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.
Former Bucks County district attorney Michelle Henry became Pennsylvania's acting attorney general Tuesday when former attorney general Josh Shapiro took the oath of office to become governor.
Known for his "letter of the law" approach to policing, Robert Snyder became Coopersburg's first police officer in 1948. "The Chief," as he was known, also drove the borough's first ambulance, helped start the Little League, served as crossing guard for Coopersburg School and was present at any and all public events for more than 50 years.
