Jackson Township Police Department

The Investigative Division of the Police Department consists of Lt. Dan Vaughn who is in charge of the division, which consists of (4) full-time detectives and (1) part-time detective. The Detectives typically deal with a variety of investigations, which are usually felonies or cases of a more serious nature.  The Division is supported by (1) clerical employee who administers bad check processing and warrant files, in addition to other duties.  Clerical staffing is Monday- Friday from 8:00 am -4:30pm.  The phone number to contact the Detective Bureau directly is (330)830-6264. 

We also have three officers assigned to the Stark County SWAT Co-Op.  The SWAT Co-Op is made up of several officers from Stark County law enforcement agencies, as well as, some agencies from Carroll County.  The Co-Op is used when the need for special tactics and skills are needed for dealing with more serious events in Stark and Carroll County.   

There is a Tip Line where information pertaining to criminal activity can be left for Detectives and that number is (330) 834-3967

At the current time the following Detectives are assigned to Division:

Full time Investigators:

Detective Lieutenant Dan Vaughn (ltvaughn@jtpd.com)

Detective Brandon Alger (balger@jtpd.com)

Detective Jeff Aynes (jaynes@jtpd.com)

Detective Emily Carver (ecarver@jtpd.com)

Detective Steven Hagge (shagge@jtpd.com)

Detective Gene Matako (gmatako@jtpd.com)