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| Chief Kendall G. McCoy |
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| Serving Since 1997 |
"I would like
to take the opportunity to thank you for visiting the South Bloomfield Division of Police website. As our
community continues to grow, we continue to focus on increased patrol efforts, effective proactive crime enforcement, and
networking with the community and other law enforcement agencies. As we are the largest growing community in northern Pickaway
County, I want my agency and officers to be prepared for events that can typically plague larger communities and in doing
such we want our efforts to be made available to the community as well as offer the opportunity to bring things or areas to
our attention that may need greater involvement.
Our agency
is always interested in what we can do to increase safety and security within the community. As such our website makes available
many resources to the community. For example, our website allows the community to report traffic problem areas where people
may be running stop signs, speeding, or committing other violations. It also allows residents to submit vacation or business
check requests for patrol officers to increase patrols of your house or business, as well as submit crime problems such
as suspected drug areas where increased patrol efforts should be made.
Our website
will be continually updated with new information and photos, so please continue to stop by and see what is new in the Village
of South Bloomfield, if you don’t live here...........you may want to think about it!
Yours in public safety
Chief Kendall G. McCoy
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"Broken Window"
Our largest
concern is the safety and security of our community, yet we get some questions of why officers stop for equipment violations
or file charges on what would typically be considered "victimless crimes".
The reason
for this is a theory, which was brought to law enforcement several years ago, and after being implemented had a dramatic effect
on reducing crime. This theory was termed the "broken window" theory. This theory basically stated that if there is no enforcement
for a small crime, such as a broken window, when are enforcement efforts pursued. The "broken window" theory established,
and effectively resulted in, the reduction of larger crimes through the enforcement of smaller crimes.
This is the
same theory by which our agency works under termed Aggressive Criminal Enforcement (A.C.E.)
Our agency
believes, as this theory has proven, that if officers within our agency pursue small crimes we will have a reduction in or
prevent larger crimes.
Vehicle violations,
including both equipment and moving violations, are but a tool used by our officers to make contact with the motoring public
and through investigative tools used by patrol officers, they are able to determine if there may be a criminal incident occurring,
about to occur, or has occurred.
Please abide by all equipment and moving regulations set by the Ohio
Revised Code and understand that although to some people these violations may be of small importance, many guns, drugs, warrant
recoveries and general crimes have been prevented by enforcing these laws.
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