Citizens of Elyria

Elyria Police Department has revamped the Community Policing Program. In the past the police department had a specialized unit assigned to handling all the neighborhood problems in the city. The new program focuses on a department wide community oriented policing philosophy. Hopefully with the new direction the police department is taking it will improve the police department response to long-term problems in the neighborhoods.

I would like to introduce to the citizens of Elyria the officers that are working their neighborhoods solving problems. The police department divided the city into six patrol zones (Neighborhoods). There are officers assigned to the COPS program on all three shifts, along with detectives and supervisors responsible for solving neighborhood problems. Each neighborhood officer was selected to work those areas on a long-term basis. The purpose of assigning the officers to the same zone is so that the officers could work with the citizens in those areas, to identify the problems and then to find solutions to the problems by developing partnerships with the people who live in the neighborhoods.

If you have a NON-EMERGENCY problem or concern that you would like the COPS Officers to contact you, please call them through their new voice mail numbers that has been set up for each neighborhood. The officers voice mail system is for NON-EMERGENCY situation. When calling the number please advise what the problem is and a good time for the officer to contact you and your phone number. However, if you have an emergency please call 911 for immediate assistance.