NR Police Dept. receives a grant for new body armor
The North Royalton Police Department recently received notification that they will secure about $11,000 in grant funding for the purchase of body armor and plates for the officers. The grant was secured from the Ohio Law Enforcement Body Armor Program. In 2018, then-Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced the plan to create a new program to help Ohio’s local law enforcement agencies purchase body armor vests. The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) agreed to support funding the effort through an expansion of its safety grant program. The BWC offers its Safety Intervention Grant ....
Animal Shelter specializes in animal care and control
The North Royalton Animal Shelter is a division of the North Royalton Police Department and is located at 11675 Royalton Road. George Stuart is the Senior Animal Control Officer. He and two employees work in the Animal Control Division. According to the City’s website, the Animal Control Division specializes “in animal care and control. Animal Control duties and responsibilities include: enforce all City/State animal laws; assist police with all situations pertaining to, or dealing with, animals; conduct animal complaint investigations; handle animal bite reports and rabies quarantine enf ....
Old is made new again thanks to Lions
Since April, members of the North Royalton Lions Club have been working diligently to collect plastic with one aim in mind, to have it made into a bench for use in the City. Now, five hundred pounds later, (equal to about 40,500 plastic bags), one of two benches have been constructed and are awaiting the location where they will serve as a brief respite for residents. Lions Club President Dan Lester said that the club has made arrangements with Giant Eagle and the Trex company for the project. They heard through another Lions Club that the Trex Company has a Bags to Benches program. Trex is a ....
Police caution use of Post Office outside mail box
North Royalton residents are being advised not to use the outside mail drop box in front of the North Royalton branch of the Post Office. According to North Royalton Police Chief, the city has been experiencing a number of complaints regarding theft from the outside drop box at the North Royalton Post Office. “They are stealing the mailed checks, altering them, then cashing them,” said Tarase. The North Royalton Police Department has already received over twenty calls and, according to Tarase, they continue to come in daily. The complaints started coming in at the beginning of July. “Th ....
Tails sure were a-waggin’ at the Pet Fair
It was hard to tell who was having a better time at the 15th annual North Royalton Pet Carnival. Was it our four-footed friends or their owners? The answer is ... probably both. Sunday, July 24, was the first pet carnival held on the City Green since 2019. We have the COVID-19 pandemic to thank for the delay. The two-year hiatus added to the excitement of dog owners being able to come and show off their pets. The event was sponsored by the North Royalton Animal Hospital, an award-winning American Animal Hospital Association member. Doctor Adam Hechko, owner of the NR Animal Hospital, said h ....