Reminderville Police Department Detective Bureau

The Reminderville Police Department's Detective Bureau is handling an increasing number of cases involving burglaries and thefts. Remember to always practice your basic safety tips. Do not leave your valuables unsecured; this includes your home and automobile. Do not give out your personal information to agencies or people that you are unfamiliar with, this includes over the internet.

Detective E. P. Maurer and K-9 Detective T. E. Martin currently head-up the bureau. Detective Maurer handles open cases primarily involving thefts, unexpected deaths, and possible burglaries. Detective Martin handles cases primarily involving missing persons and narcotics. Detective Martin utilizes his K-9 in tracking a missing person's scent and the possible scent of narcotics.

In the commission of a burglary; a detective is notified of the event. The detective then obtains all pertinent information from the first responding officer. If the circumstances allow, the detective will arrive on scene to process the scene. This includes dusting for fingerprints, casting any pertinent footprints, photographing the scene, interviewing witnesses and canvassing the neighborhood.

Remember the Burglary Basics:

• Make you home look occupied
• Lock your windows and your doors-close garage doors
• Leave lights on when you are not at home
• A motion light is great for the backyard
• Stop your mail when you are on vacation
• If you will be away for any length of time have someone mow your grass or shovel your snow
• Install deadbolts on outside doors
• Be careful of sliding glass doors, add a barrier in its track
• Use curtains on garage windows and basement windows
• Store yard equipment inside a secured garage or shed

If you think your home may have been broken into:

• Do not enter-someone may still be inside
• Use a neighbor's telephone to call the police
• Do not touch anything until the police have processed the scene
• Write down license plates of any suspicious vehicles
• Write down descriptions of any suspicious persons

Remember the three L's of crime prevention: Lights, Locks, and the Law .

The Reminderville Police Department is a member of the Valley Enforcement Group. This is a compilation of multiple police departments so they are able to pool their resources on major cases. Sergeant Varga was called out on two separate occasions to assist the Warrensville Heights Police Department.

Sergeant Varga, along with several other member detectives of V.E.G. assisted Warrensville Heights Police on a follow-up of a tip that a murder weapon from a homicide was in a specific hiding place. Officers and detectives were able to locate the firearm in question and enter it into evidence for processing.

The second callout was to assist Warrensville Heights Police in processing of an outdoor crime scene. This involved an aggravated vehicular assault. Detectives numbered, photographed, collected and logged into evidence all physical evidence left at the scene.