Memorial services set for late Sharonville police chief

The Sharonville Police Department and the surrounding communities will gather Friday for a public visitation and memorial service to remember the late police Chief Steve Vanover.

SAYING GOODBYE TO A PROTECTOROF THE COMMITUNY.

A PUBL ICMEMORIAL AND VISITATION IS SETFOR LATER TODAY FORSHARONVILLE POLICE CHIEF STEVEVANOVER.HE DIED EARLIER THISWEEK AT AGE56.WCPO 9 NEWS REPORTER LISASMITH IS LIVE IN SHARONVILLETHIS MORNI NGWITH DETAILS ONTHE WEEKEND SERVICES..

LISAADRIAN..

THE LOSS OF CHIEFSTEVE VANOVER WAS CERTAINLYUNEXPECTED.

YOU CAN SEE HEREAT THE POLICE STATION,, ACRUISER ISPARKED OUT FRONT..WITH BLACK DRAPIN G.AND, SOMEIN COMMUNITY HAVE LEFT FLOWERSAS A WAY TO OFFER THEIRCONDOLENCES.CHIEF VANOVER HAD BEEN IN LAWENFORCEMENT FOR NEARLY 30YEARS..

THE ST2- 2LAYEARS..SPENT HERE INSHARONVILLE.

OF COURSE, THATGAVE HIM A LOT OF LAWENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE FROMROLES INCLUDING BIKE PATROL,D.A.R.E.

OFFICER, DECTTEIVEDIVISION SUPERVISOR AND PATROLCOMMANDE R.HE WAS NAMED CHIEFIN 2018... OVERSEEING ADEPARTMENT OF OVER0 5OFFICERSAND CIVILIANS.

AND JUST THISYEAR, HE WAS ABLE TO SEE THEDEPARTMENT MOVE INTITO SBRAND-NEW BUILDING.

DURINGHIS FREE TIME..

HE ENJOD YEOUTDOOR ACTIVITIES..

AND HISCINCINNATI REDS.Lt.

Mark Preuss, ActingChief/Sharonville PoliceDept."He was a hu geReds fan.There would be times when Iwould call him upev, en afterwork and on the other end ofe thphone, Even on the otherend of the phone, I could hearthe Reds game going on in thebackground."AND TODAY..

A PUBLIC MEMORIALAND VISITATION SERVICE ISPLANNED THE ATMIHOVK-ROSENACKER FUNERAL HOME ONPLAINFIE LDROAD IN BLUE ASH..THAT'S FROM 4 UNTIL 7P-M.THE NEFUL SERVICES WILLBE PRIVATE ON SATURDAY FORFAMILY AND OFFIRS ONLCEHOWEVER, THE PUBLIC IS INVITEDTO LINE THE ROUTE OF THEPROCESSIONAL BEGINNING AT 9:30A-M FROM THE FUNERAL MEHO ONPLAINFIELD..

EAST ON GLENDALE-MILFORD, WHICH BECOMESPFEIFFER, LEFT ON MONTGOMERYROAD,, TO GATE OF HEAVENCEMETERY.OUT HERE LIVE..

THE FLAGS INSHARONVILLE ARE FLYING ATHALF-STAFF..

THAT WASY BORDEROF GOVERNOR DEWINE..

UNTILTOMORROW NIGHT.

LIEUTENA NTPREUSS SAYS HE EXPECTSREPRESENTATIVES FROM 30 TO 50POLICE AGENCIES TO ATTENDSERVICES TOMORROW.LIVE INSHARONVILLE..

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