DO YOU WANT TO BE A GREENHILLS POLICE OFFICER?
Are you dedicated to serving the Greenhills Community and making a difference? The Greenhills Police Department is seeking motivated individuals to join our team as Police Officers. This role involves maintaining public safety, enforcing laws, and building strong community relationships. If you are passionate about helping others and committed to justice, we want you on our team.
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2024 GPD Annual Report Released!
We started with Coffee with a Cop, held our second annual Open House, played at Game Time with GPD, cooked with the Cops, and ended with Cookies with the Cops. It was a fun year. Read all about it here. Through it all, we have had some terrific partners in our community. We thank you all. Click HERE to read the 2024 Annual Report.
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COFFEE WITH A COP - April 5th! Click HERE for Details! GAME TIME with GPD - June - Date to be determined COOKING WITH THE COPS - Tuesday, August 5, 6:00-8:00 pm OPEN HOUSE - October - Date to be determined TOUCH A TRUCK (Harvest Fest) - October 25, 12:00-3:00 pm COOKIES WITH THE COPS - Friday, December 6, 6:00-8:00 pm
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LIGHT UP GREENHILLS Friday, December 5, 6 PM: In conjunction with the arrival of Santa and the light up of the Commons, Greenhills officers will be on hand to distribute cookies to children of all ages. |
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DEFENSIVE TACTICS, Upon Request From At Least Six Citizens, Council Chambers. This class will teach residents techniques and methods to keep themselves safe in a real-world environment. The course will be taught by Sergeant Carl Holbrook, a state-certified Self-Defense Instructor. Water and fruit snacks will be provided. |
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ACTIVE SHOOTER, Upon Request: This presentation can be provided to organizations and churches, discussing what a group can expect when police respond to the report of an active shooter, with a discussion of what to do and what not to do, as well as actions that can be taken to “harden the target.” The group must be in Greenhills. |
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CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY, Upon Request From At Least Six Citizens: This series will go behind the scenes in the operation of an accredited police agency exploring how the department operates, what equipment is used, and how crimes are investigated and solved, including real interaction with driving and firearms simulators. |
Firearm Safety & Secure Storage
At the Greenhills Police Department, we prioritize our community's safety, especially regarding responsible firearm ownership. Properly securing firearms reduces the risk of accidents, theft, and tragedies. Follow these guidelines to help keep your home and loved ones safe. The department does offer free gun locks. One can be obtained by stopping in the police department
Safe Firearm Storage
- Always store firearms unloaded and secured in a locked container out of reach and sight of children.
- Use child-resistant gun locks or safes with combination or fingerprint recognition.
- Store ammunition in a separate locked container, also out of reach of children.
- Never leave firearms unsecured on nightstands, tables, or anywhere a child could access them.
Firearm Security in Vehicles & Visitors' Possessions
- If you carry a firearm in your vehicle, secure it in a lockable container when you exit the vehicle.
- If a visitor has a firearm in a backpack, briefcase, or purse, offer them a secure place to store it unloaded and locked, separate from ammunition while in your home.
Firearm Safety in Crisis Situations
- If a family member is experiencing a mental health crisis, such as depression, suicidal thoughts, or substance abuse, consider temporarily removing firearms from the home.
Talking to Children & Caregivers About Gun Safety
- Explain to children that real guns are not like those in video games or on TV—they can cause serious harm.
- Teach children that if they see a firearm, they should not touch it and should immediately tell an adult.
- Teach children that some real guns look like “toys”
- Speak with relatives and caregivers about firearm safety, especially when children spend time in their homes.
- Treat every gun as if it is loaded
Disposing of Unwanted Firearms
If you no longer need a firearm, dispose of it safely. Contact the Greenhills Police Department for guidance on proper disposal options.
Non-Powder Firearms & Airsoft Guns
Even BB guns, pellet guns, and paintball guns can cause serious injuries if misused. Store and handle them with the same level of responsibility as traditional firearms.
For more information on firearm safety or secure storage options, contact the Greenhills Police Department at 513-825-2101.
How to Protect Your Package
From Being Stolen
Recently, in Greenhills there have been several packages that were stolen from our resident’s front porch. With holiday season approaching here are some helpful ideas to protect your packages from the porch pirates.
