Phone Directory
About the Sheriff
Directions

                                               Canine
Careers at the SO
Central Communications
Chief Deputy
    Community Policing     
Concealed Carry
Corrections / Jail
Court Services
Curfews
EMPLOYMENT
Detective Bureau
Drug Awareness
FORECLOSURES
Fraud Schemes
History of SO
Internet Crimes
Jail Visitation
Marine Patrol
Mental Health Services
Mental Health Court
MOST WANTED
Public Records
Revenue Generated
Road Patrol
SWAT
Sex Offenders
SHERIFFS OFFICE NEWS
Sheriff Sales
Support Services
TOWNSHIPS
Victim Assistance
Lake County

 
Internet Safety
For Kids and Parents

Lake County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff Daniel A. Dunlap

SHERIFF'S OFFICE NEWS
__________________________

November 2009  Hiring Anniversaries

       
        The following Sheriff's Office employees are celebrating service anniversaries in November  2009.  We commend them for their years of service to the Sheriff's Office and to the citizens of Lake County.

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS   Lt. Cynthia Brooks, Corrections Officer Paul Kimberly. Kay Garden
TWENTY-THREE YEARS    Lt. Ron Walters, Corrections Officer John Marsich    
NINETEEN YEARS               Payroll Clerk Jackie Irwin
EIGHTEEN YEARS               Corrections Officer James Reilly
FOURTEEN YEARS              Corrections Officer Rosa Ortiz
ELEVEN YEARS                   Corrections Officer Thomas Pluth, Records Clerk Melissa Kulchock
TEN YEARS                    Corrections Officer Martin Bontrager
NINE YEARS                          Corrections Officer Mark McKenna, Deputy David Doughty
EIGHT  YEARS                      Deputy John Kelley, Deputy Scott Sitz, Deputy Stan Shadowen
FOUR YEARS                        Corrections Officer Matt Zupancic, Deputy Jeff Dybzinski
TWO  YEARS                         Corrections Officer Michael Gladding
ONE  YEARS                          Corrections Officer Matthew Greig

October 2009  Hiring Anniversaries

       
        The following Sheriff's Office employees are celebrating service anniversaries in October  2009.  We commend them for their years of service to the Sheriff's Office and to the citizens of Lake County.

TWENTY-THREE YEARS    Sgt. Kay Garden
TWENTY-ONE YEARS         Lt. Cynthia Baker    
TWENTY YEARS            Sgt. Donald Durst, Mark Vosburg
SIXTEEN YEARS                   Sgt. Kevin Coleman
TEN YEARS                    Kris Reed
NINE YEARS                          Sgt. Barbara Morris, Corrections Officer Melissa Chernis,
                                                   Corrections Officer Matthew Zarbock, Corrections Officer Brian Leonard,
                                                   Corrections Officer Pamela Brueggeman
EIGHT  YEARS                      Corrections Officer Rusty Shultz
FIVE YEARS                  Deputy Jeff Belle, Corrections Officer Matthew Paul
FOUR YEARS                        Corrections Officer Judith Leary, Corrections Officer Paul Sansalone,
                                                   Katie Silvula
THREE YEARS                      Dispatcher Lisa Braemer, Dispatcher Cynthia McGill
TWO  YEARS                         Deputy William Leonello, Robert Kundrat
ONE  YEARS                          Corrections Officer Alex Friel

 
September 2009  Employee Highlights

          Say hello to Dispatcher Jason Heller, who has been with Central Communications for over seven years.  Jason was born and raised in Fairport, and attended Harding High School. After graduating from Harding, Jason attended the University of Akron where he received his Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice in 1999.  Jason and his wife Liz currently live in Painesville with their three children: Zack, Ryan, and Audrey.  They also have a beagle named Flash. 
        Jason spends his time off playing backyard football with Zack and Ryan - Audrey’s still got a few years to go before she can leave the bench!  His love of sports carries over to work too, as Jason is our resident Browns Backer and is hoping for big things in 2009.  When asked about working at Central, Jason enjoys the research aspect of the job, such as taking small bits of information and piecing them together to help officers solve crimes.  While it can be challenging at times it is also rewarding.  But Jason says “the most gratifying part of our job, without sounding like a cliché, is helping people.”

