Captain Nick Crouch currently oversees Criminal Investigations, the Narcotics Unit, Special Response Team (SRT), and Public Records.  He is a Clermont County native and got certified as a police officer by the Ohio Peace Officer Training Association in 2004.  Captain Crouch graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 2006 with a degree in Applied Sciences, emphasizing Criminal Justice Technology. He began his law enforcement career at the Clermont County Sheriff’s Office-Jail Division in 2005, where he held the roles of Corrections Officer and Sheriff Trustee Program (STP) Officer.

In 2007, Captain Crouch was selected for the road patrol and served as a Patrol Deputy until 2014, when he transferred to the Criminal Investigations section as a Detective.  In 2021, he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant and assigned to the Road Patrol.  Later that year, he transferred back to the Investigative Unit as a Detective Sergeant where he remained until his promotion to Captain in January 2025.

Captain Crouch has been a member of the Special Response Team since 2012 serving as a Team Leader and Assistant Commander, beginning in 2018.  He was also a member of the Sheriff’s Honor Guard from 2013 to 2021.  He has attended numerous advanced training courses, including Homicide Investigation at the University of Louisville-Southern Police Institute, Fire and Arson Investigation, and SWAT Command and Decision Making through the National Tactical Officers Association.  Additionally, he is an active CVSA (Certified Voice Stress Analysis) Operator, certified by the National Institute of Truth Verification.

Captain Crouch is a graduate of the Public Safety Leadership Academy, Class #11, at the John Glenn College of Public Affairs at The Ohio State University.

He received a Sheriff’s Commendation in 2017 and the Sheriff’s Merit Award in 2019.  He has also received investigative awards from the Clermont County Law Enforcement Association in 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023, and 2024.