1. Track your package. Tracking your package is easy to do and will notify you when your package is expected to arrive.
2. Install a camera. Examples of cameras that are affordable and easy to install: Ring Doorbell, Google Nest Cam, Vivint Doorbell camera.
3. Getting a BoxLock. A BoxLock is a container that you place on your front porch that will hold the packages and can be locked by the deliveryman.
4. Help from a neighbor. Referring to a neighbor that can hold your package until you get home. A great way to keep a package safe especially if it expensive!
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The Greenhills Police Department is committed to excellence, and has regularly been carefully reviewed by professional 
assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies and the State of Ohio's Law Enforcement Collaborative. Assessors have found our policies meet their high standards in critical policy areas that include the use of force and safeguards against bias. To see more about the benefits accreditation offers the department and our citizens, click here.
Members of the Greenhills Police Department, in partnership with our citizens, will continue to excel in providing dependable and professional service to ensure the safety of our community.
Free Courses!
Two popular courses have returned that will be both fun and educational:
The Citizens Police Academy includes a tour of the department and general orientation, information about our patrol, drug and criminal investigations, crime scene processing, and personal safety. Participants will take part in a shoot, don’t shoot firearms simulator, drive a cruiser during a pursuit in a driving simulator, and act as an officer in crime scenarios. The academy will begin when sufficient participants have signed up and mutually agree on a convenient time and dates, as well as the length of the program. For additional information click here. For a sign up form, click here.
Real World Self Defense
Our popular four-hour "Real World" Self Defense class is designed to teach you how to be safe in today's dangerous world. There are ways to avoid becoming a victim, and we will show you how. Even if faced with danger, we can show you ways to protect yourself and your loved ones. The class is taught by a State-Certified Self-Defense Instructor, and can literally save your life! For more information, click here.
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What is the Move Over Law?
Ohio's Move Over Law is designed to protect the lives of everyone who works on or uses our roadways. The law requires all drivers to move over one lane passing by any vehicle with flashing or rotating lights parked on the roadside.
The original law took effect in 1999 to reduce risk to law-enforcement officers and emergency responders. It was expanded in December 2013 to apply to every stationary vehicle with flashing lights, including road construction, maintenance and utility crews.
What if I can't move over?
The law recognizes that sometimes it is not safe or possible to move over because of traffic or weather conditions or because a second lane does not exist. In those situations, slow down and proceed with caution. Watch for people or objects that could enter your travel lane, and be prepared to stop.
How does the Move Over law differ from yielding the right of way to emergency vehicles?
Yielding the right of way to an emergency responder requires you as a driver to pull to the right-hand side of the road and stop when a law-enforcement officer, fire truck, ambulance or other emergency vehicle approaches using a siren, lights, or other warning devices. You must wait until the emergency responder(s) has passed by before you can resume driving.
How serious is the problem?
Across the nation, hundreds of people are killed or injured every year when they're struck by a vehicle after pulling over to the side of the road or highway. On average, these "struck-by" crashes kill one tow-truck driver every six days; 23 highway workers and one law-enforcement officer every month; and five firefighters every year. Tragically, stranded motorists are also struck and killed.
Can I be cited for failing to comply with the Move Over law?
Yes, and the issue is so serious that fines are doubled. Violators are fined 2 x $150 for the first violation (a minor misdemeanor), 2 x $250 for the same violation within a year of the first, and 2 x $500 for more than two violations in a year.
What types of roadways does the law apply to?
Ohio’s Move Over law applies to all interstates and state highways. It can be enforced by any law-enforcement officer, including state highway patrol officers, local police, and county sheriff's deputies.
For more information on Ohio's Move Over Law and information from our partners with the Ohio Department of Transportation, click here.
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Become a part of our newest crime-fighting tool: our Home Video Camera Registry!
Be a part of crime solving by joining us in working smarter through technology! Greenhills is setting up a Video Camera Registry to solve crimes by using video systems owned by residents and businesses. We have already used homeowner's videos to solve crimes, and by setting up a data base of locations where cameras are present, we can do a better job of catching thieves and other criminals who victimize our residents. To read more about and to sign up to a be a member of the team, click here.
