Units
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Operating a Vehicle Impaired (OVI) Task Force
OVI is an acronym for Operating a Vehicle Impaired, formerly known as DWI, DUI, OMVI, or drunk driving, the Ohio General Assembly changed the statute to OVI in January 2005 to more accurately reflect the actual scope of the offense since it doesn't necessarily require "driving" or that the "operation" be in a "motor vehicle."
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Patrol
The Patrol Division is responsible for traffic enforcement, initial incident reporting, reactionary complaint enforcement, preventative enforcement, parking enforcement, and community policing.
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Southwest Enforcement Bureau
The Berea Police Department is a member of the Southwest Enforcement Bureau which is a multi-jurisdictional SWAT team.
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Bicycle Patrol
The Berea Police Bicycle Patrol Unit currently consists of 2 Sergeants and 4 Patrolman. All members of the bicycle unit passed a difficult 4 day course to ride the police bicycle. The bicycle patrol unit is an extension of the patrol division and the community engagement unit.