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 2011 is over $
4,400,000.00 with the Police Department’s Budget set at $ 1,210,451.00.
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 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.
In 2010 Officers Jeffery Huff, Todd Harrer and Chad Tate were hired.
Currently the Department has ten (9) officers and one (1)
civilian employee, consisting of the Chief of Police (Ammons), the Deputy Chief
of Police (Hockenberry), two Sergeants (Kidman & Bingham), five (5) Patrol
Officers ( Cornelious, Pryor, Huff, Harrer and Tate), and our Administrative
Assistant (Donna Hope).
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