Wednesday, April 14, 1999
Mason adds three full-time officers
BY KEVIN ALDRIDGE
The Cincinnati Enquirer
MASON — Warren County's largest city now has three more officers patrolling the streets.
Mason Mayor Betty Davis swore in officers Ryan Tanner, Troy Nelson and Bryon Butler during Monday's regular council meeting.
The officers, who were hired March 15, increase the department's tally to 28 full- time officers.
“These officers will have an immediate impact by helping us deal with the ever-increasing growth around the city and the rising number of incident calls,” Mason Police Lt. Paul Lindenschmidt said.
Mason's 32 percent population increase over the past eight years has created a need for more police. Since 1990, the Mason Police Department has added 12 officers to its staff, including six in the past two years.
Mason officers average 762 calls for service per officer annually, — an average of nearly three calls for service per work hour.
Two of the three new positions will be funded by the federal COPS grant program, Lt. Lindenschmidt said. The officers will be paid around $32,000 annually.
“We anticipate hiring at least one more officer in the fall,” he said.
Officer Tanner, 24, served as a corrections officer at the Warren County jail before joining Mason. Before that he served in the Army.
Officer Butler, 25, worked part time for more than a year with the Loveland Police Department before accepting a position in Mason.
Officer Nelson, 31, served as a park security officer for nine years at Paramount's Kings Island.
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