LIMA, Ohio (WLIO) – The city of Lima saw its 30th police chief sworn into office Wednesday morning.
Major Curtis Hile, a 22-year veteran of the Lima Police Department, was sworn in by Lima Law Director Tony Geiger in a room filled with family, friends and colleagues.
Chief Hile is a lifelong resident of the city and a Lima Senior High School graduate. He began his law enforcement career with the city as a park ranger in 2001 and became a police officer in 2003.
Major Curtis Hile, a 22-year veteran of the Lima Police Department, was sworn in by Lima Law Director Tony Geiger in a room filled with family, friends and colleagues.
Hile said he is proud to lead the department and will continue working to keep Lima a safe place to live and work.
“Things are positive in this community. Things are good. This is a safe community, and we're going to continue to work hard to keep it that way. And if people choose to traffic in drugs poison our community that once again, I'll say it, we're coming after you,” Chief Curtis Hile said.
The Lima Police Department was founded in 1887 with only seven officers to meet the needs of a growing city during the oil boom. Today, the department has 76 sworn officers, including the chief, 20 support staff and one part-time parking enforcement officer.
