Patrick J. Berarducci

Chief of Police

Boardman, Ohio

330-726-4144
PBerarducci@twp.boardman.oh.us

Patrick J. Berarducci was appointed Chief of the Boardman Police Department in February 2007. Chief Berarducci oversees the second largest police department in the Mahoning Valley, managing 58 sworn officers, 23 civilian employees, and an annual budget of more than $8 million dollars. 

After taking command, Chief Berarducci directed a strategic shift in the deployment of supervisors and officers of the department by putting more patrol cars on the streets and in the neighborhoods. In the staffing shift he also reassigned supervisors from specialized positions to the patrol division to provide more direct supervision of police operations. In subscribing to the “Broken Windows Theory” of policing, the Chief is an advocate for strong enforcement of quality of life crimes as a means to help reduce overall crime in a community. He works closely with his counterpart in the township’s zoning office to insure effective enforcement of the Home Rule Ordinances aimed at keeping Boardman a great place to call home. He is also driving initiatives in Boardman aimed at utilizing real-time information to further reduce crime, target violence, and enhance the enforcement of quality of life crimes in the community.

The Chief comes to the Boardman Police Department after a career of more than 29 years with the United States Justice Department, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and its predecessor, the United States Treasury Department, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF).

Among his many honors, Chief Berarducci holds the United States Treasury Department’s Medal of Valor for bravery, and the Albert Gallatin Award for a career of unblemished faithful service. He is also a six-time recipient of the Department's Special Achievement Award and a five-time recipient of the Department's Special Act or Service Award.

Chief Berarducci began his career law enforcement career with the Youngstown Police Department in 1974 and with ATF as a Special Agent in 1978 assigned to the Cleveland, Ohio office.  His work has included the investigation of Federal firearms, explosives and arson violations.  In 1982, then Agent Berarducci was assigned to Vice President George Bush’s South Florida Violent Crime Task Force in Miami, Florida.  He was instrumental in forming the Caribbean Gang Task Force operating from the US Attorney’s offices in Cleveland, Ohio and led numerous investigations involving gang activity, murder and narcotics trafficking. 

During his ATF career, the Chief traveled extensively across the country as an instructor for ATF in critical incident management and media relations as well as a member of the Bureau’s critical incident response teams. He has been a featured speaker for many organizations and training seminars including the American Petroleum Institutes’ Crisis Management Conferences, the Ohio Emergency Management Agency Anti-Terrorism Seminars and BP America. 

He is a member of the Boardman Rotary Club, the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), the Ohio Association Chiefs of Police (OACP), the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA), and the Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Association of Retirees (ATFAR). He serves on the Board of Control for the Mahoning Valley Law Enforcement Task Force. He is married to the former Judy Barrett and the couple has three children. Since returning to the area, Chief Berarducci and his wife make their home in Boardman, Ohio.