September 2009  Hiring Anniversaries

       
        The following Sheriff's Office employees are celebrating service anniversaries in September  2009.  We commend them for their years of service to the Sheriff's Office and to the citizens of Lake County.

TWENTY-TWO YEARS         Lt. Robert Hungerford
TWENTY-ONE YEARS         Sgt. Wendy Loomis     
NINETEEN YEARS               Corrections Officer Benjamin Robinson, Nurse Carolyn Barbish                                            
EIGHTEEN YEARS               Lt. Michael Reed, Cook Irma Hahn
FIFTEEN YEARS                   Sgt. Michelle Prather, Corrections Officer Dan Hess
THIRTEEN YEARS               Corporal Julie Farrell
NINE   YEARS                       Corrections Officer Terry Tarone
EIGHT  YEARS                      Corrections Officer Renwick Hamblin, Deputy Edward Pecka
SIX YEARS                             Deputy Dan Matejka
FOUR YEARS                        Corrections Officer Cassandra Loepp
THREE YEARS                      Dispatcher Danette Walker, Dispatcher Monica Patterson
TWO  YEARS                         Deputy Jerrold Infalvi, Deputy Michael Perry

    
August 2009  

Concord Township highlights the cooperative efforts and substantial savings realized by contracting police services with the Lake County Sheriff's Office in Vision 100 !

Lake County Jail GED Students Recognized
    In 2009 the Ohio Literacy Resource Center published a book called "Beginnings XII" which was a selection of writing from 500 entries for the Ohio Writers' Conference.  Constance Kocher, a former inmate of the Lake County Jail and a graduate of the GED Program here, had her entry called "GED" selected and published in the book.  Two former GED students of the Lake County Jail program, Christopher Joslin and John Dawson, were Honorable mentions for the book.  Congratulations to all three for their hard work.
    Here is a selection from Constances' entry:
    "To finish something you started is a very good feeling!  Personally, I have found every hour I spent here very rewarding.  I brushed up on skills I've used over the last 30 years...This is my way of saying Thank You!...Without your help, without your guidance and instructions, I never would have succeeded!  You made your time and your talent available to me and from the bottom of my heart I am thankful.  I want to go to college..I will be fulfilling my dream...I raised two children and both went to college,  I have two grandchildren...I told them "Boys, Grandma's going to college...They think it's cool and awesome to follow your dreams."
 
August 2009  Hiring Anniversaries

       
        The following Sheriff's Office employees are celebrating service anniversaries in August  2009.  We commend them for their years of service to the Sheriff's Office and to the citizens of Lake County.

TWENTY-ONE YEARS         Dispatcher Keith Chaffee
TWENTY YEARS                   Central Communications Clerk Cynthia Prib                                                 
NINETEEN YEARS               Corrections Officer David Crim
SEVENTEEN YEARS           Lt. Carl Dondorfer, Corrections Officer Joseph Irwin
ELEVN YEARS                      Sgt. James Pethtel, Kitchen Cook Supervisor Pat Eubank
EIGHT  YEARS                       Corrections Officer Michael Nahorniak
SIX  YEARS                            Corrections Officer Michelle Karosy, Corrections Officer Scott Simpson,
                                                   Corrections Officer Ryan Stakich
FIVE YEARS                           Corrections Officer Daniel Kreft,  Deputy Jackie Tracz,
                                                   Corrections Officer Matthew Smith, Deputy David Shaffer,
                                                   Cook Belinda Thompkins, Corrections Officer Mark Hynd
TWO YEARS                          Corrections Officer Joshua Shimko, Corrections Officer Angela Wade
ONE YEARS                          Corrections Officer Nicholas Carthen, Corrections Officer Nancy Gasber

