THOMAS SYNAN, JR., CHIEF OF POLICE
tsynan@villageofnewtown.com
Chief Synan is a graduate of the Scarlet Oaks Police Academy and also served in the United States Marine Corps. He is a graduate of the Police Executive Leadership College. He is a 16-year veteran of the Newtown Police Division, and has completed specialized training in several areas, including Human Diversity, Hotel/Motel Criminal Interdiction, Narcotic Investigations, Child Sexual Abuse, Critical Incidents, Terrorist Identification, Crime Prevention/Community Relations and is a Certified Field Training Officer, as well as a Police Mountain Bike Instructor. He is a member of the Ohio Crime Prevention Association, the International Police Mountain Bike Association, Hamilton County SWAT and F.O.P. Lodge #112.

LIEUTENANT S. MCBREEN
smcbreen@villageofnewtown.com
Lt. McBreen is a graduate of the Butler County Police Academy. He has been an officer with the Newtown Police Division since 2001. He was previously a Loss Prevention Specialist at Meijers Department Stores. Lt. McBreen has completed specialized training in several areas, including Loss Prevention, Crime Scene Evidence Collection, Evidence and Property Room Management, Incident Negotiations, Civil Liability, X26 Taser, and Sexual Assaults. Lt. McBreen is a member of F.O.P. Lodge #112, and the Butler County Farm Bureau. Lt. McBreen is a Field Training Officer, and Certified Crime Scene Evidence Technician. He is also a member of the Newtown Police Honor Guard Unit.

SERGEANT J. VONTZ
jvontz@villageofnewtown.com
Officer Vontz is a graduate of the Southern Hills Police Academy, located in Brown County. He has been an officer with the Newtown Police Division since late 2002. Officer Vontz served in the United States Army. He was previously a police officer with the City of Georgetown, Ohio, since 1992. Officer Vontz has received extensive specialized training in firearms, X26 Taser, and is assigned as the Departmental Firearms Instructor. He is a licensed pilot, and also a member of the Newtown Police Honor Guard Unit.

OFFICER S. BISCHOFF
sbischoff@villageofnewtown.com
Officer Bischoff is a graduate the Great Oaks Police Academy. He earned his degree in Criminal Justice at the University of Cincinnati. He has been an officer with the Newtown Police Division since late 2002. He was previously a corrections officer with the Hamilton County Sheriffs Office, and a police officer in the Village of Terrace Park.

OFFICER T. BRUNER
tbruner@villageofnewtown.com
Officer Bruner is a graduate of the Cincinnati Police Academy. He earned his degree in Sociology / Criminology at Ohio University. He has been an officer with the Newtown Police Department since June of 2008. He was previously a police officer with the City of Cincinnati, since 1993. Officer Bruner is an Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission certified instructor, specializing in subject control techniques and physical fitness and is the main instructor for the Newtown Citizen Police Academy.

OFFICER J. BRAUN
jbraun@villageofnewtown.com
Officer Braun is a graduate of the Butler County Police Academy. Officer Braun has been a Newtown Police Officer since late 2004. He was previously employed as a police officer with the Village of Newtownsville. Officer Braun has received specialized training in Death Investigations, Auto Crash Investigations, Intermediate Weapons, and HazMat Incidents, X26 Taser and is assigned to Evidence Room Management.

OFFICER M. WEDDING
mwedding@villageofnewtown.com
Officer Michael Wedding was promoted to full-time officer status in April of 2008. He has received specialized training in the Ohio Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DART) Program and the X26 Taser.

OFFICER K. ORSO
korso@villageofnewtown.com
Officer Orso is a graduate of the Great Oaks Police Academy. He has been an officer with the Newtown Police Division since October of 2002. Beginning in 1991, he was previously employed as a police dispatcher/officer in the City of Golf Manor. Officer Orso has extensive specialized training and knowledge of Computer Information Systems, Internet technologies and the X26 Taser. Officer Orso is a regional resource for Ohio Child Abduction Response Team (CART), and a certifed Colt AR-15/M16/M4 Armorer. In 2009, he attended the DHS Law Enforcement Prevention and Deterrence of Terrorist Acts training. Officer Orso is the Newtown Police Department Law Enforcement liasion for the Hamilton County Terrorism Early Warning Group (TEWG).

OFFICER R. HUBER
rhuber@villageofnewtown.com
Officer Huber is a graduate of the Great Oaks Police Academy, and also served in the United States Marine Corps. Officer Huber has been an officer of the Newtown Police Division since March 2005. He has received specialized training in the concepts of Community Policing, Narcotics Identification, and Advanced Detection, Apprehension and Prosecution of DUI offenders, and the X26 Taser. He is also a member of the Newtown Police Honor Guard Unit.

OFFICER J. STOLL
jstoll@villageofnewtown.com
Officer Stoll is a graduate of Great Oaks Police Academy. He has been an officer with the Newtown Police Division since 2009. Officer Stoll was previously employed by the Village of Felicity, Ohio.

OFFICER J. NAVARA
jnavara@villageofnewtown.com

OFFICER M. MYERS
mmyers@villageofnewtown.com

OFFICER J. GOODWIN
jgoodwin@villageofnewtown.com