Uniform Patrol Division - Departments - City of Parma Police Department

The Uniform Patrol Division is the "first responding" entity of the Parma Police Department. As of December 31, 2008 this sixty-eight (68) officer division is staffed by fifty-four (54) 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, seventy- one (71) School Crossing Guards, and as of December 31, 2008 a forty (40) officer Auxiliary Police Unit.

The men and women of the Uniform Patrol Division respond to a variety of calls interacting with the public on a daily basis. In the course of providing this service the division made numerous felony arrests, 319 arrests for OVI (Operating a Vehicle Under the Influence), and issued a total of 12,341 misdemeanor traffic and criminal citations in 2008. The division also issued 2,299 parking citations.

To better serve the community, the Parma Police Department has equipped 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-eight officer Uniform Patrol Division and is a twenty-six (26) 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