Volume #2, Issue #10
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SHOWCASED POLICE STATIONS
FROM THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
LINK: CLICK ON STATION NAME
- Department: Philadelphia
- District Station: 35th District
- Category / Size: City / Major City
- Address: 4400 N Board Street
- District Station Address: 5960 N Broad Street
- Telephone: 215-686-3388
- Website: https://www.phillypolice.com
- District Station Website: https://districts.phillypolice.com/districts/35th/
- Email: police.public_affairs@phila.gov
- Jurisdiction Population: 1.5 Million
- Jurisdiction Square Mile: 142.6
- Number of Sworn: 6,400
- Number of Sworn Females: 768 – 12%
- Chief: Kevin Bethel, Commissioner ( Since January 2, 2024 )
- Accreditation: PLEAC ( Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Accreditation Program )
- Department 2023 Crime Stats: Link
- Other Facts: The Department’s Personnel Goal ( 30X30) – The Department to consist of 30% Female Sworn officers by 2030
- Other Facts: The Department was started in 1854
- Other Facts: The Departments most famous Police Commissioner – Frank L. Rizzo , 1967 – 1971, was used as the basis for a character in several W.E.B. Griffin “Badge of Honor” novels.
- Other Facts: The 2023 Annual budget was $793,000,000.00
- Department: Kennett Township
- Category / Size: Township / Small
- Address: 801 Burrows Run Road, Chadds Ford
- Telephone: 610-388-8594
- Website: kennett.pa.us
- Email: KTPD@kennett.pa.us
- Jurisdiction Population: 8,350
- Jurisdiction Square Mile: 15.48
- Number of Sworn: 10
- Number of Sworn Females: 2 – 20%
- Chief: Matthew Gordon
- Accreditation: None
- Department 2023 Information: Link
- Department: West Goshen Township
- Category / Size: Township / Small
- Address: 1025 Paoli Pike, West Chester
- Telephone: 610-696-7403
- Website: https://www.westgoshen.org/210/Police
- Email: police@westgoshen.org
- Jurisdiction Population: 23,500
- Jurisdiction Square Mile: 12
- Number of Sworn: 32
- Number of Sworn Females: Not Reported
- Chief: Michael P. Carroll
- Accreditation: None
- Department 2023 Crime Stats: Link
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> Legislative
– Sample List of 20243 – 2024 Legislation Introduced in the Pennsylvania House and Senate that affects Pennsylvania’s Title 18, “Crimes and Offenses.”
Sample of 10 out of 138 House Bills
- House Bill 28 – Cody’s Law, To Protect Those that Cannot Protect Themselves
- House Bill 47 – Protection School from Predators
- House Bill 154 – Repealing & Replacing Gun Background Check System
- House Bill 192 – Eliminating 3 Strikes Felonies for Retail Theft
- House Bill 209 – Removing Obscene Materials From school Libraries
- House Bill 338 – Reporting Lost of Stolen Firearms
- House Bill 416 – Prohibiting Remote Staking
- House Bill 539 – Protecting School Crossing Guards
- House Bill 696 – Theft of Mail
- House Bill1744 – Catch a Sexual Predator Amendment
Sample of 10 out of 77 Senate Bills
- Senate Bill 53 – Weapons in Public Parks
- Senate Bill 60 – Universal Background Checks
- Senate Bill 110 – Castle Doctrine Expansion
- Senate Bill 113 – Hate Crimes Against Law Enforcement & First Responders
- Senate Bill 159 – Unauthorized Use of an Electronic Tracking Device
- Senate Bill 627 – Drug Prevention, Recovery, and Enforcement
- Senate Bill 200 – Assault Weapons Ban
- Senate Bill 812 – “Swatting” Legislation
- Senate Bill 983 – Death Penalty for Convicted Human Traffickers of Children
- Senate Bill 1083 – Protecting Kids from ai Exploration
> Law Enforcement
– Girardville Police Department Operations Suspended
May 8, 2024 – The Girardville, Pennsylvania Town Council suspended police operation through the remainder of 2024. Cost and Performance were the reasons given for the suspension. The State Police will now take calls for police service in the Town of 1,500 people.
Girardville Police Department Patch
– Justice Center, The Counsel of Sate Governments
Article: Stepping Up Pennsylvania Behavioral Health – Criminal Justice Policy Scan and Planning Project Recommendations by Priority Area
Priority Areas
1. Improving Local Capacity To Collect Data and Share Information – See Read More for Details
2. Increasing Local Diversion As Early As Possible – See Read More for Details
3. Increasing Local availability of and Connections to Housing – See Read More for Details