![]() ![]() "Policemen shall patrol their respective beats during all of the time they are on duty and shall be governed in making arrests of all drunken, disorderly and suspicious persons by the laws of this Commonwealth, and by the Ordinances and Regulations of the Township. Ordinance number 77 also outlined the officers' duties. This four month stint was three months longer than any of his fellow hires. ![]() Neeli lasted ten days and the second officer hired completed four months. The first officer hired by the Township, George T. Chief Hallissey left the Department after only three years and ten months of service. Hallissey, and the five officers initially hired did not have long lived or prosperous careers. Our Departmental history shows the first Chief, Edward T. When Ordinance number 77 of 1916 passed it did "ordain" the Night Watch and Police Force would consist of one Chief of Police and not more than nine Policemen, one of whom may be appointed as the Sergeant of Police. The Township of Haverford Board of Commissioners established a Night Watch and Police Force on June 5, 1916. Haverford Township Police Department history: ![]()
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