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Posted on: May 20, 2023

Sidney Police Sergeants Graduate from Supervisor Training

Sgt. Brown, Chief McDonough and Sgt. Hurd pose for a photo at the STEP program graduation ceremony

Sidney Police Sergeants Robert Hurd and Ethan Brown graduated from STEP on May 17, 2023.  The STEP training process is designed to develop newly promoted officers, or about to be promoted officers, into highly effective first line supervisors wit...

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Posted on: May 15, 2023

Sidney Police Department Earns Lexipol Gold Award

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The Sidney Police Department was recently recognized by the Lexipol Connect Program for achieving the Lexipol Connect Gold level for consistently and effectively disseminating policies to officers, issuing timely policy updates as laws change, and ensurin...

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Posted on: May 8, 2023

Safety Town Program to be Held

Dispatcher Pae speaks to Children

The Sidney Police Department will again be holding its annual Safety Town Program June 19 through June 22, 2023. There will be two daily sessions of the program; the first taking place from 9:00 a.m. to noon and the second from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. each...

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Posted on: May 1, 2023

Traffic Stop Leads to Fentanyl/Meth Seizure

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On April 30, 2023, Sidney Patrol Officer Hayden Bronne, working in conjunction with the Sidney Narcotics unit, executed a traffic stop leading to an arrest of a Sidney resident who was in possession of approximately 8 grams of Methamphetamine and 6 grams ...

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Posted on: May 1, 2023

Sidney PD Receives Grant to Help Children

Timbi the Bear Deluxe kit with coloring book, stuffed animal and book about addiction

Drug addiction impacts a community in many different ways.  Unfortunately children who have a parent that is struggling with drug addiction can be the ones who are often most affected.   Children witnessing drug addiction are too young a...

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Posted on: March 22, 2023

Vehicle Pursuit

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On Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at 8:06 p.m. Sidney Police Department patrol units were involved in a vehicle pursuit that started on I-75 northbound near the 93 mile marker.  

The suspect vehicle, registered out of Alabama, was observed committing a ...

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Posted on: March 4, 2023

New Emergency Mass Notification System for Shelby County

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The Shelby County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) has announced a new mass emergency notification system that will be utilized for local emergencies beginning March 1, 2023. Civic Ready will be the new platform; Hyper-Reach was the old platform.&nbs...

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Posted on: December 28, 2022

Officer Involved Shooting Incident

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We are saddened to announce that on Wednesday, December 21, 2022, that our community was left in dismay when a work place violence event occurred.   At approximately 8:01 AM the Sidney 911 Center received phone calls reporting of an active shoote...

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Posted on: December 27, 2022

McDonough Selected to be Sidney's Next Police Chief

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Earlier today, Sidney City Manager Andrew Bowsher announced that Mark McDonough has been selected to be Sidney’s next Chief of Police. McDonough most recently served as the Chief of Police for Whitehouse, Ohio. Prior to serving the community of ...

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Posted on: December 22, 2022

Active Shooter Incident

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On Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at approximately 8:00 a.m. Sidney Police Officers were dispatched to the Sidney Food Town located at 1010 Wapakoneta Ave in regards to an active shooter situation. After arrival to the Sidney Food Town law enforcement enco...

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Posted on: November 14, 2022

Stolen Vehicle Police Pursuit

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On Monday, November 14, 2022, at approximately 9:26 a.m., Sidney Police received a stolen vehicle alert via the City’s FLOCK camera system.  The alert indicated a vehicle that was possibly stolen was westbound on Court Street at Harvard...

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Posted on: November 14, 2022

Fire and Police Departments Awarded Grant Funding

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The Sidney Department of Fire and Emergency Services and the Sidney Police Department have been awarded $46,500 through the Ohio First Responder Recruitment, Retention and Resilience program. The funding will be used to implement a program called &ldq...

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Posted on: October 24, 2022

Man Barricades Himself during Narcotics Search Warrant Service

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On Friday, October 21, 2022, at approximately 7:45 AM Tactical Officers from the Sidney and Piqua Police Departments attempted to serve a narcotics search warrant at 219 Doering St, Sidney.   Upon making contact at the residence and breaching the...

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