The City of Troy Police Department is located in a modern, state of the art facility at 124 E. Main St. The department moved to its current location in the summer of 1995 after spending decades located next to City Hall at 106 S. Market St. The non-emergency phone number is (937) 339-7525.

Chief Charles Phelps oversees a department consisting of 43 sworn officers and 6 civilian employees. The department itself is divided into three separate sections: Patrol, Detective and Administration (Organizational Chart). A Captain commands each of these sections and, even though they are distinctly different in their responsibilities, they all work together to provide the citizens of Troy with the highest level of professional services.

Captain Chuck Adams is the commander of the Patrol division with a total of 6 sergeants who report directly to him. They are Sgt. Dan Dalton, Sgt. Shawn McKinney,  Sgt. Joe Stutz, Sgt. Richard Gumerlock, Sgt. Ryan Carsey, and Sgt. Jeff Kunkleman. They are in turn directly responsible for a shift of up to 10 officers. These are the officers and sergeants that most citizens will recognize as the initial responders to their calls for assistance. The three sergeants and their shifts provide the citizens of Troy with continuous twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week coverage. In addition to their regular duties as a patrol officer, several of the officers have received additional training as Evidence Technicians, Bike Patrol and Tactical Response Team members.

Captain Chris Anderson is the commander of the Detective division with a total of 6 officers reporting directly to him. There are currently 3 detectives and 3 DARE/SRO officers in this section. The detectives are those officers that investigate most of the lengthy and time consuming cases along with all of the major incidents that occur within the City. The DARE/SRO officers teach the DARE curriculum (Troy DARE Program) at all of the elementary schools along with serving as School Resource Officers for the Troy Jr. High and High School

Captain Joseph Long is the commander of the Administration division has a total of five civilian employees. Within this division fall the civilian records clerks who work normal business hours and are the personnel that you are most likely to encounter if you happen to stop in or call the office Monday through Friday. Also within this division are the building superintendent and the parking control enforcement officer. The building superintendent is responsible for the day-to-day upkeep of the entire facility along with any special projects that may be required. The parking control officer can usually be seen patrolling the downtown area enforcing the various parking ordinances of the City.

In addition to being located in a modern, well-equipped building, the Police Department also has a processing area for suspects, a training/classroom and a fitness room with men’s and women’s locker rooms. On the technology side, the department currently maintains a LAN with high-speed Internet and e-mail for most personnel and access to digital records with central storage. All departments contribute to provide the information contained in the Police Department Web pages. Marked police cars are also equipped with notebook computers and in-car video systems.