Loveland's Amazing Race

The annual Loveland’s Amazing Race will be held on June 16^thfrom 8:00am until approximately 4:00pm. Pedestrian and bicycle presence will be heavy throughout the Loveland area. Motorists are asked to be extra cautious during these times. Delays are possible.

 This is the 7th Loveland’s Amazing Race. The race has grown over the years to include over 1,000 participants and draws thousands of spectators and volunteers. For more information on Loveland’s Amazing Race please visit www.lovelandsamazingrace.com. 

Police Exam Information

The civil service police exam will be held on Saturday, June 9th beginning at 10:00 a.m. at the Loveland Middle School at 801 South Lebanon Road Loveland Ohio 45140.  No more applications are being accepted. No candidates will be admitted after the exam begins. Candidates should bring a picture identification card. Parking is available in the front and rear of the building.  

Results will be available on this website and at www.lovelandoh.com no earlier than June 25th after the exam is approved by the civil service commission.

Loveland Officer Receives Award

Loveland Police Officer Kevin Corbett was honored recently at the 29th Annual Police Appreciation Banquet. The banquet and awards are sponsored by the Clermont County Citizens Law Enforcement Association.

Officer Corbett has been with the Police Division since 1999. From 2008 until January of 2012 Officer Corbett served as the Police Division's full time Detective. He was named Criminal  Investigator of the Year for his work as Detective in 2011.

   In his time as Detective, Kevin has worked diligently to solve cases, help fellow officers and to establish an excellent relationship and reputation with other agencies and the Prosecutor's offices of the three counties in which Loveland resides. Loveland PD is fortunate to have one full time investigator. In 2011, Detective Kevin Corbett was assigned that role. He had ninety-six cases assigned to him that year. Many of the cases Kevin assigned to himself in order to flee up the road officers for other duties. While many of those cases resulted in closure without arrest or prosecution, they still had to be investigated until leads were exhausted. Detective Corbett willingly took on those extra cases and followed through until they could be properly closed.

In 2011, a suspect entered the Chase Bank located at 513 Loveland Madeira Road and presented a note to the teller demanding cash. During the robbery, the suspect threatened to kill the teller with a gun that he had if she activated the silent alarm. As officers began to canvas the area, Detective Corbett contacted BCI for assistance. Detective Corbett retrieved surveillance photos and disseminated them to road officers who were instrumental in developing a suspect. Detective Corbett recognized the suspect from a previous case involving a burglary offense in Clermont County. Detective Corbett also knew the suspect was working as a confidential informant with another agency. Detective Corbett created a photo line-up and after a positive ID obtained an arrest warrant for the suspect for aggravated robbery. The suspect confessed to the crime. Kevin obtained a search warrant for the suspects residence and recovered additional evidence. The arrest was the result of Detective Corbett taking the lead, gathering information, disseminating information and working cooperatively with officers and other jurisdictions to get an arrest warrant and track down this dangerous suspect.

Detective Corbett began a detailed investigation into a theft from an 81 year old victim. At the conclusion of his investigation, Detective Corbett had obtained enough evidence to charge the suspect with stealing $80,000 from this elderly victim, He obtained a confession and ultimately a conviction against one a predator which preyed on the elderly.

Congratulations Officer Corbett.

Click It or Ticket Campaign

The Loveland Police Department will be partnering again with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the national campaign to raise seatbelt awareness and decrease traffic crash injuries. In 2010 alone 3,341 lives could have been saved if the passenger or driver had worn their seatbelt (NHTSA). During the campaign officers will increase their enforcement of seatbelt violations to bring awareness of the issue to motorists. The campaign begins May 21st and continues through June 3rd.

For more information please visit http://www.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/2012ciot/index.html 

Business Summit

The City of Loveland will be hosting its first business summit for businesses owners and managers to meet and discuss issues affecting the business community with city departments. Representatives from each city department will be present to answer questions and help resolve any issues facing the business community.

The summit will be held at the Loveland Safety Center at 7:00pm on Wednseday, May 16th.

Police Officer Exam

The Loveland Police Department will host a civil service written exam on June 9th 2012 at 10:00am at the Loveland Middle School, 801 South Lebanon Road Loveland Ohio 145140. Starting pay is $53000 with excellent benefits. Top pay scale after 4 years, $64000. High School Diploma or GED and OPOTA Certification required at the time of appointment. College degree preferred but not required. The hiring process includes a written exam, polygraph or voice stress, personality/psychological assessment, background investigation, oral interview and medical exam. 

