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Parma Police Department

The Parma Police Department is a law enforcement agency located in Parma, Ohio, which is a large suburban city just south of Cleveland. In 2022 the department had roughly 100 law enforcement personnel, not counting the countless members of the civilian programs within the department. The department was created in 1826 along with the creation of the city itself, which in 2022 had a population of around 79,000 people, making it the 7th most populous city in ohio. The department is recognizable for it's station located withing the Parma Justice Center, which is located at 5555 Powers Boulevard. It uses fairly standard equipment, such as black and white Chevrolet Tahoes, and the Glock 21 service pistol, chambered in the .45 caliber bullet. The department's patrols vehicles are equipped standard with an AR-15 rifle, a pump-action shotgun, a Motorola Toughbook computer, a Motorola Radio/PA System, Stop Stick, Spike Strip, and a Whelen Lighting/Siren system. All officers of the department wear black uniforms, but this changes with it's auxiliary units wearing Grey uniforms, and it's law enforcement explorer youth program units wearing blue uniforms. The department in its almost 200 years of service, has only lost 2 officers in the line of duty. 1 was caused by a motorcycle accident, and the other was shot through a door by an intoxicated suspect. Both occurred in the 1930's. The department had made national news several times. One of which occurred in 2018 after a body-cam video of officers rescuing a deer from drowning in a swimming pool went viral.