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Staying Secure While Shopping Online
Cybercriminals are always working to steal your personal and payment information. As more and more of us shop online, criminals see this as the perfect opportunity for them to steal. By following a few key practices, you can greatly lower your chances of becoming a victim of identity theft or fraud:
Choose Trusted Online Retailers
Always shop only with trusted online retailers. That means using a retailer you already know or one that is verified through another trusted entity. If you find a new possible shop to do business with, but are unsure about its reputation, try to find reviews from trusted sources such as the Better Business Bureau. Even though an untrusted site might have the best prices, it is worth it to use a trusted online shop that is known to safeguard your contact, credit card information, and purchases.
Choose Trusted Mobile Shopping Apps
Whether you are downloading a store app to get a coupon, a deal aggregator app to comparison shop, or a reward app that ensures you get points or cash back, it is important to stick to trusted apps from known developers. Unfortunately, fake apps appear in the app stores, purporting to be from a trusted source while other apps exist to capture your data without providing the services they claim to support. You can avoid many malicious apps by downloading your apps from Google Play, Apple App Store, Microsoft Store, or another trusted platform, selectively choosing which apps to download, and making sure you carefully read the permissions and app reviews.
Secure your Device, Connectivity, and Accounts
- Keep your devices up-to-date, especially those you shop and bank with – Simply updating the device that you use for conducting your online shopping is a key cybersecurity practice. By keeping the device up-to-date with current patches and software, you ensure you have the manufacturer’s latest security fixes in place.
- Never use a public computer when shopping or banking – Using a public computer, like those found at libraries, can expose you to greater risk. It is best to use a trusted home device and network for anything involving financial transactions.
- Never shop or conduct banking on unencrypted or public Wi-Fi – It is best to always conduct financial transactions or log on to sensitive accounts via a trusted Wi-Fi network.
- Look for the lock icon on your browser - When a site has a lock icon on the browser window, or in the URL bar, it indicates that your communications with the site are encrypted. If you do not see a lock, look for “https” at the beginning of the URL, as this is the same thing as the lock. While not 100%, it reduces chances of using an insecure website for your transactions.
Check out as a Guest
By checking out as a guest, you prevent the online retailer from storing your personal account and financial information. This minimizes the amount of information that could be lost if the retailer is compromised. If you have or need an account with a retail website:
Use a strong password
Be sure to use a strong, unique password. Always use more than ten characters, with numbers, special characters, and upper- and lower-case letters. The longer the better!
Don’t save your payment information with retailers
If you have an established account with a retailer, do not store your payment information with them. In the case of an account compromise, stored payment information may allow a criminal to make purchases using your financial information.
Be Wary of Fraudulent Emails and Advertisements
- Look out for suspicious or unexpected emails – A common tactic of cybercriminals year-round is to send fraudulent emails seeking to get you to click a link or open an attachment. When it comes to this time of year, they may make an email look like it contains tracking information for a shipment or a promotion for a store. The link or attachment might download malware or try to get you to enter your user credentials in a convincing, yet fraudulent login screen, so they can steal your password.
- Always avoid clicking direct links in emails, and if you receive an email with a tracking number in it, head to the shipping carrier’s website in your browser and copy and paste the tracking number itself into the site.
- Avoid clicking advertisements or pop-up windows of any kind – Advertisements embedded in websites and pop-ups have been known to be compromised by cybercriminals to distribute malware. It is best to avoid clicking them altogether. To close pop-ups, press Control + F4 on a Windows computer and Command + W on a Mac.
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The Greenhills Police Department is a member of DART, the Drug Abuse Reduction Task Force. To learn more about DART, click here. To send us a tip, click here. To send a tip directly to DART, click here. ____________________________________________________ |
Beware of Credit Card Skimmers!
Crooks have become increasingly high-tech, and are waiting to raid your credit card accounts through the use of sophisticated "skimmers" installed at ATMs or other Point of Sale devices. For details, click here!
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Did you text while driving today? Ever? If you did, this message is for you. If you ever have, click here. This message may change your life. No, scratch that. This message may save your life.
