Lakeside Police History and Its Presence Today
The Lakeside Association Police Department was dissolved in 1994 due to personnel issues, along with the State of Ohio removing police powers and arrest authorities from "Chautauquas" throughout Ohio, citied in the Ohio Revised Code. The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office deputies that were assigned to the Lakeside Police Department after the change became "Lakeside Security Officers/Special Deputies". The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office continued to patrol the community but it was under contract by providing one deputy through 1995. After 1998, The Lakeside Association continued to provide their own protection by forming the Lakeside Security Department along with the Danbury Township Police, due to the association property being with the township jurisdiction, and the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office. The former Lakeside Police, radios, computers, and misc. equipment was soon utilized by the department. Early in 1998, the department (which was based on the outskirts of the grounds in the "municipal services building") had two patrol cars, and several officers patrolling, this was done by cruisers, foot, or on bicycle. Although most of the officers were civilians in stature having with no arrest power, the department hired several officers, having peace officer status, with arrest powers certification from the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission (OPOTC). Some of the officers at the time were also cross trained as emergency medical technicians (EMT's) and/or firefighters, given greater safety coverage for the residents and visitors. This was the most and diverse staff ever employed at once in the history of the Department. As the economy changed so did the Lakeside Security Department and no longer holds the traditions of the past. The patrols cars have left in the years afterwards, thus shortly after so did the traditional uniform. Currently the department has downsized, the patrols are done primarily in golf carts, and a marked patrol pick-up with no overhead warning lights. The uniform has become polo shirts, and shorts (summer), and slacks (winter).
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