The Miami Township Police Department is an internationally accredited agency. Our agency consists of forty sworn employees and five non-sworn support service employees with diverse backgrounds in the law enforcement profession.
We have a strong sense of pride and duty about our work and we are dedicated to the service of our citizens. The police department offers many services to the community through a variety of programs and specialized units. These include a bike patrol unit, traffic safety unit, D.A.R.E. and School Resource Officers, Problem Solver Officers and Detectives. The D.A.R.E. Officers instruct students in several elementary schools. The School Resource Officers are assigned to the Milford Senior High School and Great Oaks Career Campus. The Problem Solvers and the Community Relations/Crime Prevention Officer form vital partnerships with residents, businesses and civic groups. Miami Township Police Department also conducts Citizens' Police Academies and has a Citizens' Police Academy Alumni Association that is actively involved in our schools and the community. Miami Township also has a Police Explorer Post, a branch of the Boy Scouts of America, which consists of 20 young men and women between the ages of 14 and 21 who are interested in law enforcement.
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Chief R. Steven Bailey has been Chief of the Miami Township Police Department since May 1995. Chief Bailey graduated from the 203d Session of the FBI National Academy in December 2000. He is a graduate of Class 119 of the Northwestern University Traffic Institute School of Police Staff and Command. He is also a graduate of Session 16 of the Ohio Police Executive Leadership College (P.E.L.C.).