Neighborhood Policing

Our Neighborhood Patrol Officer (NPO) program involves officers performing a number of assignments.  They interact daily with the residents and business owners, seeking to identify situations that impact the quality of life. Together they identify the resources available to maintain and improve the neighborhood. Often the role the officers play is not what would traditionally be thought of as “police work”, but addressing situations that are of concern to the people who live or work in a neighborhood, regardless of the nature, is the most effective means of providing safety.

For more information about the NPO program, please contact:

Ward  1

Officer Neil Thibodeaux
1388 Warren Road
(216) 701-5331
neil.thibodeaux@lakewoodoh.net

Assigned to cover Ward 1 as a Neighborhood Police Officer, Officer Neil Thibodeaux, a U.S. Navy veteran, has been a police officer with Lakewood PD since 2001.  He has served in various capacities since including Patrol Officer, Field Training Officer, Accident Investigator, SWAT team member, and most recently as a Detective in our Narcotics Unit.

Ward  2
Officer Kristen Chengery
1388 Warren Road
216-501-3038
kristen.chengery@lakewoodoh.net

Officer Chengery has been a member of the Lakewood Police Department for 10 years. She was previously an intern for LPD and an auxiliary officer.  She enjoys community events and engaging with the community.

Ward 3

Officer William McCarthy
12525 Lake Avenue
(216) 334-5657
william.mccarthy@lakewoodoh.net

Officer McCarthy, a U.S. Army veteran, has been a police officer with Lakewood PD since 2002, and is currently assigned as the Neighborhood Police Officer to Ward 3.  Prior to 2002, he was a full-time Corrections Officer with Lakewood since 2000. Officer McCarthy has served in various capacities to include Patrol Officer and Accident Investigator, and is currently a member of our SWAT team.

Ward  4
Officer John Winters
12400 Madison Avenue
(216) 333-6173
john.winters@lakewoodoh.net

Officer John Winters has been a member of the Lakewood Police Department since February 2012, and is currently assigned as the Neighborhood Police Officer to Ward 4.  He previously served with the Henrico County Police Department for seven years in his native state of Virginia.  With both Lakewood PD and Henrico County PD, he has been assigned as Field Training Officer.  Officer Winters has also been a member of Lakewood PD’s Crisis Intervention Team, and had previous assignments of Motorcycle Officer and Patrol Investigator.  He still continues to serve on the Westshore Enforcement Bureau as a SWAT team member.  He has been a Lakewood resident since moving here with his family in 2006, and enjoys motorcycle riding, hiking, and spending time with his family when away from work.  Officer Winters enjoys the autonomy and hands-on approach to helping solve neighborhood problems, and still enjoys helping to train police officers.  His office is located in The Fedor Manor at 12400 Madison Avenue.