Brunswick Hills Township Police Department

In Brunswick Hills Township, Medina County, Ohio, the township's police force operates as a full-service agency holding state certification from Ohio's Collaborative Community-Police Advisory Board. Beyond patrol, its officers unlock cars for motorists, use the push bars on their cruisers to free vehicles stuck in mud or deep snow, and take fingerprints for card applicants at any hour. The station lobby and parking lot, open and under video surveillance around the clock, serve as a safe meeting place for people finishing online sales, and the lobby also holds a box for unused medications. A Senior Watch program offers three levels of contact for residents who live alone and are older or seriously affected by illness or disability: scheduled check-in calls, twice-weekly welfare calls, or weekly home visits by officers or background-checked volunteers. Parents can book a Child ID, seniors can ask for a Medical ID, and residents can carry an Emergency Alert card listing contacts and health conditions for first responders. Officers teach in the Medina County Juvenile Diversion Program, which uses driving simulators to keep first-time teen traffic offenders out of juvenile court, and the department sends members to the Medina County SWAT team.