to the Citizen's Police Academy.

If you have an emergency, please dial 9-1-1 immediately. To report a non-emergency crime or an incident requiring immediate assistance (noise complaints, etc.), please dial 937-296-2555. To report non-criminal activity such as a suspicious incident, traffic problem or any situation that may not require immediate police attention, please complete and submit the following form.

Christopher N. Protsman – Chief of Police   Melissa S Hennegan -  Administrative Assistant