Strongsville Promotes 7 Police Officers

STRONGSVILLE, OH - The new year has meant a new leadership structure for Strongsville Police. At a recent city council ceremony, Mayor Tom Perciak swore in seven newly promoted officers. Among those promoted was new Chief of Police Mark Fender.

The other promotions included:

• Deputy Chief John Janowski,
• Lieutenants Thomas O'Deens, Michael Campbell, and Pat Russo
• Sergeants Shamus Kelley, Marcello Marsala, and Steven Piorkowski

Russo was unable to attend the ceremony, so he was sworn in the week before the council meeting by Perciak.

Fender told Patch in a wide-ranging interview that he would like to gradually expand the police department. In 2017, he'd like to add one patrolman. At some point in the not too distant future, he'd also like to increase the size of the detective bureau.

Fender also discussed some of the major issues facing Strongsville police in 2017 and beyond. He spoke about the need to battle the spread of opioids, and specifically heroin, in all of Greater Cleveland. He also talked about the threat of lone wolf terrorism.

You can read the full interview with Fender here.

Photo from City of Strongsville