Eastern Hamilton County FOP Lodge #74

06/07/2026

One of the biggest misconceptions in policing is that leadership gets easier with experience.

It doesn't. The challenges simply change.

Whether you're a newly promoted sergeant, a seasoned lieutenant, a captain, or a chief, every leader eventually faces difficult personnel issues, accountability concerns, training deficiencies, culture problems, and decisions that can significantly impact their agency.

That's why Attorney Robert Meader and Chief Scott Hughes (ret.) created 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚.

We'll discuss leadership, supervision, organizational culture, risk reduction, legal considerations, and lessons learned from decades of law enforcement experience.

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒇𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔𝒏'𝒕 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒌.
𝑰𝒕 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒔 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅.

If that's important to you or your agency, we'd love to see you in class.

Register here: https://www.objectivelyreasonable.com/seminars/command-ready-law-tactics-leadership/

06/07/2026

The new Springfield Township podcast is in the works! We’re giving our staff the opportunity to share their stories and tell the community why they serve. Keep an eye out for the first episode with Officer Malik Clark soon!

06/07/2026

06/03/2026

This is such a tragedy that could have been prevented had the Hampton County courthouse and the judges done their job.

Once again we see judges, not enforcing the law like it should and now this mother has lost her life. As we have previously said this is not just a City of Cincinnati issue. This family for years has been a plague on the City of Norwood selling drugs, breaking into homes and businesses, assaults, weapons charges, and those are just the charges that I remember from my time as a police officer within the City of Norwood. Then came the time their home on Kenilworth Ave. was declared a nuisance by Hamilton County Court and demolished because of the amount of criminal activity that took place.

Yet because of the failure of these judges, this woman has lost her life. When will the citizens of Hamilton County hold these judges accountable as they hold our members accountable?

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims, family and friends in this devastating time and we ask for the best prosecution and the strongest outcome possible by law, as this case proceeds through the criminal justice system this victim her family and the City of Norwood have been through enough with this criminal family, for too many decades!

Rich Krummen
President
FOP Lodge 74
Norwood Police Department, Retired

The man who allegedly stabbed a woman inside a Skyline Chili in Norwood will be held in jail without bond.

06/03/2026

One of the best…Always with a joke or prank. Dave will be missed by many. 🙏🇺🇸

🖤 In Memoriam – David L. Lichtenfeld 🖤

The Hamilton County Police Association extends its heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of David L. Lichtenfeld, who passed away on June 1, 2026, at the age of 90.

As members of the law enforcement family, we know the importance of standing together during times of loss. We ask that you keep the Lichtenfeld family in your thoughts and prayers as they celebrate a life well lived and mourn the loss of a beloved father, brother, grandfather, and friend.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, June 4, 2026, at 11:00 AM at Weil Kahn Funeral Home, with visitation beginning at 10:00 AM. Interment will follow at United Jewish Cemetery Montgomery.

May the family find strength in the support of those around them and comfort in the memories they shared.

💙 Please join us in offering our deepest sympathies and keeping the Lichtenfeld family in your prayers.

05/28/2026

Ohio is one of the best places to be a police officer due to our outstanding leaders Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio and our brothers and sisters within the FOP!



A recent study has named Ohio as one of the best states to be a police officer. https://nbc4i.co/3PJeaIQ?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_NBC4

05/28/2026

I want to thank Brother Greg Schnell for his tireless service to our community and all of Law Enforcement and others in the are, in support of so many of our Brother’s and Sister’s. Greg’s dedication and commitment is truly inspiring.

Remember to thank Greg next time you see him!