July 2009 

Life Saving Award

        On July 12, 2009  an inmate in the Lake County Adult Detention Facility attempted to hang himself using his bed sheet.  Tower Officer Rosa Ortiz was alerted and she summoned back-up to the range.  Upon arrival Officers Matthew Darone and Russ Shultz found the inmate hanging from the stair case.  The officers were able to lift the inmate, remove the noose, and kept him breathing until the Painesville City Fire Rescue unit arrived and relieved them. The fire department personnel transported the inmate to Lake East Hospital where he made a complete recovery.  
    It is clear that the inmate is alive today because these officers acted quickly and decisively to save his life.  They are to be commended for actions. Their response to this crisis is a credit to them, and it speaks highly of the professionalism of the Corrections Division staff.
        We applaud their actions and thank them for their dedication!  Each officer will be awarded the Corrections Division Life Saving Award.

Sheriff’s Office’s Professionalism Reflected In Graduates

        Congratulations to Capt. Frank Leonbruno !  On Friday, June 12, 2009 Capt. Leonbruno graduated from the FBI National Academy in Washington DC. from the 237th Session.  The academy is a professional course of study for law enforcement leaders throughout the world "to support, promote, and enhance the personal and professional development of law enforcement leaders by preparing them for complex, dynamic, and contemporary challenges through innovative techniques, facilitating excellence in education and research, and forging partnerships throughout the world."  Leaders and managers of state and local police, sheriffs' departments, military police organizations, and federal law enforcement agencies attend the academy, and  participation is by invitation only, though a nomination process. Participants are drawn from every state in the union, from U.S. territories, and from over 150 foreign nations.  The course of study involves 10 classroom-hour weeks where officers take undergraduate and/or graduate college courses at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia, through the University of Virginia campus in the following areas: Law, Behavioral Science, Forensic Science, Leadership Development, Communication, and Health/Fitness. Officers participate in a wide range of leadership and specialized training, and they share ideas, techniques, and experiences with each other, creating lifelong partnerships that span state and national lines.  Less then 1% of law enforcement officers in the United States get the opportunity to attend this training during their career.

        Congratulations to Sgt. Pat Paterson!  On Friday, March 13th, Sgt. Paterson graduated from the 59th session of the Police Executive Leadership College.  The Police Executive Leadership College (PELC, pronounced "pelk") is a three week course presenting key executives leadership topics. It is based on the premise that leadership skills can be learned and that given the opportunity for feedback and practice, executives can substantially improve their abilities to lead. PELC provides executives with one of those rare moments in their professional careers to learn how to practically apply leadership concepts. It is an intensive learning experience focused on leadership skills vital to long term personal success and change in the organization -- both for the benefit of the community.

  ...........     Such great accomplishments are becoming the trademark of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office which traces its academic traditions back throughout its history.  Sheriff Daniel Dunlap graduated from the 156th graduating class of the FBI National Academy.  Chief William Crosier,  as well, is a graduate of the 109th FBI National Academy.  So too are Major Charles Caldwell (98th Class), Capt. Lonnie Sparkman (190th Class ), Deputy Jeffrey Belle (211th Class), and Lt. Carl Dondorfer (225th Session).  They join former retired Chief Deputy Richard Amiott (90th Class) and retired Lt. Dale Flood (125th Class)

        Capt. Frank Leonbruno, Lt. Ronald Walters and Lt. Carl Dondorfer are the first Deputy Sheriffs in Lake County to graduate from the Certified Law Enforcement Executive Training Program.  They are only three of five Ohio Peace Officers in Lake County to have reached this accomplishment.

            Lt. Ronald Walters, in November of 2000, was the first person from the Sheriff's Office to graduate from the school of Police Staff and Command at Northwestern University’s Traffic Institute.

