Scranton Police Department
Scranton Police Department | |
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Agency overview | |
Formed | 1881 |
Employees | 170[1] |
Volunteers | 50+ |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States |
Size | 25.54 sq mi (66.14 km2) |
Population | 77,182 |
Operational structure | |
Officers | 147 |
Facilities | |
Stations | 2 |
Cars | 37 |
Trucks | 11 |
Specialty Units | 3 |
Dogs | 8 |
Horses | 3 |
The Scranton Police Department (SPD) is a medium-sized police department serving Scranton, Pennsylvania. With 147 sworn law enforcement officers it is the sixth largest police department within Pennsylvania behind forces in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, Erie and Harrisburg.[citation needed]
History[]
The Scranton Police Department was formed in 1881. At the time three officers patrolled on foot. In 1904 the police department received their first police car; by then five officers were employed.[2]
In 2019 the department welcomed their first father-daughter duo, Taylor Dunn was hired in May 2019. Her father David has been with the department since 1990.[3]
Department units and divisions[]
Divisions[]
- Administrative Division
- Crime Prevention
- Records
- School resource officers
- Training
- Criminal Investigations Unit
- Arson Investigations
- Auto Theft Task Force
- Child Abuse Investigations
- Crime Scene Investigations
- Criminal Investigations
- Juvenile Unit
- Special Investigations Unit
- Patrol Division
- K-9 Unit
- Highway patrol
- Specialized Division
- Bomb Squad/Hazardous Device Unit
- Hostage negotiations
Units[]
- Bike Unit
- Motorcycle Unit
- Animal Control Unit
- Patrol Unit
Vehicles and equipment[]
Vehicles[]
- Ford Police Interceptor Sedan
- Ford Police Interceptor Utility
- Ford F-150
- Ford F-350 (Hazardous Device unit & Crime Scene unit)
- Ford F-450 (used to pull horse trailer)
- Toyota Camry[4][5]
Retired vehicles
- Chevrolet Caprice; retired in 2017
- Chevrolet Tahoe; retired in 2015
- Chevrolet Blazer; retired in 2005
- Ford Crown Victoria; phased out starting in 2014 all were retired by 2017
Equipment[]
SPD officers carry Glock 45 and 17 handguns, Remington shotgun, M4 carbine and AR-15 long barrel rifles. Non-lethal options include pepper spray, collapsible batons and taser electro-shock technology. SPD also operates a large K-9 program and has three police horses.
Fallen officers[]
Since 1881 eleven officers died in the line of duty:[6]
Rank | Name | EOW | Cause/Details |
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Patrolman | John Ellis | 28 January 1889 | Gunfire; shot while attempting to apprehend train hoppers.[7] |
Patrolman | George D. Kent | 30 July 1910 | Gunfire; ambushed while responding to bomb threat.[8] |
Patrolman | Charles Berry | 27 August 1912 | Assault; attacked by group while on patrol.[9] |
Patrolman | Lewis W. James | 23 January 1923 | Heart Attack; collapsed on scene of gas leak.[10] |
Patrolman | John Loftus | 31 July 1927 | Hit by vehicle; struck by vehicle while on patrol.[11] |
Patrolman | Alvin E. Brant | 27 May 1931 | Hit by vehicle; struck while directing traffic.[12] |
Lieutenant | Lewis Roberts | 2 April 1933 | Gunfire; shot while interrupting robbery.[13] |
Patrolman | Thomas O'Malley | 3 July 1933 | Gunfire; shot and stabbed on scene of a disturbance.[14] |
Captain | Albert Gleason | 27 December 1933 | Gunfire; shot and killing attempting to make arrest.[15] |
Patrolman | William W. Harmer | 23 January 1937 | Motorcycle crash; killed after crashing his motorcycle.[16] |
Patrolman | John J. Wilding | 12 July 2015 | Fall; fell approximately 15 feet while chasing carjackers.[17] |
See also[]
- List of law enforcement agencies in Pennsylvania
- List of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in the United States
- Law enforcement in the United States
References[]
- ^ "Notice - City of Scranton, Police Officer Examination" (PDF). scrantonpa.gov. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ "History". www.pachiefs.org. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
- ^ Hallikaar, Viktoria (2019-04-12). "Father-daughter duo making history as first ever on Scranton PD". WOLF. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
- ^ "Scranton Business Donates New Car to Police Department". WNEP.com. 2015-05-09. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
- ^ "Toyota of Scranton Donates 2015 Camry to Scranton Police". Our Community Toyota of Scranton. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
- ^ "Scranton Police Department, PA". The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP). Retrieved 2019-12-02.
- ^ "Patrolman Ellis John Ellis". The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP). Retrieved 2019-12-02.
- ^ "Patrol Wagon Driver George D. Kent". The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP). Retrieved 2019-12-02.
- ^ "Patrolman Charles Berry". The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP). Retrieved 2019-12-02.
- ^ "Patrolman Lewis William James". The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP). Retrieved 2019-12-02.
- ^ "Patrolman John Loftus". The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP). Retrieved 2019-12-02.
- ^ "Patrolman Alvin Earl Brant". The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP). Retrieved 2019-12-02.
- ^ "Detective Lieutenant Lewis Roberts". The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP). Retrieved 2019-12-02.
- ^ "Patrolman Thomas O'Malley". The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP). Retrieved 2019-12-02.
- ^ "Captain Albert Gleason". Officer Down Memorial Page.
- ^ "Patrolman William W. Harmer". The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP). Retrieved 2019-12-02.
- ^ "Patrolman John James Wilding". The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP). Retrieved 2019-12-02.
External links[]
- Scranton, Pennsylvania
- Municipal police departments of Pennsylvania
- Government agencies established in 1881