Richard Bash

Richard Bash retired from the Columbus Division of Police after having served 33 years, the last twelve as Deputy Chief of Police. During his career, he held assignments in Patrol, Investigations, Covert Operations, School Resource, Mounted, Training, HR, Fiscal, Internal Affairs and Professional Standards. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Ohio Dominican University and a Master of Science in Management degree from Mount Vernon Nazarene University. Richard is also a graduate of the FBI National Academy, the Police Executive Leadership Institute (PELI), the Senior Management Institute for Police (SMIP), and the Police Executive Leadership College(PELC). Richard is also an Adjunct professor at Franklin University in Columbus, Ohio. He was the ShotSpotter Program Manager since inception and oversaw implementation of the initial 9 square miles and a 3 square mile expansion before his retirement.