Northern Border Initiative (Marine Patrol)


The Cuyahoga County Public Safety Marine Patrol (CCPSMP) enforces all state and local laws, assists in all rescue and safety efforts, and serves as patrol to all critical infrastructures along the border, including the water intake and nuclear power plants.

The CCPSMP boat is equipped with state of the art sonar, radar, and nuclear detection devices and is funded by proceeds from the Port Security Grant Program.

The Cuyahoga County Public Safety Marine Patrol (CCPSMP) consists of the following partners:

  • Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Office
  • Cleveland Police Department
  • Lakewood Police Department

The dive team consists of members from the CCSD, Cleveland Police and Cleveland Fire, who collaboratively serve all the lake front communities in Cuyahoga County.