Applications for the position are available at the Loveland Safety Center, 126 S. Lebanon Rd., Loveland, OH 45140 from the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday or through the City’s websites.  A $10 non-refundable fee and completed application with signature must be received by 4:30 p.m., Friday June 1^st, 2012 to participate in the examination. Applications will not be accepted at the exam. For questions or additional information, contact the police division at 583-3000 or visit www.lovelandpolice.comor the city at www.lovelandoh.com.  

The application is available on our "Reports & Documents" page. Be sure you use the application for the June 9th exam.

Loveland Officers Arrest Auto Theft Suspects

 At 9:57 a.m., a Loveland officer on a traffic enforcement detail observed a vehicle on East Loveland Avenue with no front license plate. The officer ran a query on the back plate and found that the vehicle had been reported stolen in Cincinnati on April 25^th and that it had been taken during a home invasion robbery. The officer followed the vehicle into Miami Township while waiting for back up units to arrive. The suspect vehicle drove into the Miami Trails subdivision to a dead end street. The suspects drove the vehicle into a back yard and crashed into a tree. The Loveland officer was able to apprehend one of the suspects immediately and the other three fled into the woods. 

Officers from Miami Township, the Clermont County Sheriff’s office, the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office helicopter and the Loveland K9 unit also responded. A second suspect was apprehended by Loveland officers nearby on Miami Ridge Drive. The K9 unit and Miami Township officers tracked the other two suspects in the woods and apprehended both of them in the woods behind a residence on Miami Woods Drive. All four suspects were apprehended without incident. Several articles of clothing were recovered in the woods but at this time no weapons have been recovered.

2012 Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association Golf Outing

We are pleased to announce the first annual Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association Golf Outing scheduled for September 10, 2012 at O' Bannon Creek Golf Club. The Loveland , Miami Township and Goshen Township Citizens Police Academy Alumni have chosen to co-sponsor this outing. These organizations assist their local police departments in their communities and the proceeds from this outing are the primary fund-raiser event for each alumni association. We encourage everyone to support this event while enjoying  one of the finest golf courses in the  area.

Please do not delay your registration as this outing is limited to twenty teams.

Date: Monday, September 10, 2012

Time: 9:00 a.m. Shotgun Start (Please arrive at least 30 minutes early)

Place: O'Bannon Creek Golf  Club

Format: Four-person Scramble

Cost: $90.00 per player (lunch included)/ $20.00 lunch only OR $100.00 per player (lunch included) day of the event.

The Alumni Association is also seeking sponsors and or door prizes from local businesses and residents.

SPONSORSHIPS: Champion -$1000.00 (Official Sponsor, Hole Sponsor, and one foursome)                             

                                  Partner       $500.00 (Official Sponsor, and Hole Sponsor)

 Hole Sponsors are $100.00 each.

For more information or to register your team, contact Gene Bishop at 225-5334

Thank you for supporting these Citizen Police Academy Alumni Associations and your local Police Departments!

Local Businesses Contribute to Training Success

We would like to extend a sincere thank you to all of the local businesses that contributed to the success of the recent CVSA training held at the Loveland Safety Center.

Through the generosity of these fine retailers students were able to dedicate more time to their studies by eliminating the need to venture out in an unfamiliar city to find lunch. This reduced interruption allows for approximately 5 additional hours of training for the students over the course of the week.

In addition to the lunch donations Kroger and Cappy's donated water, soda, and paper products such as cups and napkins which were greatly appreciated.

Please join us in patronizing these establishments as a show of support for their contributions to our community.

Loveland PD Hosts National Training

The Loveland Police Division served as a host agency for the National Institute for Truth Verification, (NITV) certified examiners course.

The week long training was held March 26, 2012 - March 30,2012 at the Loveland Safety Center training facility.

Approximately 50 students attended the week long training. Police Departments from as far away as St. Charles Parrish, LA. attended the training which certified officers and investigators in the use of the CVSA instrument.

The City of Loveland Police Division currently has three certified examiners of the CVSA instrument while the Loveland Symmes Fire Department has one examiner.