A Message from Chief George Lichman

I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to the Rocky River Police Department website.

The Rocky River Police Department is dedicated to providing the finest police service possible with integrity, honesty, and professionalism. We are proud to serve the Rocky River community using proactive crime prevention strategies, strong community/police partnerships, community input, and constant transparency. I hope that you will discover ways in which you can partner with the Department to assist us in making our community the safest it can be.

The Rocky River Police Department is composed of a thirty-four (34) sworn officers and a civilian support staff of sixteen (16). We serve over twenty thousand (20,000) residents, hundreds of businesses, and their many visitors.  

Members of this department are committed to providing the best possible customer service. You, as a part of this community, expect and deserve prompt, professional service, twenty-four (24) hours a day. In order to continue to provide this type of service, we rely on input from residents, businesses, and other members of our community.

Please contact me with comments, questions, or suggestions at glichman@rrcity.com. You are also welcome to call my office at any time at 440-799-8208.

I look forward to working together to build positive relationships, find solutions to quality of life issues, and create avenues for working together to maintain the safety and well being of our great community, the City of Rocky River.