The Morning Journal (Lorain, OH)
City taps Kory as police chief
Council logs unanimous approval
Sheffield Lake City Council formally approved the appointment of Andrew Kory as the new chief of the Sheffield Lake Police Department on Sept. 14.
Joined by family, friends and several members of the Sheffield Lake Police Department, council unanimously approved Kory’s appointment as the department moves to a new chapter.
Kory takes on the permanent role replacing former Chief Anthony Campo who retired in June, and Mayor Dennis Bring called the transition a win-win for the city and they are excited as the department moves forward.
“We’re very pleased to have him and I think this is going to be a great change for this whole group,” Bring said.
“I think we’re all nodding our heads and we’re all excited about this moving forward,” the mayor said.
Kory scored the highest on a civil service test administered by the city in securing the top job. Kory has been with Sheffield Lake
police since 2015 when he was hired as a patrol officer and was promoted to sergeant in 2018.
Sgt. Shawn Corr had been serving as acting chief since Campo’s retirement and Bring said he has already implemented several positive changes to put the department in a stronger position.
Council also voted unanimously in favor of hiring
Robert Perkins as a parttime patrol officer and Joshua McCoy as a full-time patrol officer.
Perkins is retired from the Lorain County Sheriff’s Office and McCoy, a Sheffield Lake resident, most recently worked for the Cleveland Division of Police.
Law Director David Graves said Sheffield Lake Civil Service Commission is planning to administer another
exam for sergeant to replace Kory and another open position for a planned retirement.
Campo left the department in controversy after being caught on video placing a note containing the words “Ku Klux Klan” on the rain coat of a black officer, submitting his retirement on June 29 after 33 years with the department and eight years as chief.