Crime & Safety
Brecksville Police Chief is Retiring
Richard Mannarino to leave post after a year and a half
Brecksville Police Chief Richard Mannarino is retiring from the police force, Cleveland.com is reporting.
Mannarino, a Brecksville police officer for 34 years, took the place of Dennis A. Kancler, who retired in January 2011.
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He has served as chief since April 5, 2011.
Captain Michael J. Carlin, who served as interim chief after Kancler left and was also a candidate for chief at that time, is expected to be appointed Brecksville's next police chief.
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Mannarino's decision was not a surprise because he was enrolled in the Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund’s Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP).
The program allows experienced officers to accumulate retirement money, but imposes a retirement deadline if they don't want to lose it.
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