Scranton Police Department

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Scranton Police Department
Agency overview
Formed1881
Employees170[1]
Volunteers50+
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionScranton, Pennsylvania, United States
Size25.54 sq mi (66.14 km2)
Population77,182
Operational structure
Officers147
Facilities
Stations2
Cars37
Trucks11
Specialty Units3
Dogs8
Horses3

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
  • Specialized Division
    • Bomb Squad/Hazardous Device Unit
    • Hostage negotiations

Units[]

  • Bike Unit
  • Motorcycle Unit
  • Animal Control Unit
  • Patrol Unit

Vehicles and equipment[]

Vehicles[]

Retired vehicles

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
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[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Notice - City of Scranton, Police Officer Examination" (PDF). scrantonpa.gov. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  2. ^ "History". www.pachiefs.org. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  3. ^ Hallikaar, Viktoria (2019-04-12). "Father-daughter duo making history as first ever on Scranton PD". WOLF. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  4. ^ "Scranton Business Donates New Car to Police Department". WNEP.com. 2015-05-09. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  5. ^ "Toyota of Scranton Donates 2015 Camry to Scranton Police". Our Community Toyota of Scranton. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  6. ^ "Scranton Police Department, PA". The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP). Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  7. ^ "Patrolman Ellis John Ellis". The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP). Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  8. ^ "Patrol Wagon Driver George D. Kent". The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP). Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  9. ^ "Patrolman Charles Berry". The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP). Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  10. ^ "Patrolman Lewis William James". The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP). Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  11. ^ "Patrolman John Loftus". The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP). Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  12. ^ "Patrolman Alvin Earl Brant". The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP). Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  13. ^ "Detective Lieutenant Lewis Roberts". The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP). Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  14. ^ "Patrolman Thomas O'Malley". The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP). Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  15. ^ "Captain Albert Gleason". Officer Down Memorial Page.
  16. ^ "Patrolman William W. Harmer". The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP). Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  17. ^ "Patrolman John James Wilding". The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP). Retrieved 2019-12-02.

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