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== History ==
== History ==
The current police department was formed in 1946. Although the first patrolmen were hired by the authorities starting in October 1905.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.whitehalltownship.org/police_history.html |title=Police - History |access-date=2024-04-26 |archive-date=2021-12-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214104823/http://www.whitehalltownship.org/police_history.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
The current police department was formed in 1946. Although the first patrolmen were hired by the authorities starting in October 1905.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.whitehalltownship.org/police_history.html |title=Police - History |access-date=2024-04-26 |archive-date=2021-12-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214104823/http://www.whitehalltownship.org/police_history.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Since then, he has been ensuring law and order in the [[Township (Pennsylvania)|township]].


== Rank structure ==
== Rank structure ==

Revision as of 23:52, 26 April 2024

Whitehall Township Bureau of Police
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Agency overview
Formed1946; 78 years ago (1946)
Employees59[1]
Jurisdictional structure
Size12.86 sq mi (33.31 km²)
Population26,738 (2010)[2]
Operational structure
Headquarters3223 MacArthur Rd, Whitehall, PA 18052
officers50
civilians9
Elected officer responsible
  • Joseph J. Marx, Jr.[3], Mayor
Agency executives
  • Michael Marks, Chief of Police
  • Mark Mazzitelli, Deputy Chief of Police
Website
http://www.whitehalltownship.org/police_about.html

Whitehall Township Bureau of Police is a medium-sized city police force in Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania.

History

The current police department was formed in 1946. Although the first patrolmen were hired by the authorities starting in October 1905.[4] Since then, he has been ensuring law and order in the township.

Rank structure

Whitehall Township Bureau of Police rank structure
Title Insignia
Chief of Police
Deputy Chief of Police
Lieutenant
Detective Sergeant
Sergeant
Officer

See also

References

  1. ^ "Whitehall Township Bureau of Police". Archived from the original on 2022-08-21. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  2. ^ "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Whitehall township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 24, 2020. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  3. ^ "Administration". Whitehall Township. Archived from the original on February 20, 2020.
  4. ^ "Police - History". Archived from the original on 2021-12-14. Retrieved 2024-04-26.