MIAMI TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A Miami Township police detective received an investigative excellence award Tuesday from Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Crime Stoppers for building the case that put a man behind bars for 80 years on charges of sexually abusing three children.
Detective Kuhn was honored at the organization’s annual awards breakfast for his “in-depth investigation” of Richard Hauke, who was convicted of sex-related crimes involving three minors, the Miami Township Police Department said in a Facebook post announcing the award.
Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Crime Stoppers has operated since 1979, helping police across the Greater Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and Southeastern Indiana region generate anonymous tips on unsolved crimes in exchange for cash rewards of up to $2,500. Each October, the nonprofit recognizes law enforcement officers, media partners and volunteers who went “above and beyond” to help solve crimes and arrest offenders.
Tuesday’s breakfast was held at Hard Rock Casino Cincinnati, with Newtown Police Chief Tom Synan serving as keynote speaker.
Miami Township Police Chief Robert Hirsch, who was appointed to lead the department in 2024, oversees an agency organized into an operations division — covering patrol, investigations and the sex offender registry — and a support division that handles records, the D.A.R.E. program and the Citizens Police Academy. Hirsch previously served as a military police canine handler in the Army before rising through the department’s ranks from patrol officer to operations commander.
The information contained in this story was obtained from the Miami Township Police Department.