Staff photo / J.T. Whitehouse Canfield Mayor Don Dragish issues the oath of office to Chad DeBarr, who became one of four patrol sergeants for the Canfield Police Department, at Wednesday’s council meeting.

CANFIELD — The Canfield Police Department shined during Wednesday’s council meeting with two oaths of office and one proclamation for a life-saving effort.

Sgt. Kyle Young had officer Emily Roth step up before fellow officers and their families. He spoke about the situation Roth found herself involved in March 8.

“We got a call to do a welfare check on a suicidal female,” Young said. “When we checked the property, we found an open door in the garage.”

He didn’t mention the woman’s name or address but said she was inside a running vehicle with the garage doors closed. Young said Roth acted quickly to enter the garage and open the main door. She then turned to the vehicle, shut it off, and moved the woman to fresh air, saving her life.

Following the proclamation, Mayor Don Dragish issued the oath of office. First up was newly hired officer Stacy Karis. Police Chief Chuck Colucci said Karis came from the Lowellville Police Department, where she logged 10 years.

The second oath of office was for Chad DeBarr, who was moving up in rank to sergeant. Colucci said he tries to maintain four sergeants for the patrol division.

With the addition of Karis, Colucci said his department is at full force, with 23 full-time personnel. He said there are no part timers.

“We used to maintain three to four part-time officers,” he said. “Because of demand and the shortage of officers, we can’t maintain a part-time staff any more.”

He said of the 23, five are school resource officers.

Colucci also commented on a recent rash of vehicle burglaries.

“On Saturday, April 5, we had five vehicles at St. Michael Church broken into,” he said. “Purses were taken and later someone tried to pass a bad check in Cleveland.”

He said the Flock license plate reader system captured the vehicle with Florida plates on it. The vehicle went into Niles, which also has the camera system, and broke into cars before heading north. The subjects were later arrested in Parma thanks to the Flock cameras.

“You should always keep your car locked and valuables placed out of sight,” he said. “The same goes with your homes, lock the doors.”

Also Wednesday, Canfield Zoning Inspector Tyler Thorn reported the Planning and Zoning Board approved the new Dairy Queen drive-thru at its last meeting.

Council also approved the city manager to enter into an agreement with MS Consultants Inc. for professional services related to the 2025 street improvement project in an amount not to exceed $35,000.