Village Government

Police Department

Village of Akron Police car

The mission of the Village of Akron Police Department is to protect the rights of all persons within its jurisdiction to be free from criminal attack, to be secure in their possessions, to live in peace and to serve the people of the Village of Akron by performing its law enforcement function in an efficient, professional and community minded manner.

Message from the Chief

"The Village of Akron Police Department is a full service police agency that works very closely with the Erie County Sheriff's Office and the New York State Police. All of our police officers are Bureau of Municipal Police certified and trained. They receive in service training throughout the year to provide the most current and professional service. We average 19 hours a day seven days a week patrol and continue to expand our hours coverage. The police department works in alliance with the Akron Central School District and the local businesses, associated civic groups and organizations to ensure the safety of our community. We also contract with the Town of Newstead to provide security to their Justice Court by providing an officer to every court session."

Service Area

The Village of Akron is approximately 1.5 square miles and is the home to about 3000 residents, the Police Department is asked to assist the New York State Police and the Erie County Sheriff's Office in the Towns of Newstead and Alden on an occasional basis. Over the past 4 years the Police Department assisted these agencies and other law enforcement agencies as well.

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Officers of the Village of Akron Police Department

Name Years of Service
With Village		 Status
Richard Lauricella 13 Chief
Robert Farrington 30 Full Time
Richard Baran 11 Part Time
Christopher Heiderman 8 Full Time
Steve Cryan 8 Part Time
Michael Baran 7 Part Time
Craig Pellitteri 6 Part Time
Dave Drozdiel 5 Part Time
Peter Scanio 5 Part Time
Richard Lewis 3 Part Time
Kevin Koscielniak 3 Part Time
DeEtte Iacovitti 2 Part Time
Joseph Belden 2 Part Time
J. Herbert Ritchie 1 Part Time

Calendar Year Statistics

Vehicle and Traffic Law Enforcement

The Akron Police aggressively enforce all the vehicle and traffic laws of New York State throughout its jurisdiction. Traffic in the Village is very heavy during the daytime hours with many manufacturing facilities and the public school system within its boundaries.

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Property Damage Accidents 60 73 58 42 43
Injury Accidents 3 10 4 8 4
Traffic Summonses Issued 373 473 281 279 241
DWI Arrests 4 5 3 1 3
Traffic Complaints 78 77 73 91 79
Parking Summonses 79 88 90 67 52
Criminal Activity

Although Akron is one of the safest communities in Western New York, The Police Department investigated and acted upon the following complaints. The Police Department prides itself on a quick response to all calls for service.

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Burglaries 8 2 4 2 3
Larcenies 31 16 20 11 16
Larceny From Vehicle     14 16 6
Stolen Vehicles 4 2 2 1 0
Disorderly Person(s) and Incidents 61 53 53 45 45
Criminal Mischief 21 22 23 16 19
Disorderly Youths 71 54 63 49 51
Domestic Incidents 32 14 34 34 30
Narcotic Complaints 12 12 8 15 9
Penal Law Arrests 48 34 30 32 32
Assault and Related 32 15 29 23 18
Mental Health Law Arrests 13 9 10 12 11
Other Reportable Crime (Bad Check) 17 32 22 8 15
General Service

Calls for service that are considered to be routine in nature are a large part on how the Police Department serves our Community.

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Alarms, First Aid Assist Person(s) 289 524 427 470 426
Animal Complaints 18 30 21 22 18
Local Ordinances 57 33 79 39 26
Property Checks and Calls for service 3315 3979 3736 3231 3743
Referred to other agency (Family Offense) 16 25 8 8 10