City of Piqua Ohio Police Department

Piqua Police Honor Guard - Click Here for More Information About the Honor Guard

Piqua Police Honor Guard at the
Miami County Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
(For More Information About the Honor Guard Click the Photo Above)

Telephone Numbers:

•	Emergency Number: 911
•	Non-Emergency Number: 440-9911 (To contact dispatch for non-emergencies)
•	Toll Free Number for Out of Area Calls to Dispatch:1-800-443-2321
•	Administrative or Records: 937-778-2027
•	Fax: 937-778-2008
•	Crime Stoppers Line: 937-615-TIPS (8477) (To reports crimes anonymously)

Identity Theft Shredding Program

The Mayor presented a proclamation to D.A.R.E at a recent commission meeting. Click the logo to see the proclamation

Mayor Hudson Reads the Proclamation to the D.A.R.E. Role Models and D.A.R.E. Officer Kris Lee

Mayor Hudson Reads the Proclamation to the
D.A.R.E. Role Models and D.A.R.E. Officer Kris Lee

Piqua, Ohio Police Department Badge

The Piqua Police Department is a full-time municipal police agency, which provides comprehensive law enforcement services and programs for the City of Piqua. Piqua has a Council-Manager form of local government and the Police Chief reports to the City Manager. Community policing and problem solving are core philosophies of the department.

The department employs thirty-four (34) sworn officers and six (6) full-time civilian employees. This includes the Chief, two (2) Deputy Chiefs (Bureau Commanders), six (6) Lieutenants, twenty-one (21) Patrol Officers, three (3) investigators, and one (1) school resource officer. The civilian staff includes an Administrative Assistant to the Chief, four (4) Records Clerks/Secretaries, and one Public Service Officer. The department's communications is provided by a regional consolidated Police/Fire/EMS Communications Center. The department is divided into three major components and each has a specific responsibility for functions of the department. The three bureaus include the Office of the Chief of Police, the Patrol Bureau, and the Services Bureau.

The City of Piqua Police Department received its fifth law enforcement accreditation award from CALEA (Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies) on March 15, 2008 at the CALEA Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. The Police Department was first accredited in 1994. The department received re-accreditation in 1999, 2002, 2005 and 2008.

CALEA Executive Director Sylvester Daughtry, Piqua Police Employees Vonda Yackowsky, Lt. Tom Steiner, Dani Davis, Deputy Chief Bruce Jamison, Lt. Joe Speer, Deputy Chief Tom Christy, Chief Wayne Willcox, CALEA Commission Chair James O'Dell at the CALEA Conference in Atlanta, Georgia on
March 15, 2008

Piqua Police Department
Remembers Fallen Comrades

In 2005, members from all bureaus of the Piqua Police Department, civilian and sworn, started the process of determining an updated Mission, Values and Vision statement for the department. In February 2006, the members of the Police Department presented Chief Willcox with the following statement.

Mission Statement

The Piqua Police Department is dedicated to being responsive to the needs of the community in the delivery of exceptional police services

Statement of Organizational Values

Integrity:

Individually and as a department, we are self-disciplined to do the right thing even when nobody is watching. We are honest and trustworthy holding ourselves to the highest ethical and moral standard.

Strength:

The core strength of the department comes from each individual, who is confident, well trained and will make the right decision.

Dedication:

We are committed to making the needs of the community and the department a high priority. Each member comes to work prepared to give an extra effort in service to the community and each other.

Accountability:

We recognize and accept our responsibility to the community. We are committed to gain the respect and trust of the public by holding ourselves accountable for our actions.

Vision Statement

We are determined to develop a confident and professional police family that values the contributions of all members, past and present, and will proudly serve the citizens of our community.

To view the
Police Department 2006
Annual Report, click here.

(This annual report file is in the *.pdf file format, which requires that Adobe Acrobat Reader be installed on your system. If you do not have Acrobat Reader, you can obtain a free copy from the Adobe web site by clicking the "Get Acrobat Reader" button below.

Police Cruisers Parked Behind Piqua Police Department -
Located in the Wayne Street Portion of the
Municipal Government Complex

The Piqua Police Department is under the leadership of Police Chief Wayne R. Willcox, CLEE.