            Over the past 13 years the Sheriff’s Office has graduated fourteen supervisors from the Police Executive Leadership College.  Those graduates include Capt. Lonnie Sparkman, Capt. Frank Leonbruno, Lt. Ronald Walters, Lt. Carl Dondorfer,  Lt. Todd MenMuir, Lt. Michael Reed, Lt. Cynthia Baker, Lt. Jeff Sherwood, Lt. Cynthia Brooks, Sgt. Donald Durst, Sgt. Pat Paterson, Sgt. Wendy Loomis, Sgt. Belinda Brooks ... as well as retired Capt. Ron Radovanic, Lt. David Garden and retired Lt. Larry Greene.  An interesting note is that Chief William Crosier was one of the founders of the Police Executive Leadership College when he was on the board of the Ohio Chiefs of Police Association.

            Lt. Cynthia Brooks was one of the first officers in Northeast Ohio to graduate from the National Institute of Corrections in Longmont, Colorado in its Executive Leadership Development Program for Corrections Management.  As well she recently completed training to be certified and recognized as a Certified Jail Manager through the American jail Association.

New State Records Set

        Correction Officer Kyle Nichols competed in the 2009 Ohio Police and Fire Games in Canton, Ohio  on June 19th.  Officer Nichols brought home   TWO GOLD MEDALS and SET NEW STATE RECORDS in the following categories in his weight class: 

Bench Press:  420 lbs.      Strict Curl: 150 lbs.

CONGRATULATIONS OFFICER NICHOLS !!!

April - July 2009  Hiring Anniversaries

       
        The following Sheriff's Office employees are celebrating service anniversaries in April, May, June and July 2009.  We commend them for their years of service to the Sheriff's Office and to the citizens of Lake County.

THIRTY-SIX YEARS              Sheriff Daniel A. Dunlap
THIRTY-TWO YEARS           Corrections Officer Bill Bolinger
TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS    Sgt. Thomas Chiappone, Sgt. Katherine Silvi
TWENTY-FOUR YEARS       Sgt. Anthony Iliano, Corrections Officer Mark Godina ,
                                                   Corrections Dave Sturgill, Dispatcher Juliana Keyes
TWENTY-THREE YEARS    Administrative Support Services Supervisor Sheryl DePledge,
                                                   Detective Bureau Clerk Deborah Fabian
TWENTY-ONE YEARS         Dispatcher Dale Few
TWENTY YEARS                   Capt. Frank Leonbruno, Lieutenant Nicholas Iliano
                                                   Lieutenant Gregory Reid, Corrections Officer Robert Guthleben,
                                                   Corrections Officer Elisa Smith, Corrections Officer Dave Lachey,
                                                   Corrections Officer Chris Conley, Corrections Officer Ronald Kline,
                                                   Corrections Officer Jim Kane, Corrections Officer Chris Cimperman,
                                                   Corrections Officer Dona Cox, Corrections Officer Andrew Steve
NINETEEN YEARS                Sergeant Michael Corbut, Corrections Officer Eric English,
                                                    Corrections Officer Keith Parsons, Corrections Officer David Rentz,
                                                    Dispatcher Julie Payne
EIGHTEEN YEARS                Sgt. Belinda Brooks, Corrections Officer Lib Vitale
SIXTEEN YEARS                   Records Clerk Laura Falcone
FIFTEEN YEARS                    Sgt. Jim Turek, Nurse Anne Takacs
FOURTEEN YEARS              Sgt. Diana Cichon, Deputy Jeff Cooper
TWELVE YEARS                    Correction Officer Dave Keller, Corrections officer Jay Leonard
ELEVN YEARS                       Correction Officer Mark Snyder, Corrections officer Theresa Reid,
                                                    Deputy Rick Williams
TEN YEARS                             Deputy Corey Svagerko, Dispatcher Jerod Lewis,
                                                    Deputy Jim Wheeler
NINE YEARS                            Deputy Scott Stranahan, Dispatcher Brigid Willis, Deputy Allen Moon,
                                                    D&A Counselor Sue Teague
EIGHT  YEARS                       Dispatcher Kelli Bajc, Deputy Craig Young
SEVEN YEARS                      Dispatcher Jason Heller, Deputy Angela Gondor
SIX YEARS                             Deputy Randy Woodruff, Deputy Brett Woitella, Dispatcher Susan Furman,
                                                   Dispatcher Annie Lerman
FIVE YEARS                           Dispatcher Sarah Lloyd, Dispatcher Susan Alderman
FOUR YEARS                        Dispatcher Christina Seamon, Corrections Officer Gary Crumbaker,
                                                  Corrections Officer Kyle Nichols
THREE YEARS                      Deputy Kevin Raico, Deputy Mike Ward, Corrections Officer Robert Ramirez
TWO YEARS                          Corrections Officer Justin Williams, Corrections Officer Jamie Stofan,
                                                  D&A Counselor Karen Winslow

