HISTORY...
CAMP HILL BOROUGH
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Camp Hill Borough Documentation
indicates that prior to 1911, Police Services were provided to the Borough by
State Constables. On May 11, 1911 Camp Hill Borough appointed it’s first Chief
Of Police, W. A. Deverter.
In 1911 the General Fund
Budget for Camp Hill Borough was $ 3,947.00, with a Police Department Budget of
$ 48.00. In comparison to Camp Hill’s General Fund Budget for 2006 is over $
3,000,000.00 with the Police Department’s Budget set at $ 771,780.00.
Camp Hill Borough Council
Meeting Minutes list the appointments of Police Officers as Donald Fachts [
1924 ], Harry Stone
[ 1924 ], M. Roy Hamlin [ 1924 ], C. A. Honofous [ 1925 ], E. A. Carr [ 1927 ].
Throughout the 1950's and
1960's the Police Department’s Officers increased in number. During that era,
the Department’s size ranged between five (5) and eight (8) Officers. Officers
such as Bernard Ross [ Chief of Police], Charles McClure, Wallace Hoag, Robert
Wetzler, Howard Weber, Robert Wagner, Robert Kehler, Larry Gannon and William
Donovan should be familiar to some of our long time Camp Hill Borough
Residents.
Although there were Camp Hill
Borough Police Officers prior to 1960, the Camp Hill Borough Police Department
was officially established and recognized through Ordinance on May 9, 1960.
The 70's and 80's brought
about numerous changes and new faces within the Police Department. In 1970, a
new Chief of Police, Andrew C. Janssen was appointed, a position he held until
August of 1989. During the early 1970's the Department increased in size to
twelve (12) Officers, new faces such as Robert Manlove, Timothy Lamprey, Joseph
Adams, Gregory Ammons, Donald Tappan, James McNaughton, Glenn Thompson, Thomas
Olsen, John Walton, Gary Madenfort, Edward Kozicki, William Olsen, Samuel
Miller, Donald Rynard and Michael Bingham joined the Senior Officers of the
Department.
In 1988, the Department
created the new position of Safety Officer. The Safety Officer being a cross
trained Sworn Police Officer with qualifications as a Fire Fighter and
Emergency Medical Technician. Again, several new faces, Michael Duggan, David
Pepperman and Michael Hope joined the Department as our first Safety Officers.
In August of 1989, after
nineteen (19) years of service with the Department, Chief Andrew C. Janssen
retired and our current Chief of Police, Gregory J. Ammons took over the
leadership of the Department.
Additional
changes of Departmental Personnel in the 90’s began with officers Michael L.
Hope and Debra A. (Brown) Olsen being hired in 1990. In 1995 Officers
In 1996 the
Department hired Donna K. (Lindsey) Hope as a civilian Administrative
Assistant, a position that was formerly held by a police officer.
In 2008 the
Safety Officer Program was abolished and Safety Officers Pryor and Hockenberry
became Patrol Officers within the department.
Currently the
Department has seven (7) officers and one (1) civilian employee, consisting of
the Chief of Police (Ammons), one Sergeant (McNaughton), five (5) Patrol
Officers (Bingham, Kidman, Cornelious, Pryor & Hockenberry), and our
Administrative Assistant (Donna Hope).
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