Name: Stacy Painter

Age: 30

Family: Wife Tracy

Occupation: Patrol officer for the
Bedford Police Department

Lives in: Parma Heights

How long have you worked for the Bedford Police Department? Two weeks.

How would you describe Bedford to someone who has never been here?
It's a nice town with a lot more green space than I expected. You don't notice if you are just driving through.

What is your favorite place to vacation? Lake Pymatuning, which is near Pennsylvania.

What is your television show?
"Seinfeld."

What is your favorite movie?
"Caddyshack." I love comedies.

What is your biggest accomplishment? Besides having a strong marriage, I think it is coming to the Bedford Police Department. It's a difficult process. I took a lot of Civil Service tests and there were times when I was one of 100 applicants. And I really like it here, everyone has been very helpful.

Whom do you most admire? My father-in-law, Ben Gentile. He is police officer in Richfield and gave me a lot of support and answered a lot of my questions. I didn't come from a family with any police officers like a lot of officers do, so I was grateful for my father-in-law.

Something most people don't know about me is ... I love music and I play several instruments.
Compiled by Reporter Emily Canning-Dean