2020: A year of overtime
By Jim Krumel - jkrumel@limanews.com
Lima Police Department Detective Steve Stechschulte, shown here testifying in a rape case Friday, picked up $70,063 in overtime in 2020, pushing his earnings to $134,932 while dealing with fewer resources and increased crime.
File photo | The Lima News
The Lima Fire Department and Lima Police Department responded to a car running into a house in the early morning hours of July 18. Government salaries saw a lot of overtime in 2020. The LPD saw 21 city employees earn more than $20,000 in overtime last year, and eight members of the Lima Fire Department were paid more than the fire chief.
Stechschulte named top peace officer by state prosecutors’ group
By J Swygart - jswygart@limanews.com
Steve Stechschulte, a 30-year member of the Lima Police Department, was honored Wednesday with the Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association award as Outstanding Peace Officer for 2020. Presenting the award was Allen County Prosecuting Attorney Juergen Waldick, left.
J Swygart | The Lima News
Lima Police Department Detective Steve Stechschulte, pictured on the witness stand during a recent trial, was the recipient Wednesday of the Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association’s Outstanding Peace Officer award for 2020.
J Swygart | The Lima News
LIMA A Lima Police Department detective whose tireless efforts were credited as key to obtaining the first-ever conviction in Allen County of an individual for participating in a criminal gang was honored Wednesday as Ohio’s Outstanding Peace Officer for 2020 by the Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association.