Lower Saucon Twp. Police to Host ‘Coffee with a Cop’
The Lower Saucon Township Police Department will host a "Coffee with a Cop" event at the GIANT Food Store on Rt. 412 on Wednesday, May 22 from 9 to 11 a.m.
The Lower Saucon Township Police Department will host a "Coffee with a Cop" event at the GIANT Food Store on Rt. 412 on Wednesday, May 22 from 9 to 11 a.m.
The department was recently awarded the FBI-LEEDA (Law Enforcement Executive Development Association) Agency Trilogy Award, which is the first to be given in Pennsylvania this year.
Applications are being accepted for the 2024 Elmer Hafer-American Legion-State Police-National Guard Youth Camp, which will be held June 9-15 at Messiah University in Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County.
To be eligible to apply, individuals must be at least 20 years old; possess either a high school diploma or a GED certificate; and possess a valid driver's license from any state. No prior law enforcement experience is required in order to apply for the Pennsylvania State Police.
An online application is available at LehighCountyPoliceTest.com which can be used to apply to any one or more of the 12 departments that comprise the consortium.
A recently-retired Lower Saucon Township police officer was recognized for 20 years of service to the township at the Jan. 17 township council meeting.
Springfield Township Police Officer Ronald Jacoby, who has devoted much of his life to protecting his community, is being recognized for his dedication upon his retirement from the department.
A Richlandtown, Bucks County woman who allegedly made an anonymous false report about a neighbor yelling and possibly waving a gun around outside later admitted that she had made up the entire story because she was "fed up with her neighbor," Pennsylvania State Police said Friday.
A highlight of the March 22 Lower Saucon Township Council meeting was the swearing in of three full-time police officers recently hired by the Lower Saucon Township Police Department.
After police chief Tom Barndt detailed his department's current staffing issues, Lower Saucon Township Council voted 5-0 Wednesday to authorize the department to hire four additional officers.