Martin, Parry retire from YPD

YOUNGSTOWN

The city police department said goodbye Friday to 70 years of combined experience as detective sergeants Darryl Martin and Tom Parry both retired.

Parry, a Syracuse, N.Y., native was hired in December 1978 and has more than 36 years of police experience. Martin came on the department in 1981 and served 34 years.

Parry investigated robberies and burglaries for several years, and Martin has been a homicide detective for more than 20 years.

Martin estimated he has been assigned to at least 100 homicides as the lead investigator during his tenure as a detective. That doesn’t include other homicides for which he was the secondary investigator.

Their supervisor, Chief of Detectives Capt. Brad Blackburn, said replacing both will be hard. What set them apart was their willingness to help other investigators, Blackburn said. The two would help with paperwork, knock on doors and even help escort other detectives’ suspects to or from the Mahoning County jail, Blackburn said.

Parry began his career in Car 205 on the South Side. His partner was Tim Maloney, who went on to become a lawyer and eventually a Mahoning County Probate Court judge. Parry then worked an East Side beat for 15 years.

Martin said he became a police officer because he always wanted to be in the center of what was going on. He began his career as a patrolman on the North Side.

Read more about these officers in Saturday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.