Thornville Police Department

The Thornville Police Department strives to provide service to everyone in the community fairly and equally. It will explain what to expect if a police officer stops you for questioning and also provide some guidelines on how to respond to the questioning process. When law enforcement representatives question a person, there are underlying reasons. They may be checking on some complaint phoned into police by someone in the community. With all due respect to citizens’ rights, officers have a responsibility to properly investigate matters which may threaten public safety or involve breaking the law. If the Police Stop You on the Street Sometimes problems arise when it seems as if a police officer has stopped to question you for what appears to be no reason at all. Some times the time factor may be crucial in investigating a possible crime, police officers are trained to observe and evaluate a situation and to act if they have a reasonable suspicion that you may in some way be involved in an incident. Non-emergency: (740) 246-6020. Dial 911 for emergencies.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2023), Thornville village, OH has an estimated population of 1,608.