About

Tom Wetzel

Chief of Police, University Circle

A career in service

Tom Wetzel is the Chief of Police for University Circle, Ohio. He has spent his career in Northeast Ohio law enforcement, with a consistent focus on community policing: the belief that a police department's core work is serving and building trust with the community it protects.

1. Chief of Police, University Circle Police Department

   2023 - Present

2. Chief of Police, Richmond Heights Police Department

   2018 - 2023

3. Lieutenant, Beachwood Police Department

   1897 - 2018