 March 2009 

March 2009 Hiring Anniversaries

       
        The following Sheriff's Office employees are celebrating service anniversaries in March 2009.  We
        commend them for their years of service to the Sheriff's Office and to the citizens of Lake County.

TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS    Capt. Lonnie Sparkman
TWENTY YEARS            Records Clerk Joann Jones
EIGHTEEN YEARS                Lt. Mark Soeder, Jail Trac Clerk Debbie Mayse
TWELVE YEARS                    Sergeant Patrick Paterson, Correction Officer Mark Thompson,
                                                    Deputy Michael Zgrebnak
TEN YEARS                    Correction Officer Mario Eldridge, Cook Deborah Potter,
                                         Records Clerk Shanon Gandolf
EIGHT  YEARS                      Correction Officer Charla Howard, Correction Officer Robert Triskett
SIX YEARS                             Correction Officer Scott Capron
FIVE YEARS                   Cook Belinda Tompkins
THREE YEARS                      Deputy James Kailburn

Central Communications Highlights
by Adam LaSota

            Beginning in the early months of 2008, the I/T department began planning a major upgrade to the Central Communications CAD (Computer-Aided Dispatch) system.  When asked about the reasoning behind the CAD upgrade, Sgt. Cichon explained “the program we were using was technically four versions behind the Intergraph product currently on the market. Intergraph is always working to make enhancements to their CAD product.” 

            After months of planning, a core team of dispatch personnel was assembled in August of 2008.  The team consisted of Central’s own Lt. Cynthia Baker, Sgt. Dee Cichon, Dispatchers Keith Chaffee, Annie Lerman and Cindi McGill.  Tasked with the tall order of making Intergraph’s changes work best with our unique communications center, the core team convened and figured out which changes were most important to us, and how to implement them.  These changes include a new call taking screen which allows dispatchers to multi-task better, additional displays of officers’ car and radio numbers, and the ability to quickly retrieve previous events at locations. 

            These changes will also benefit the average citizen, in the sense that their requests get expedited.  Additionally, cell phone users who are unfamiliar with the area are more easily found, as GPS data from cell phones is able to be transferred into our map system – providing an approximate location for a confused caller. 

            All full-and-part-time dispatchers were given a 4-hour course to learn about all the changes to the CAD system.  Although there was a wealth of information to absorb, they were able to adapt quickly, showing their enthusiasm and professionalism. 
            The upgrade was launched on November 3^rd, 2008, and the transition has been rather seamless.  Shortly thereafter, Sgt. Cichon and Dispatcher Lerman took on the task of rewriting the CAD training module. A compendium of all things CAD-related, the task was finally completed just before Thanksgiving and will serve as a valuable tool for future trainees. 

