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Home > City Government > Departments and Offices > Police 
The Hermitage Police Department is headed by the Chief of Police, assisted by the Deputy Chief of Police, and consists of twenty-eight full-time officers and three full-time clerical personnel. The Department is located at 800 North Hermitage Road in the ground level of the Hermitage Municipal Building. It provides full police services twenty-four hours a day, every day of the year. Services include uniformed patrol, traffic enforcement, juvenile and criminal investigation, a full-time D.A.R.E. program, crime prevention programs, and the up keeping of criminal history records. The department houses a crime/evidence laboratory and a fully-equipped crime scene processing van, and uses laptop computers in patrol vehicles for records access and report writing. Officers are highly trained, with certified specialists in areas such as traffic accident investigation/reconstruction, crime scene processing, evidence testing, firearms use and qualification, crime prevention, criminal investigation and hostage negotiation among others. Solicitation: Hermitage has an ordinance which requires businesses and non-profit organizations to obtain solicitation permits. The police department verifies whether those soliciting have ever been convicted of a crime - in which case the permit would be denied. People who have been granted permission to solicit are given an identification card. So if you are approached by someone who is not wearing the proper identification, call 911. Accident Reports: The police department will make available copies of accident reports at a cost of $5.00 for Hermitage residents and $10.00 for non-residents. Tours and Programs: Tours of the police department are available to any citizen, group, or service organization. To make arrangements, please contact the administrative office of the police department giving your name, phone number, and group size. Members of the police department are also available to present programs to groups and residential neighborhoods on many police-related topics. Again, contact the administrative office of the police department. D.A.R.E. Program: A School Resource Police Officer is assigned to teach the D.A.R.E. Program, which educates the students, teachers, and administrators in public and private schools of the effects of drugs, alcohol, and violence. The following are a few tips to parents: - Establish family rules that make the use of drugs non-negotiable and violence unacceptable. - Educate yourself about drugs so you can talk informatively with your children and answer their questions. - Talk with your children. Try to establish uniform rules that make access to drugs and alcohol harder for your children and their friends - such as a curfew, the amount of spending money they receive, and their use of a car. - If problems arise, try to seek advice and counsel from someone both you and your child respect and can relate to. C.O.P.S. Program: The Hermitage Police Department recognizes the importance of providing crime prevention techniques, and "Community Oriented Policing Services" offers programs and services to the community such as: bicycle safety and registration; home security; operation identification (personal property IDs); personal security (how not to become a victim); senior citizen crime prevention programs; plus many more. If you are interested in any of these programs or would like a full list of additional programs, call the Hermitage Police Department at (724) 983-6780 and ask for Police Chief McElhinney, or e-mail him at pmcelhinny@hermitage.net. Service: When in need of police response, CALL 911. This number is for anytime you need a police officer to respond to your home or business. The 911 office is located in Mercer with the capability of identifying the address and phone number from which you are calling. This service is called Enhanced 911 and is paid in part each month as a special charge on your telephone. If there is an after hour administrative question that will not require a police officer response, you can call 724-662-6100 and speak to an employee of the 911 center. To contact the administrative offices of the Hermitage police department, you can call the numbers listed below between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday:
FINGERPRINT HOURS:
Fingerprint hours are MONDAY – THURSDAY 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM and 3:00 PM – 4:00
PM. NO
FINGERPRINTS ARE DONE ON FRIDAY. *Depending on how busy officers are,
fingerprint times may not be applicable. If an officer(s) is on an emergency
call, they will not return to station to do fingerprinting. FINGERPRINTING for
job applicants is provided “free of charge” to all HERMITAGE
residents or those working in HERMITAGE. If you do not meet
either of these two criteria, you will be referred to your local police
department. Proof of ID is required in all instances. If you are NOT a
resident of Hermitage, a statement from the employer requiring you to be printed
must be provided on company letterhead, stating the address of the business in
Hermitage. Relevant Forms and Documents   Chapter
6 - Conduct Ordinances Chapter
10 - Health and Safety Ordinances Alarm Ordinance Noise
Ordinance Transient
Retail Business Licensing & Regulations Automatic
Amusement Devices Ordinances PA
Child Abuse History Clearance Forms (PA Department of Public Welfare) Person
with Disability Parking Placard / License Plate Application (PennDOT)
City of Hermitage, 800 North Hermitage Road, Hermitage, Pennsylvania 16148 Phone: 724-981-0800. Fax: 724-981-2008. www.hermitage.net All listings and artwork are Copyright © 2008 by City of Hermitage or links. Disclaimer |
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