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Staff of Northwest Regional Police Department
Police Secretary
Tracy C. Hendrickson
Hired:
December 2011 by the Northwest
Regional Police.
Police Secretary
Shirley Merrill
Hired:
January 19th, 2004 by the Northwest
Regional Police.
Currently Part Time with department
Experience: 20 Plus years of secretarial experience.
Lieutenant Carl D. Steinhart
Hired:
August 21st, 1985 by Mount Joy
Township Police
Entered Law Enforcement: January 1st, 1983 with the Mount Joy Borough
Police
Specialized Training: Masters Degree in Education, training/development.
Associates degree Police
Administration, Bachelors degree in Public Policy,
Certified Law Enforcement Trainer. Over 70 specialized
training courses related
to Law enforcement.
Special Assignments: Lieutenant, Criminal Investigations,
Firearms/Tactical Training, Lancaster County Major
Crimes Unit, Lancaster County
Forensics Unit.
Previous Experience: No Comment
Personal Hobbies: Hunting, Fishing, ATV's
Personal Statement: No Comment
Officer Kenneth M. Henry
Hired: March 16th, 1986 by Mount Joy Township
Police
Entered Law Enforcement: 10-1-1984 with Marietta
Borough Police
Specialized Training: Certified and Specialize in
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program
(MCSAP), the Commercial Vehicle Safety Inspections.
Special Assignments: Assigned to Traffic Duties for
Commercial Vehicle Inspections and
general Patrol duties.
Previous Experience: 4 1/2 yrs in the United States
Marine Corps. Assigned as a Marine
Security Guard at American Embassies in Poland and Germany.
Personal Hobbies: Camping, Motorcycle Riding.
Personal Statement:
“There are over 400,000 Pennsylvanians involved in motor vehicle crashes each
year. Please,Please, Please
remember that you are responsible for your actions. Courteous and
Responsible driving saves lives.”
Officer Kenton L. Whitebread Sr.
Hired: May 16, 1990 by West Donegal Township Police
Entered Law Enforcement: August 1988 with Middletown
Police Department
Specialized Training: Certified Crime Scene examiner,
D.A.R.E. officer, Crime
Prevention Practitioner, Certified Child Abuse
Investigations, Instructor for AED, CPR and First Aid.
Special Assignments: D.A.R.E officer (Rheems
Elementary School), Lancaster County
Forensics Team, Lancaster County Major Crimes Unit, Lancaster
County Child Abuse Cadre,
Crime Prevention.
Previous Experience: Volunteer Firefighter since June
1973, Emergency Management Deputy Coordinator,
Certified Emergency Medical Technician, Sergeant in
Charge-Royalton Borough Police,
Corporal-West Donegal Township Police.
Personal Hobbies: Firefighting
Personal Statement: "They were here yesterday, we are
here today, and who will be here tomorrow..."
Officer Bryan J. Ressler
Hired: Sept 13th, 1990 by Mount Joy Township Police
Entered Law Enforcement: Sept 1987 with Marietta Boro Police
Specialized Training: K-9, Accident Investigations, Drug Investigations
Special Assignments: Northwest CRASH Team
Previous Experience:
Personal Hobbies: Hunting
Personal Statement:
Officer Daniel L. George
Hired: December 1992 by West Donegal Township Police
Entered Law Enforcement: Feb 1992 with Elizabethtown
Police
Specialized Training: Accident Reconstruction,
numerous Law Enforcement schools
Special Assignments: Northwest CRASH team
Previous Experience: No Comment
Personal Hobbies: ATV Riding
Personal Statement: No Comment
Officer Randall J. Aument
Hired: July 1993 by West Donegal Township Police
Entered Law Enforcement: January 1991 with Lancaster
City Police
Specialized Training: Instructor for Empty hand self
defense and control, Warrant Execution,
Rapid Deployment Instructor, Numerous self defense, and
additional Law Enforcement
related training.
Special Assignments: W.R.A.P. Team, Department Self
Defense Instructor.
Previous Experience: No Comment
Personal Hobbies: No Comment
Personal Statement: No Comment
Officer Frank H. Ember Jr.
Hired: February 1995 by Mount Joy Township Police
Entered Law Enforcement: September 1993 by East
Donegal Township Police
Specialized Training: BAC Datamaster Factory certified
Maintenance Technician,
E.B.I.D. Instructor trainer
(Stun Devices), Warrant Execution,
Pre-Employment Background Investigations, Digital Photo
processing, Numerous
additional Law
enforcement related schools including Police Labor Law issues.
Special Assignments: W.R.A.P. team, BAC Datamaster Technician,
Pre-Employment
Investigations, Dept Web site administrator.
Previous Experience: Volunteer Firefighter, EMS since 1982, Lancaster County
Prison Sergeant, E.B.I.D Instructor trainer, Pre-Employment background
investigator.