In other Central news…

            We welcome a new part-time dispatcher, Heather McElwain. In addition to holding a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Lake Erie College, Heather is already proving to be a colorful addition to the division. She is a die-hard Browns fan and carries her love of the game to her part-time job, statistician for the Lake Erie Storm.  One of her proudest moments was when she drove to New York for a Spice Girls reunion concert, and her lifelong dream is to one day own and operate a haunted house.  Heather has already completed CAD training and will be field trained by Dispatcher Jay Lewis for the next several months. 

            Dispatcher Lisa Braemer and her husband (Capt. Jeff Braemer of Fairport Harbor FD) are expecting their second child, due for arrival in May 2009. Congratulations!

February 2009 Hiring Anniversaries

       
        The following Sheriff's Office employees are celebrating service anniversaries in February2009.  We
        commend them for their years of service to the Sheriff's Office and to the citizens of Lake County.

TWENTY-NINE YEARS        Sgt. Roger Loveland
TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS      Clerk Barb Kato
NINETEEN YEARS                Correction Officer Kelli DeVore
EIGHTEEN YEARS                Data Processing Jeff Fortuna
ELEVEN YEARS                    Sergeant Larry Harpster
TEN YEARS                    Deputy Donovan Buchs, Deputy Robert Harps, Deputy Frank Yurkovich
SEVEN YEARS                      Jail Trac Clerk Christina Weiss
SIX YEARS                              Dispatcher Stephanie Humphrey
FIVE YEARS                   Dispatcher Adam LaSota, Dispatcher Melissa Leslie,
                                        Correction Officer Anthony Childs, Correction Officer Alisa Manley
FOUR  YEARS                        Major Charles Caldwell
THREE YEARS                      D&A Counselor Constance Ness
TWO  YEARS                          Correction Officer Aaron Wery, Correction Officer Benjamin Longbons,
                                                   Correction Officer Son Nguyen, Correction Officer Gregory Hurayt
ONE  YEAR                             R.N. Patricia Rock

January 2009 Hiring Anniversaries

       
        The following Sheriff's Office employees are celebrating service anniversaries in January 2009.  We
        commend them for their years of service to the Sheriff's Office and to the citizens of Lake County.

THIRTY YEARS              Deputy Thomas Cotter
NINETEEN YEARS                Lt. Todd Menmuir
SIXTEEN YEARS                   Chief Deputy William E. Crosier
                                                    Ø               Law Enforcement career spanning over 49 years: including Chief Deputy Lake County Sheriff's
                                                    Office, Chief of Police Willoughby 1979-1992, Fire Chief Willoughby, Instructor Lakeland Police
                                                    Academy,    
                                                    Past President Ohio Chiefs of Police, Past President Lake County Chiefs of Police, Past President FBI
                                                    National Academy Ohio Chapter, Past Vice-President of the Lake County Fire Chiefs Association, Member
                                                    of the International Association of Fire Chiefs, Past Chairman of the Lake County Narcotics Agency /          
                                                                     Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy Graduate /  Ohio Chiefs of Police Association Executive
                                                    Committee /  Liberty Bell award winner / Paul Harris Fellow award winner / City of Willoughby Distinguished
                                                    Citizen award winner / 2003 Ohio Chiefs of Police Distinguished Service award winner / Willoughby-       
                                                    Eastlake
                                                    Schools Hall of fame
FIFTEEN YEARS                    Clerk Margaret Horvath
TEN YEARS                     Deputy Don Seamon, Clerk Alicia Summers
EIGHT YEARS                        Correction Officer Scott Thompson, Deputy Brian Butler
SIX YEARS                              Correction Officer Eric Vanjo
FIVE YEARS                   Correction Officer Tim Akey, Correction Officer Vickie Ivary
FOUR  YEARS                        Correction Officer Judith Leary
TWO  YEARS                          Correction Officer Gerard Blaszczak
ONE  YEAR                             Correction Officer Matt Darone, R.N. Diane Snow

      
Historical File of Sheriff's Office News 2008

Historical File of Sheriff's Office News 2007

Historical File of Sheriff's Office News 2006