The Division mission statement:

Law enforcement providing a safe and secure community through proactive partnerships, while maintaining integrity, dedication and respect.

Help find missing persons

"A Child Is Missing" is a national non-profit that helps law enforcement locate missing children, dementia sufferers, college students missing on campus and others. You can become a part of this effort. By signing up your cell phone or other number at "A Child Is Missing", you can receive Code Red messages alerting you to missing persons. Click here or on the logo to sign up.

Police seek contact info from business owners & managers

If police officers are making nightly patrols and notice something suspicious around your business, would they know how to contact you?

You can help us protect your business by letting us know who we should call in case of alarms or suspicious activity. With your help we can quickly determine whether your business is in jeopardy of being the victim of a crime.

If you are the owner or manager of a business located in the City of Brunswick, please visit our new business contacts page and supply us with some basic information. Your participation is purely voluntary, but knowing that we can easily get in touch with you may help both you and the community by keeping your business safer.

The Brunswick Division of Police is an active participant in the MEDWAY drug enforcement agency. We welcome your tips. All information is confidential.

Sgt. Lubinsky, Sgt. Scullin take awards at Tactical Officers' competition

The training the City invests in their safety forces is paying off:  Two Brunswick Police SWAT team members recently won competitions.

Sgt. Daren Lubinsky was awarded the Gold Medal as the overall winner in the Combat Pistol event at the 2010 Ohio Police & Fire Games.

Sgt. Kevin Scullin placed third overall in the 2010 North Coast Challenge, an obstacle and pistol marksmanship course, as part of this year’s Ohio Tactical Officers’ Association Conference.  First place went to Officer Brian Vlna, Strongsville PD, who is a teammate of Lubinsky and Scullin on the Southwest Enforcement Bureau SWAT Team.

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Medina County OVI Task Force named finalist for NLC's 2010 Awards for Municipal Excellence

The National League of Cities (NLC) announces that the Medina County OVI Task Force is a finalist for the 2010 Awards for Municipal Excellence.  The Awards for Municipal Excellence recognize cities and towns for outstanding programs that improve the quality of life in America’s communities. Brunswick was chosen for the Medina County OVI Task Force which is coordinated by the Brunswick Division of Police.

“We are pleased that Brunswick and the Medina County OVI Task Force is a finalist for our Awards for Municipal Excellence,” said Donald J. Borut, NLC’s Executive Director.  “This shows that even at a time when so many cities are struggling financially, cities and towns continue to develop the most creative and innovative solutions.”

NLC received nominations from cities and towns in 40 states.  Finalist programs exhibited exceptional public-private partnerships, productive citizen and community collaborations, management of municipal resources, implementation of government policies, project implementation with tangible results and/or the ability to replicate the project in other cities. 

The OVI Task Force is a cooperative effort of numerous law enforcement agencies in Medina County, including Brunswick Police, Medina County Sheriff’s Office, Wadsworth Police, Montville Township Police, Medina Township Police, Hinckley Township Police, Brunswick Hills Township Police, Seville Police, Spencer Police, Lodi Police, and the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Agencies provide a police officer, who has been sworn in as a Special Deputy Sheriff by Sheriff Neil Hassinger, and the task force utilizes saturation patrols in areas of the county that have higher levels of impaired driving crashes and arrests.

The winners of the 2010 Awards for Municipal Excellence will be announced during NLC’s Congress of Cities and Exposition in Denver, Colo., November 30 – December 4, 2010.

More information about the Awards for Municipal Excellence can be found on the NLC website at www.nlc.org/ame.aspx.

The National League of Cities is the nation’s oldest and largest organization devoted to strengthening and promoting cities as centers of opportunity, leadership and governance. NLC is a resource and advocate for 19,000 cities, towns and villages, representing more than 218 million Americans.

Quick response and CPR save Tudor Avenue man's life

On 7/2/10 at 10:18 hrs BPD Officers John Fink and Chris Scafidi along with Bike Patrol Officers Jeremy Puhac and Jeff Jones responded to a 911 call of a 55 year old male not breathing at a Tudor Avenue address.  Prior to police arrival Communication Specialist Deb Forrester gave CPR instructions to the victim's wife. 

After police arrival, Officers Fink and  Scafidi took over CPR life-saving efforts and Officers Puhac and Jones assisted Brunswick Fire-Medics.  The combined efforts of all Brunswick Public Safety personnel resulted in saving this individual's life and should be commended!

Brunswick men charged in vehicle break-ins

Two men suspected in several thefts from vehicles in the city were in the Medina County Jail on Thursday. Full story from the Medina Gazette.

Recycle your old cell phone

The Brunswick Police Department is accepting used cell phones. The phones will be turned in for recycling, which in turn will generate funds used for 911 phones for our resident seniors in need, and also for the department's 911 education program.

Phones can be dropped off at a collection box in the lobby of the Police Department, 4095 Center Rd. Police will also have a collection box at Old Fashioned Days.

MEDWAY arrests 32 in Operation Cracker Jaxx

The MEDWAY Drug Enforcement Agency concluded a nine month drug investigation in and around the City of Brunswick, Medina County, Ohio on Wednesday May 26th, 2010. During the course of the investigation a variety of drugs were purchased which included, cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin, ecstasy (MDMA), marihuana and a large amount of prescription drugs.

Eight arrest teams attempted to serve forty nine (49) Warrants on Indictment. By the end of the evening thirty-two (32) defendants were in custody. Drugs were seized at some of the arrest locations with additional charges to be filed.

The round-up was very successful and was the cooperative effort of twenty-one (21) law enforcement agencies that support the MEDWAY Drug Enforcement Agency. Assisting agencies included Brunswick Police Department, Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, Holmes County Sheriff’s Office, Marion County Sheriff’s Office, Wooster Police Department, Orrville Police Department, Rittman Police Department, Wadsworth Police Department, Shreve Police Department, Dalton Police Department, Marshallville Police Department, Creston Police Department, Apple Creek Police Department, Medina County Drug Task Force, Medina Police Department, Brunswick Hills Police Department, Brook Park Police Department, Strongsville Police Department, North Royalton Police Department and the U.S.Marshalls Service. Investigation continues with additional arrests pending.