Golf Carts in Greenhills!
In 2015, the Greenhills Council passed an ordinance that will allow the operation of golf carts on our residential 
streets, with certain limitations.
The restrictions are designed to ensure the safety of everyone on our streets, including those in golf carts. They include:
- Golf carts are only permitted on village streets where the speed limit is 25 MPH, which means that they cannot be driven on Winton Road (they are permitted to cross Winton).
- The operator of a golf cart must be at least 16 years of age and have a valid driver’s license;
- All child safety seat requirements for motor vehicles apply to children under the age of nine. Safety belts are required in the front seat for all. To see all of the items that are inspected as required by Ohio law, click here.
- Golf carts must be operated in accordance with all State of Ohio traffic laws in addition to all applicable sections of the Greenhills Municipal Ordinances.
Prior to operation on our residential streets, a golf cart must be registered with the State of Ohio as a motor vehicle and inspected by the Greenhills Police Department. Once a golf cart owner is ready for an inspection and contacts us at 825-2101, an officer will come to the owner’s residence or Greenhills business to conduct the inspection. INSPECTIONS ARE PROVIDED TO GREENHILLS RESIDENTS OR BUSINESS OWNERS ONLY FOR GOLF CARTS TO BE OPERATED IN GREENHILLS. The officer will verify the owner’s valid operator’s license and proof of insurance, and visually verify all of the equipment that is required by Ohio law to be present on a registered motor vehicle. This includes seatbelts in the front of the cart, a horn, taillight and reflectors, license plate light in the rear and license plate brackets, working headlights, horn, rear view mirror, windshield, turn signals, proper steering and brakes, and windshield wipers.
If the cart does not pass inspection, the cart owner will be advised what corrections are needed to pass, and asked to re-contact the department when the corrections have been made. If the cart passes inspection, the owner will be:
- Directed to come to the department the following business day where he or she will be required to pay the designated annual inspection fee (currently set at $25.00),
- Issued a Golf Cart Certificate of Compliance, and
- Issued a Golf Cart Safety Inspection sticker, effective for one year, for placement on the rear of the golf cart.
We are ready to conduct the inspections now and welcome your calls. Once the golf cart has been successfully inspected and issued a sticker, the operator must obey the same traffic laws that apply to all other vehicles in addition to those that specifically govern golf carts as listed above. This ordinance provides our residents with a mechanism to have some fun. We hope all who use carts on our streets enjoy themselves but ask that while doing so, they operate them safely and in compliance with the law.
Greenhills Neighborhood Watch
by Lieutenant Anne Ward
The Greenhills Police Department is in the process of developing a community based block watch organization and is looking to find interested citizens who would like to participate in the program. The block-watch program will be designed to focus on matters that are important to the residents of Greenhills.
The police department will work in conjunction with block watch members to reduce crime, the fear of crime, and improve the quality of life for all of the people that live and work in the Village. If you would like to be a member of this proactive group, you can either call the Greenhills Police Department at 513-825-2101 or apply online. Apply here.
Once the program is underway, we plan to conduct training for block watch members, along with regular meetings. We hope citizens are interesting in joining us to keep our community safe!
The Greenhills Police Department, in partnership with our citizens, will excel in providing dependable and professional service to ensure the safety of our community.
Child Safety Seat Alert
The Greenhills Police Department has issued a good number of citations to motorists recently for violation of child safety seat traffic laws. Our first priority is to the safety of motorists and their small passengers. Here are Ohio's laws regarding infant and child safety:
Ohio’s children are required to use belt-positioning booster seats once they outgrow their child safety seats until they are 8 years old, unless they are at least 4 feet, 9 inches (57 inches) tall.
Ohio’s child passenger safety law requires the following:
- Children less than 4 years old or 40 pounds must use a child safety seat meeting federal motor vehicle safety standards.
- Children less than 8 years old, unless they are at least 4 feet, 9 inches tall must use a booster seat.
- Children ages 8-15 must use a child safety seat or safety belt.
Fines will range from a minimum of $25 to a maximum of $75 per occurrence. A booster seat can be purchased for as little as $15. Don’t wait for a ticket!
