Hershey PA 17033
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The Derry Township Police Department (located in Hershey, PA) is a full service municipal law enforcement agency serving the residents and visitors of Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The Township is one of the most dynamic jurisdictions in the Commonwealth. It encompasses nearly 28 square miles with a residential population of 27,000 people, and hosts over five million visitors annually as the Township is home to prosperous entertainment, manufacturing, educational, corporate and healthcare industries. The Hershey Company, Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Company, and the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center all call Derry Township home.
The department consists of over 60 employees with a complement of 44 sworn officers serving in various Patrol, Criminal Investigation, K9, Bike, Community Policing, School Resource Officer, Motorcycle, Traffic Safety, Motor Carrier Enforcement, Drone, and Honor Guard units, as well as numerous county-wide and federal investigative and response task forces. The men and women of the Derry Township Police Department are committed to provide leadership, promote individual responsibility, and improve the communities quality of life through crime control and ensuring public safety while serving all people with fairness and respect.
The Derry Township Police Department is accredited by both the Commission on Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) and the Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission (PLEAC).
Mission Statement
The Derry Township Police Department is committed to providing professional and ethical police services in partnership with the community to promote public safety and the well-being of our residents, business owners and guests.
Vision Statement
The Derry Township Police Department will collaborate with the community to improve the quality of life consistent with the following principles:
- Respect for human rights
- Reduction of crime and disorder
- Performance to the highest standards of excellence and continuous evaluation for improvement
Value Statement
The Derry Township Police Department will achieve our mission by:
- Adhering to the principal values of Community Policing
- Delivering the highest level of service, integrity and professionalism
- Preventing criminal activity by vigorously enforcing the law
- Providing equal protection of the laws to any person within its jurisdiction
- Valuing the members of the department as its greatest and most important assets by exemplifying mutual respect, cooperation and teamwork to best serve the community