Meet The MPD Officers

Chief Joe Tucholski

Contact Chief Joe Tucholski at the Police Department, 440.632.3538 or via email at jtucholski@middlefieldpolice.com

Lieutenant Aaron Graley

  • 23 years in law enforcement
  • Hired as a lieutenant in Middlefield in August 2020
Work Experience
  • Geauga County Sheriff’s Office, Reynoldsburg Division of Police, Reminderville
  • Police Department, Lakeland Community College Police Academy Instructor
Education
  • Bachelor Degree in Criminal Justice, FBI National Academy Graduate,
  • Northwestern School of Police Staff & Command Graduate
  • Police Executive and Administrative Leadership School Graduate

Contact Officer Graley at the Police Department, 440.632.3538 or via email at agraley@middlefieldpolice.com

Sergeant Julie Aveni

Years of Service
  • 12/2019  Promoted to Sergeant
  • 6/2012 – Hired as a Full-time Officer
Work Experience
  • Andover Village Police Department, Ashtabula Sheriff’s Office, Village of Perry Police Department and North Perry Village Police Department

Reach Officer Aveni by calling the Police Department  or sending  email to javeni@middlefieldpolice.com

Officer Stephen Nadaud

Years of Service
  • 3/2013 – Hired as a Full-time Officer.
Work Experience
  • Braceville Police Department, Humility of Mary Police Department

Contact Officer Nadaud at the Police Department  via email at snadaud@middlefieldpolice.com

Sergeant/Detective Stephen Boxler

Years of Service
  • Promoted to Sergeant September 2022
  • June 28, 2017 Hired by Middlefield Police Department
Work Experience
  • Portage County Sheriff
  • Windham Police Department

Reach Officer Boxler by calling the Police Department  or sending  email to sboxler@middlefieldpolice.com

Officer Matthew Spitler

Years of Service
  • Feb. 8, 2018 Hired by Middlefield Police Department
Work Experience
  • Orwell Village Police Department

Reach Officer Spitler by calling the Police Department or sending email to mspitler@middlefieldpolice.com

Officer Dylan Conant

Years of Service

Hired full-time Sept. 14, 2023

  • Graduated Lake Erie college with a degree in Criminal Justice.
  • Graduated from the Kent State Police Academy in February 2023
Work Experience

Streetsboro Police Department and Lake County Juvenile Detention Center.

Officer Conant at the Police Department, 440.632.3538 or dconant@middlefieldpolice.com

Officer Robert Hamilton

Years of Service

Hired full-time November, 2023

Work Experience
  • 2013, graduated Polk State College in Winter Haven, Florida
  • 8.5 years, Polk County Sheriff’s Office
  • 4 years, Crisis negotiation team
  • 2 years, Traffic enforcement unit
  • 2 years, Intelligence unit
  • Field Training Officer
  • Officer of the year for 2019-2020.
  • 1 year,  Bartow Police Department

Reach Officer Hamilton at the Police Department, 440.632.3538 or rhamilton@middlefieldpolice.com

Officer Cody  Naftzger

Years of Service
  • Hired full time, March 2024
  • Graduated Kent State Trumbull Police Academy- 2020

Work experience – Lake County Sheriffs Office, UH Geauga police department

Reach Officer Naftzger at the Police Department, 440.632.3538 or cnaftzger@middlefieldpolice.com

Officer Brooke Daughters

Years of Service
  • Hired full time, March 2024
  • Graduated Lakeland Police Academy in 2023

 

Reach Officer Daughters at the Police Department, 440.632.3538 or bdaughters@middlefieldpolice.com

Office Austin Adler

Graduated Kent Trumbull police academy 2024

Hired by the MPD full time in September 2024

Reach Officer Adler at the Police Department, 440.632.3538 or aadler@middlefieldpolice.com