Personal Hobbies: Softball, Web Site development, Digital Photography,
Motorcycling.
Personal Statement: "Loyalty is an irreplaceable virtue"
Officer Michael R. Bryant
Hired: February 1st, 2000 by Mount Joy Township Police
Entered Law Enforcement: August 17th, 1998 with
Manheim Borough Police
Specialized Training: Bachelor's Degree in Criminal
Justice from Penn State.
Special Assignments:
Previous Experience: Plain clothes Retail Security
Enforcing Shoplifting
Hobbies: Motorcycling
Personal Statement: "Your Decisions are your own, make
them wisely and take responsibility
for them, even the bad ones."
Officer Michael D. Shetter
Hired: September 2002 by West Donegal Township Police
Entered Law Enforcement: August 2000 with Royalton
Borough Police
Specialized Training:
Special Assignments:
Previous Experience: 3 yrs 911 Dispatcher for
Police-Fire-EMS, 12 yrs Volunteer firefighter,
Hobbies: Hockey, Weightlifting.
Personal Statement: "Please drive Safe, and buckle up!!"
Officer Charles Tobias
Hired:
September 16th, 2003 by West Donegal Township Police
Entered Law Enforcement: March 1st, 2002 with
Elizabethtown Borough Police
Specialized Training: Advanced Roadside Impaired
Driving Enforcement (A.R.I.D.E), Controlled F.O.R.C.E. Instructor
Special Assignments:
Previous Experience: B.S. Criminal Justice degree from
Penn State
Personal Hobbies: Weight lifting
Personal Statement: "Think for yourself and make
decisions that you can live with,
the only person you have to impress is yourself."
Officer Harry R. Cleland Jr.
Hired: April 11th 2005
Entered Law Enforcement: May 4th 1995 with
Royalton Borough
Specialized Training: Firearms Instructor,
Fire Investigations, Master Scuba
Diver, Certified Gunsmith, Glock Armorer.
Special Assignments:
Previous Experience: 11 yrs Law enforcement, 9 Yrs
Water Rescue Instructor,
5 yrs Fire Marshall,
26 yrs Volunteer Firefighter.
Personal Hobbies: Hunting, Scuba diving.
Personal Statement:
Officer Adam Shope
Hired:
January 22, 2013
Entered Law Enforcement:
2010 Shiremanstown Police
Specialized Training:
Standardized Field Sobriety Testing
Special Assignments:
Previous Experience:
2010-present Royalton Borough Police & Shiremanstown Police
Personal Hobbies:
Spending time with friends and family, Firefighting
Personal Statement:
Think before you act!
Officer Tyler Seidel
Hired:
January 22, 2013
Entered Law Enforcement:
January 22, 2013
Specialized Training:
Interview & Interrogation
Special Assignments:
Previous Experience:
Reading Police Academy - Graduated December of 2011
Personal Hobbies:
Hunting, Fishing, Motorcycle Riding
Personal Statement
You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading today.
Officer Kris Hart
Hired:
Entered Law Enforcement:
Specialized Training:
Special Assignments:
Previous Experience:
Personal Hobbies:
Personal Statement
Part-Time Officers / Staff
Officer
William Roberts
Hired: March 1995
Entered Law Enforcement:
October 1972
Specialized Training: FBI Fingerprint Examination
Special Assignments:
Previous Experience:
Chief of Police Marietta Borough & Susquehanna Regional Police (ret. 2011), Ptlm
Mount Joy Boro. PD
Personal Hobbies: Sailing, Tennis, Biking, Photography, Scuba Diving
Personal Statement
Officer
Nichole L. Woods
Hired: July 2009
Entered Law Enforcement:
September 1998
Specialized Training:
Special Assignments:
Previous Experience:
Lancaster City Police 1998-2008
Personal Hobbies:
Reading, Playing field hockey, spending time with my 2 dogs, yoga
Personal Statement:
Hired:
Entered Law Enforcement:
Specialized Training:
Special Assignments:
Previous Experience:
Personal Hobbies:
Personal Statement
Hired: July
2011
Entered Law Enforcement:
October 16, 1978
Specialized Training:
Firearms & Rapid Deployment Instructor, POLEX, POSIT certifications, Line
Supervision
Special Assignments:
Previous Experience:
Ret. Elizabethtown Police Corporal, Penn State University Police, Steelton
Police
Personal Hobbies:
Outdoor Enthusiast
Personal Statement:
Relax and take it one day at a time.
Hired:
July 2012
Entered Law Enforcement:
July 2012
Specialized Training:
ENRADD Training, SFST training, Advance Tactical Patrol
Special Assignments:
Warrant Team
Previous Experience:
Personal Hobbies: Hunting,
Fishing, Hiking
Personal Statement
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