Scranton Police Department
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.
| Scranton Police Department | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- "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
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