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Tiadaghton Valley Regional Police Department

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Tiadaghton Valley Regional Police Department
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionWestern Lycoming County, Pennsylvania (Borough of Jersey Shore and Cummings, McHenry, Nippenose, Piatt, Porter townships), United States
Size168.4 sq mi
(436.154 km2)
Population8,458 (2010)
Facilities
Patrol cars3
Patrol SUVs6
K9s1

The Tiadaghton Valley Regional Police Department (TVRPD) was a regional police department in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. As of January 1, 2023, TVRPD merged with Old Lycoming Police Department to form the Lycoming Regional Police Department. The department served the residents of Jersey Shore borough as well as Cummings, McHenry, Nippenose, Piatt, and Porter townships.[1][2]

History

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Tiadaghton Valley Regional Police Department was formed via the merger of Jersey Shore Borough Police Department and Porter Township Police Department in 2010.[3]

Vehicles

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TVRPD operates an all-Ford fleet. They operate marked and unmarked Ford Interceptor sedans police version of the Taurus and Ford Interceptor Utility police version of the Explorer.

Fallen officers

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Officers featured in this section died from injuries after or while conducting law enforcement operations while on duty.

Date Name Age Cause Details
10 December 1904a Edward Norton Jr 48 Heart Attack Norton suffered a fatal hard attack shortly after separating two fighting juveniles.[4]

Note

a.^ This occurred well before regionalisation. Norton was member of the Jersey Shore Borough Police Department.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Funding on its way to Tiadaghton Valley force — could expansion be next?". sungazette.com. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  2. ^ "Regionalization regaining steam after shutdown". sungazette.com. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  3. ^ "Porter Township plans to keep regional police". sungazette.com. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  4. ^ "Chief of Police Edward Norton, Jr". The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP). Retrieved 2021-01-10.