04/20/2024
Andy Warrick Assumes Role As Acting Police Chief
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio – The City of Middletown announces that Andy Warrick has been named acting police chief effective Saturday, April 20, 2024. Major Warrick assumes the title of acting police chief from Major Eric Crank, who is retiring after 28 years of service to the City of Middletown’s Division of Police.
“Major Warrick has dedicated much of his public safety career to the City of Middletown and we are confident in his leadership as we continue our process in appointing a permanent police chief in the near future,” Middletown City Manager Paul Lolli said.
Major Warrick was born in Trenton and graduated from Edgewood High School in 1981. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, where he served for over 20 years, including tours of duty in Japan, Panama, and Desert Shield, Desert Storm. Warrick retired from the Marines in March 2002 as first sergeant in Combat Engineers Bravo Company.
He began his law enforcement career in Norfolk, Va. in 1989 and joined the City of Middletown Division of Police in September 2001 as a patrol officer, rising through the ranks over the past two decades. In 2007, he was appointed police sergeant, leading to his promotion as police lieutenant in 2017. Two months later, on New Year’s Day 2018, Warrick was appointed major and deputy police chief.
Major Warrick is a 2013 graduate of the Union University, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice.
