Wilkes-Barre City Police Department
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Abbreviation | W-BPD |
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Headquarters | 15 N. Washington Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701[1] |
Sworn members | 92 |
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The Wilkes-Barre City Police Department or W-BPD, is the law enforcement agency of the city of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and its surrounding townships. The current acting Chief of Police is Joseph Coffay. The Wilkes-Barre Police Department current has a total number 92 sworn police officers.[2] The police department also uses K-9 units and patrolman formerly used horses for transport in certain areas. However, the use of horses was discontinued in 2006.
The first uniformed policeman/constable of Wilkes-Barre was Frederick W. Meyer (1835-1903), a Bavarian immigrant and former infantryman and worker of Baer & Stegmaier.[3] Frederick endeavored to perform his duty and aimed to be a good citizen; he was proud to be an American citizen.[4]
Known chiefs of police[]
- Joseph Coyne (?- 1999)
- William Barrett (1999-2004)
- Gerard Dessoye (2004-2014)
- Robert Hughes (2014-2016)
- Marcella Lendacky (2016-2018) (acting)
- Joseph Coffay (2018- Present)
References[]
- ^ a b "Wilkes-Barre City Police Dept". wilkes-barre.city. City of Wilkes-Barre. n.d. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ "Wilkes-Barre City Police Department in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania". countyoffice.org. n.d. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ The Historical Record of Wyoming Valley: A Compilation of Matters of Local History from the Columns of the Wilkes-Barre Record. Press of the Wilkes-Barre record. 1903.
- ^ "Photos of Friedrich Wilhelm "Fred" Meyer - Find A..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
Categories:
- Municipal police departments of Pennsylvania