Parma Police Department

In 1925, the township of Parma moved to a village form of government, at which time the Parma Police Department was founded and moved into 7510 Snow Road with the Parma Fire Department. The first chief law enforcement officer was Marshal Tesar, along with two deputy marshals. In 1954, the Parma police moved into their new location at 5750 West 54th Street, along with the Parma municipal court.

In 2000, the Parma Police and the Parma Municipal Court moved into their current location at 5555 Powers Blvd. Currently, the Parma police department has 113 brave men and women sworn to protect the citizens of Parma. The department is structured with a full command staff and patrol officers and several specialized units, such as detectives, K-9, SWAT, Motor unit, Bicycle unit, Crime Scene, Honor Guard, and Corrections, just to mention a few.

In the summer of 1926, the Parma Police Department lost two officers in the line of duty. Officer Michael Beuerlien and Officer Clinton Wolf were killed while on duty performing their jobs. Even though these are the only two officers the department lost in the line of duty, the department has suffered several losses over the years due to officers passing before retirement.

In 1997, the Parma Police Historical Society was formed and established as a not-for-profit 501(c)3 to preserve the history of the Parma Police Department, which eventually transformed into the Parma Police Association in 2007. The Parma Police Association established a new mission: to preserve the past, support the present, and nurture the future. With the 100th anniversary swiftly approaching, Chief Blair commissioned a design and planning committee in 2024 to establish a Police officer memorial for fallen officers.

The Parma Police have resided at their current location for almost 25 years, and many changes have occurred since moving into the building. Over the past several years, the original landscaping had become overgrown and unsightly and needed to be removed, leaving the public entrance bleak and baron. The Parma Police Association is spearheading a donation drive to complete this endeavor to beautify and memorialize the fallen officers. The goal of the Parma Police Association is to improve the public entrance to the Parma Police station and incorporate a fallen officer memorial for those officers killed in the line of duty, along with a memorial garden for those officers who passed while on duty. The memorials will honor the brave men and women committed to protecting and serving the City of Parma.

We hope you will help achieve our goal of the envisioned project by purchasing a brick paver that will be laid in the main area of the memorial, with your name or company name, to create a forever lasting memory of your support of the Parma Police Department and the officers who died committed to protecting the city of Parma.

Please help us preserve the past, support the present, and nurture the future with your donation.