The Uniform Patrol Division is the "first responding" entity of the Parma Police Department. As of March 1, 2007 this sixty-five (65) officer division is staffed by fifty (50) Patrol Officers, three (3) Motorcycle Officers, eight (8) Sergeants, and three (3) Lieutenants under the direction of the Uniform Patrol Captain.

This Uniform Division patrols 20 square miles working closely with the Detective Bureau and Communications Center "To Protect and Serve" the 85,655 residents of the City of Parma. In addition to basic patrol services, the Uniform Patrol Division operates a Traffic Enforcement/Accident Investigation Unit, Field Training Unit, SWAT Unit, Law Post Explorers youth mentoring program, and a thirty-seven (37) officer Auxiliary Police Unit.

To better serve the community, the Parma Police Department is in the process of equipping patrol cars with state-of-the-art law enforcement technology such as mobile computers, RADAR units, in-car video systems, and LoJack tracking devices to locate stolen vehicles. In addition, several Parma officers now carry the TASER electronic restraint device as an alternative to the use of deadly force.

Uniform Patrol Commander

Captain Robert Miller is the Commander of the sixty-five officer Uniform Patrol Division and is a twenty-four (24) year veteran of the Parma Police Department. Captain Miller has department experience in the Field Training Unit, Motorcycle Unit, Accident Investigations, SWAT Unit, and the Administrative Division. Capt. Miller is a 2004 graduate of the Northwestern University School of Police Staff and Command.

Contact Information:

Life or Death Emergency – Dial 9-1-1

General Police Dispatch – 440-885-1234

Capt Robert Miller – 440-887-7327

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