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CHIEF'S WELCOME
Welcome to the Penn Township Police Department's official web site. I hope you find it to be informative and responsive to your needs. The Penn Township Police Department is dedicated to making our township safer and improving the the quality of life on every street and in every neighborhood.
Penn Township is located in Westmoreland County in western Pennsylvania. As of the 2000 census, the township had a population of nearly 19,591. Penn Township is 30.5 square miles bordered by the communities of Murrysville, Jeannette, Export, Irwin, and Trafford in Westmoreland County and Monroeville in Allegheny County.
The Penn Township Police Department is accredited by the Pennsylvania Police Accreditation Coalition (PPAC). Accreditation means that our policies, procedures, equipment, and personnel have been brought into and are in conformance with the requirements of a professionally-recognized body of performance standards. This achievement reflects our department’s commitment to excellence and our determination to adhere to the highest standards of policing.
Our department is predicated on a high level of trust and partnership with the community, to mutually identify and resolve quality-of-life issues in our township. This philosophy incorporates the Department’s three tenets of Respect, Accountability and Integrity in our interactions with all citizens.
The Penn Township Police Department has an authorized strength of 20 sworn officers and 2 civilian support staff, and each of our employees is eager to serve you.
Paul Ronca
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