Grafton Ohio Police Department

Parking Restrictions for July 6, 2024 Parade Route (see event post for parade details.)

NO PARKING - Center St., Rail Road St, Chestnut St. and Main St. (Downtown).

ROAD CLOSED

State Rt. 83 is closed between St. Rt. 82 and Grafton Eastern, due to storm damage with wires down and a fire in the area. No ETA as to when the Road will open

FROM LORAIN COUNTY EMA

"A natural Gas Supplier added to much odorant to the system causing a natural gas odor without actual leaks. Contact 911 and your gas supplier for any Odor".

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Eclipse Weekend has begun. Reminder that All Grafton Village Parks will be closed to Vehicles starting today, 04/5/2024. Foot Traffic is permitted.

It is with a very heavy heart that the Grafton Police Department says goodbye to Chief Lonnie Carroll. Chief Carroll proudly served the Village of Grafton for over 30 years as a Patrol Officer, Sergeant, Lieutenant, and Chief until his retirement. RIP Chief Carroll.

Lonnie Carroll Obituary - Liston Funeral Home - North Ridgeville - 2024 View Lonnie E. Carroll's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.

With the potential for a winter storm in the Grafton area, we are reminding everyone that when snow exceeds 2 inches, on street parking is prohibited.

Make sure all outside water access are off if possible, Keep space heaters far away from any flammable materials, cover exposed skin when outside, and Stay Warm!

High wind warning & subzero wind chills: Forecast We’re quiet to start today but, blustery wind, sub-zero wind chills, and low visibility conditions are heading our way.

****SCAM ALERT****

The Grafton Police Department received multiple complaints today, 11/21/23, that an unidentified white male with Blonde/light brown hair, had knocked on several residents doors. When the door was answered the male pretended to be the son or brother of a neighbor, and the neighbor needed help. The male would provided enough information about a neighbor (likely found by public records) to attempt to convince the victims that he was related to one of their neighbors, and then request money to help the neighbor get home from Pennsylvania.

The only description of the involved vehicle was a dark colored, mid size, SUV. No other identifying information was provided. These incidents were not confined to any certain neighborhoods.

If you had a similar incident or information about these incidents please contact the Grafton Police Dept. at 440-926-2662.

***update Owner has been found***

This female Husky was found in the 1000 block of Elm St. Today 11/7/23. If you anyone have any information about the owner, please contact the Grafton Police Department at 440-926-2662

It was a very busy weekend. A 16 hour scheduled power outage, Rx drug collection day, and the Halloween parade.

We want to thank everyone who helped make all these events a success.

A special thank you to Marco's Pizza Grafton, who made sure the Electric, Police and Fire departments were well fed.

PUBLIC NOTICE: First Energy, its contractor, and GVP&L will move forward with the planned 10/27/2023 Grafton Village POWER OUTAGE beginning at 10:00 PM. The final pre-outage coordination meeting held 10/26/2023 made the decision to move forward with the possibility of light rain at times. All personnel considered the forecasted weather as acceptable with likely weather conditions for the following day as less favorable.

Site/Project participants in First Energy (FE) personnel, FE contract (JW Electric) personnel, Grafton Village Power & Light personnel, Grafton contractor (Westfield Electric), Grafton Electric Engineering.

Additionally: Grafton Village Fire Department personnel with additional staff and open the fire station to the public at 1013 Chestnut St beginning at 9:00 PM and will remain open until at minimum 1-hour post outage. GRAFTON FIRE non-emergency number is 440-926-2075. FOR AN EMERGENCY CALL 911.

Added Grafton Police Department personnel will be activated throughout the outage. GRAFTON PD will issue a countywide WENS ALERT later today (10/27/2023). GRAFTON PD non-emergency number is 440- 926-2261. FOR AN EMERGENCY CALL 911.

GRAFTON WATER department personnel will be present and additional staff ON CALL throughout the outage to ensure GV Water pump station power generation is operational and maintain standard distribution pressures and water distribution throughout the outage and a return to normal operation post-outage.

GRAFTON SEWER department personnel will be present and additional staff ON CALL throughout the outage to ensure all back up generation is operational and to maintain WWTP and pump station operations during the outage and a return to normal operation post-outage.

THE OUTAGE is scheduled for 16-HOURS. There is always a possibility the timeline could be extended and there is the likelihood the timeline could be lessened. Grafton administration will give updates when and if possible, through Facebook.

MOST ASKED QUESTION: “When will I know power is restored? The easy answer, leave a few lights switched “ON”, when they illuminate… you’ll know. Those on generation with a switch gear will see the switch gear activate with the blink of the lights (or hearing the generator shutting down. Grafton Administration will be available throughout the outage at 440-731-9316, should any other non-emergency need arise. GVP&L thanks all its customers for their patience and understanding.

HALLOWEEN PARADE
Sunday October 29, 2023 1:00PM
line up begins at Noon.

Due to the Halloween Parade the following streets will be posted NO PARKING from the hours of 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Main St. (downtown between rail road tracks and Elm St.) Will be closed for parade route.
Chestnut St. (line up area)
Center St. (detour route)

Also,
Mechanic Street will be closed to traffic from Oak St - Center St.
Chestnut St. will be Closed for Line up
Rail Road St. will be closed between Oak St. and Main St.

Grafton Police Officers will be at all intersections of the Parade Route and detours to direct traffic.

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The Grafton Police Department is accepting applications for Full-Time and Part-Time Police Officers. Applicants must be OPOTA certified at time of appointment.
Applications available for pickup at the Grafton Police Department lobby, 1009 Chestnut St., Grafton, Ohio 44044

Dog found near Crook and Chamberlain. Please contact the Grafton Police Department at 440-926-2662 if you have any information about the owner.

Fireworks and the party in the park will be going on as planned, rain or shine.

****UPDATE OWNER LOCATED****
Dog located on Oak St. In Grafton. Expired Medina license. We are unable to locate an owner at this time.

A public townhall meeting will be held at the Village Hall (960 Main St, Grafton, OH 44044) on Wednesday, June 14 at 6:30 pm to discuss the project and address any questions or concerns.

This project will be from Mechanic St south to the Village corporation limit at Willow Park. The current work is being performed by Columbia Gas included gas main improvements and new lateral services to properties. This was not a part of the Village funded Envision Main St Phase 2 project.

The Grafton Police Department is accepting applications for Full-Time and Part-Time Police Officers. Applicants must be OPOTA certified at time of appointment.

Applications available for pickup at the Grafton Police Department lobby, 1009 Chestnut St., Grafton, Ohio 44044

The Grafton Police Department is pleased to announce the Winners of the 2023 Easter coloring contest. We had over 70 wonderful entries, and our judges had to work hard to find their favorites. We would like to thank Aux. Officer Abby Klun for organizing the contest.

Congratulation to
Allie - age 10
Erika - age 8
Piper - age 5

Lorain County Dispatch is currently experiencing phone issues.

Grafton residents please use 440-822-0135 for non emergency calls. This outage is effecting our main phone numbers.

Hey Kids! Join our Easter coloring contest!

ROAD CLOSURE NOTICE

Starting on 1/24/2023, Mechanic St. between Crook St. and Railroad St. will be closed to Traffic. Only local traffic (residing inside the construction zone) and emergency vehicle traffic will be allowed.