Deerfield Post - Post Commander Lieutenant Brian Tinch

Sergeant Doug Wheatley

Sergeant Traci Carr

Deerfield Township lies in the southwestern portion of Warren County and borders Butler and Hamilton Counties. Deerfield is 19 square miles and has a residential population of 25,515 according to the 2000 census. Deerfield Township including the City of Mason has the largest business base in Warren County.

Deerfield Township contracts with the Warren County Sheriff's Office for additional police services. There are a total of 3 districts with 25 sworn Deputies in Deerfield Township consisting of 1 Lieutenant, 3 Sergeants, 2 Detectives, 1 DARE/Crime Prevention Deputy, 1 Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Deputy, and 17 Deputies.

Lt. Brian Tinch was hired as Deerfield Township Post Commander in 2007. He graduated from Lebanon High School in 1992, and is a lifelong resident of Warren County. He began his career in law enforcement in 1993 as a cadet with the Warren County Sheriff's Office while attending Sinclair Community College, and graduated from the Miami Township Montgomery County Police Academy in April 1995. He became a full time deputy in August 1996, earned the rank of sergeant in March 2000, and earned the rank of lieutenant in January 2006. Lt. Tinch is a graduate of the Police Executive Leadership College and has successfully completed numerous training courses throughout his career. He received the Buckeye State Sheriff's Association Award for Distinguished Service, accommodations for five years' perfect attendance and safe driving. Prior to earning the rank of sergeant, he served as a field training officer for several years. Lt. Tinch has proudly served his entire law enforcement career with the Warren County Sheriff's Office. He can be contacted (non-emergency) at 513.697.2745.

Deputy Don McGlothlin was assigned as Deerfield Townships DARE officer and CRIME PREVENTION officer in 2002. Approximately 250 children from Columbia Elementary and St Margaret of York graduated from the DARE program in 2003. Don was instrumental in implementing a DARE program for home schooled children in Warren County. This was later found to be the first of its kind in the nation. The Sheriff's Office was recognized by DARE Ohio for that achievement. In addition to DARE, there were 41 community events attended by Deputy McGlothlin. These events included programs for all ages.

At the beginning of 2001, Township officers along with Chief William Kramer (laison officer between Deerfield Township and the Sheriff's Office) participated in the development of a master plan that would set goals to be accomplished by the end of the year. A master plan is now developed at the beginning of every year. Thoughts and ideas are received from all officers and a master plan is developed using their input.

The Deerfield Post also has a bike patrol unit consisting of five officers. Sergeant Doug Wheatley oversees the operations of the bike units. The bike patrol is used to patrol the residential and business areas of the township. They are also assigned to special events throughout the year such as Deerfield Day and Grad Nights.

The Township Trustees requested a more detailed quarterly report as to the activity of the Deputies assigned to Deerfield. Since January, 2001, the Trustees have been supplied with the additional information that they requested including total number arrests of adults and juveniles, number of traffic citations, total calls for service, response times and a comparison of activity between Deerfield units and the County road patrol units. Lieutenant Petrey is currently developing a better reporting system for the Township Trustees.

Four new patrol units were purchased in 2003. The vehicle that was utilized for the commercial vehicle enforcement unit was totaled in March. Its replacement, a 2003 Ford F-250, was put into operation at the end of September. This unit weighed a total of 113 vehicles and issued 73 overweight citations as well as 50 other citations for other violations despite being out of service for nearly six months.

There were a total of 2,029 traffic citations issued in Deerfield Township during 2003. Each vehicle is equipped with a speed measuring device (RADAR). Of the 2,029 citations issued, 725 were for speed.

A request to purchase digital cameras for patrol officers was submitted in early 2003. This request was approved and made possible through the LOEB FOUNDATION GRANT. This has greatly reduced the cost of film and processing of photographs. Each officer is now equipped with a digital camera to assist them in their investigations.

In 2003 Deerfield units handled a total of 10,096 calls for service, 339 adult arrests, 106 juvenile arrests, 616 vehicle crash reports, 1,669 offense reports, and responded to 1,737 alarm drops. There were a total of 414 hours used to handle the alarms.