Victim Services

"Picking up the Pieces" - Ohio Attorney General Crime Victim Booklet

Ohio Victims' Rights Request Form

VICTIMS ASSISTANCE LIAISON UNIT

(VALU)

Cincinnati Police Department’s Victims Assistance Liaison Unit

“Serving victims of crime within the City of Cincinnati”

If you have been a victim of crime, the following services may be available to you:

INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR RIGHTS AS A VICTIM OF CRIME

ASSISTANCE WITH FILING FOR VICTIM OF CRIME COMPENSATION

MONTHLY SUPPORT GROUP

YOUTH SURVIVOR GROUP

CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES

INDIVIDUAL SHORT-TERM COUNSELING

COURT ACCOMPANIMENT

LIAISON TO DETECTIVES AND INVESTIGATORS

ASSISTANCE ENROLLING WITH VINE

REFERRALS FOR COMMUNITY RESOURCES

WE ARE HERE FOR YOU

Cincinnati Police Department

Criminal Investigations Section

Victims Assistance Liaison Unit

801 Linn Street

Cincinnati, Ohio 45203

513-352-6421

Karen.rumsey@cincinnati-oh.gov

Cincinnati Police Department (CPD)

The Cincinnati Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency for the City of Cincinnati and provides a full range of police services to 52 diverse neighborhoods. The Department currently maintains approximately 1000 sworn officers and 125 civilian employees. Led by the Police Chief, law enforcement operations are divided among three Bureaus: Patrol, Investigations and Support.

On January 9, 2023, Teresa A. Theetge was sworn in as Cincinnati's 16th Police Chief. Chief Theetge was appointed Interim Police Chief by Interim City Manager John Curp in February 2022 after Chief Eliot K. Isaac announced his retirement from the Cincinnati Police Department. Chief Theetge is the first woman to be appointed Chief of Police for CPD.

Chief Theetge has been with the Cincinnati Police Department for more than three decades. In 2016, she was promoted to Assistant Chief and in 2020 assumed the role of the Executive Officer. Throughout her career, Chief Theetge has had a multitude of assignments at varying ranks. She has experience in Patrol and Investigative assignments as well as Inspections’ audits and Internal investigations.

Chief Theetge is a life-long Cincinnati resident and comes from a large Law Enforcement family. She and her husband Bob have four adult children and eight grandchildren.