Eastlake Police Department

History of the Eastlake Police Department The first police Chief for the Village of Eastlake was Richard Taylor. He started as Chief in 1949 working for no pay and using his own car to patrol the village streets. The village officially became a city in 1955. Chief Taylor and his part-time policemen worked out of the first police station, a small building at the intersections of Roberts Road, Beachpark Ave, and Lakeshore Boulevard. The police station consisted of a small room that contained a desk, two chairs, and two file cabinets. The rest of the building was the city hall and clerk’s office. The second police station was a little larger room in a concrete building that also was used as the city hall and clerk’s office. The third police station and city hall was the Albrecht estate that the city purchased in 1956. Non-emergency: (440) 951-1400. Dial 911 for emergencies.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2023), Eastlake city, OH has an estimated population of 17,538.