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
Formed1881
Employees170[1]
Volunteers50+
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionScranton, Pennsylvania, United States
Size25.54 sq mi (66.14 km2)
Population77,182
Operational structure
Officers147
Facilities
Stations2
Cars37
Trucks11
Specialty Units3
Dogs8
Horses3

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
  • Specialized Division
    • Bomb Squad/Hazardous Device Unit
    • Hostage negotiations

Units
  • Bike Unit
  • Motorcycle Unit
  • Animal Control Unit
  • Patrol Unit

Vehicles and equipment

Vehicles

Retired vehicles

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
  1. "Notice - City of Scranton, Police Officer Examination" (PDF). scrantonpa.gov. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  2. "History". www.pachiefs.org. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  3. Hallikaar, Viktoria (2019-04-12). "Father-daughter duo making history as first ever on Scranton PD". WOLF. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  4. "Scranton Business Donates New Car to Police Department". WNEP.com. 2015-05-09. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  5. "Toyota of Scranton Donates 2015 Camry to Scranton Police". Our Community Toyota of Scranton. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  6. "Scranton Police Department, PA". The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP). Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  7. "Patrolman Ellis John Ellis". The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP). Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  8. "Patrol Wagon Driver George D. Kent". The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP). Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  9. "Patrolman Charles Berry". The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP). Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  10. "Patrolman Lewis William James". The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP). Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  11. "Patrolman John Loftus". The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP). Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  12. "Patrolman Alvin Earl Brant". The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP). Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  13. "Detective Lieutenant Lewis Roberts". The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP). Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  14. "Patrolman Thomas O'Malley". The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP). Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  15. "Captain Albert Gleason". Officer Down Memorial Page.
  16. "Patrolman William W. Harmer". The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP). Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  17. "Patrolman John James Wilding". The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP). Retrieved 2019-12-02.


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