Dover Police Department - Ohio

02/06/2026

NOTICE: Entrance Examination for Police Officer, City of Dover

The Dover Civil Service Commission will give an open competitive examination for the position of Police Officer, Police Department, City of Dover, according to the Ohio Revised Code Section 124.

Title of Examination: Police Officer
Date and Time: Saturday, March 21, 2026 at 10:00 am
Please Note: Physical agility testing to follow written testing
Location: Roy G Crawford Dover City Council Chambers, 121 East Second Street, Dover, Ohio
Questions: Please call (330) 364-5533 or (330) 343-6726 or email [email protected]

All applicants shall file with the Civil Service Commission, an application for examination no later than Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 4:00 P.M Applications are available in the Mayor’s/Safety Director’s Office at Dover City Hall or you may obtain an application from the City of Dover website. A $20.00 fee for testing shall be paid at the time the employment application is filed with the Civil Service Commission. Those applicants who cannot afford to pay the $20.00 testing fee may sign a poverty affidavit and submit it along with the employment application to the Civil Service Commission. Please click here for additional information https://www.doverohio.com/jobs/2565/

10/17/2025

What a great evening as members of the department participated in Cops vs Kids game. Dover Soccer Association 8U team challenged us and as a young lady told me, “ they brought it hard.”
Sad to say they defeated us.

Ptl. Steinbach, Ptl. Little, SRO Ptl. Pellegrino, Ptl. Leffler, Ptl. Porter, Detective Peters, Capt. Roach and Capt. Mowrer would to thank all the athletes for challenging us and congratulate them on their victory.

08/29/2025

PRESS RELEASE
On 8/28/25 at approximately 7:06 p.m. the Dover Police Department received a call that multiple subjects had been injured inside a home on E Front St. Officers responded to the area and, for the safety of residents and passing motorists, the neighboring residents were evacuated, and the street was closed. The New Philadelphia / Dover Special Response Team was activated, and a perimeter was established. The Special Response Team secured the residence while officers continued to investigate the call. Investigation revealed that that a male subject lived there alone and the original call was not received from his phone number. We learned of his place of employment and contact was made. He stated that he had been at work for some time and had not made any emergency calls.
The investigation concluded that this was a swatting call, which refers to the act of deliberately reporting a fabricated emergency to provoke an armed law enforcement response.
Due the specialized training and calm demeanor of all officers involved, no one was harmed, and no property was damaged.
For the privacy of the resident, his name is not being released.
Investigation is ongoing of the origin of the initial call.

We would like to thank the residents and motorists for their patience and understanding while this incident was investigated.
We would also like to thank the following agencies for their assistance during the incident:
New Philadelphia Special Response Team
New Philadelphia Police Department
Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office
Dover Street Department

Captain Detective Chad Mowrer
c/o Chief Paul Bantum

07/29/2025

*** Public Service Announcement ***

Please be advised that there will be No Parking on Howe Street from South Tuscarawas Avenue to Florence Avenue on Tuesday, August 5th from 12:00 pm (noon) to 9:00 pm due to National Night Out festivities.

Thank you for your cooperation and we hope to see you there!

07/29/2025

07/13/2025

Due to a large tree falling and taking down a pole, the NE portion of the city is out of power. The electric field is aware and on scene. Please be patient as they gather manpower and supplies to make the repair.

07/03/2025

Reminder that although The State of Ohio passed legislation that it was legal to set off fireworks, it is still illegal within the municipality.

City of Dover Ordinance 1519.04 POSSESSION, SALE OR DISCHARGE PROHIBITED; EXCEPTIONS.
(a) No person shall possess fireworks in this Municipality or shall possess for sale or sell fireworks in this Municipality.

08/08/2024

Now hiring! Come join our team!

The City of Dover is accepting applications for crossing guards!
The position requires one hour in the morning and one hour in the afternoon. The wage is $13.00 per hour.

Please visit our website https://www.doverohio.com/jobs/1795/

07/24/2024

Now hiring! Come join our team!

The City of Dover is accepting applications for qualified police officers. Please visit our website at https://www.doverohio.com/jobs for more information.

07/09/2024

At 6:22 pm this evening, we received multiple reports of a male subject who jumped from the Wooster Ave bridge into The Tuscarawas River. Multiple departments and dive teams responded for a water rescue. Dover Fire Department Capt. Joe Minochi stated evidence suggests the male subject exited the water and met up with another subject who was with him.

As always, it our duty to protect our community. At this time, our main concern is the safety of the person in question.

If you have information on this person, their identity and can confirm he made it out of the water safely, please call 330-364-5533.

06/19/2024

*** Public Service Announcement ***

The City of Dover is experiencing technical difficulties with several of our traffic lights. We hope to have the issue resolved as soon as possible.

Please proceed with caution through flashing yellow lights and be alert.

Thank you for your patience as we work to analyze and correct the issue.

06/05/2024

*** Public Service Announcement ***

For the convenience of our residents, the City of Dover has 24 hour contact numbers for the following departments for ease of reporting emergencies:

For electric power related outages or emergencies, please contact Dover Light and Power at (330) 343-3442

For sewer back-up or water line related emergencies, please contact the Water Department at (330) 343-3443

For the Police Department, non-emergencies please call (330) 364-5533. Emergencies call 911

For the Fire Department, non-emergencies please call (330) 343-5552. Emergencies call 911