Agricultural Safety Program:   Each year, one of our detectives and our Community Policing Officer attend Agricultural Progress Days at Penn State University.  Seminars are given explaining the Pennsylvania Vehicle Law for farmers, exemptions pertaining to the code as it pertains to farmers and the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code pertaining to ATV's.  These seminars are conducted along with the regular program provided by the University.  

Forensics Camp:    Forensics Camp is a one week program for high school students.  The students are exposed to mock crime scenes, shown leading edge technology and taught how to identify, capture, collect and process evidence.  This camp is instructed by our Criminal Investigation Sergeant and another detective.

Bicycle Safety:   Each year, bicyclists become victims of accidents with motor vehicles.  To combat this problem, our department started bicycle safety programs to help teach younger riders the rules of the road and laws pertaining to bicycles.  The class explains defensive riding techniques and explains how to avoid being put into hazardous situations.

Workplace Violence and Identity Theft Seminars:    These programs were added to our community policing initiative due to public requests.  On a regular basis, our community policing officer travels to local businesses and forums and gives informative seminars pertaining to violence in the workplace and the growing problem of identity theft.  The seminars discuss how to protect yourself and not become a victim of either crime.

"25 and Alive":    A relatively new program added to our community policing effort is the "25 and Alive" program.  The program is designed to teach defensive driving techniques to younger drivers ages 16 thru 25. 

Citizen Survey:    Started many years ago is our citizen survey program.  Every month, based on call volume per township, random questionnaires are sent out to persons who requested police service during the previous month.  The questionnaire allows the complainant of the incident to "rate" the responding officer's performance.  The twelve questions include:  Did the police office appear to know his or her job?  Was the police officer polite and considerate?  Do you feel safe in your community?  There is room left at the end of the form for the recipient to add comments.  The survey is used to improve relations with the community.  In addition, the surveys are used to make sure that service is being provided with the highest degree of professionalism.

Kid Kard Program:     In conjunction with local PTA and other school groups, our Community Policing Officer travels to area elementary schools and gives talks to mainly second graders about safety.  During these seminars, the children are fingerprinted on a special card which is then sent home with the child for future identification purposes. 

Mature Driver Education:    Since 2002, Ofc Mark Allen has been holding instructional seminars throughout the area explaining techniques that can be used by our aging community to help with defensive driving.  Ofc Allen has been certified through the National Safety Council in the instruction of these classes, and participants that complete the class satisfactorily, can be eligible for up to a 5% discount on their insurance premiums.

Child Restraint Checks:    One of our civilian staff, Lisa Maughlin, is a certified state instructor who assists the community with questions pertaining to the installation and techniques used to restrain children in a motor vehicle.  Members of the community can bring any type of child restraint device to our headquarters during normal business hours, and Lisa will check the device for functionality and explain the techniques used to properly restrain the child in the device.  This service has been provided to the community for five years, and during that period, our department has checked numerous car seats to assist the public.  Appointments can be made by contacting our office.