Police Department

The Jackson Township Police Department currently employs 13 full-time officers. The department provides police protection 24-hours-a-day, covering an area of approximately 23 square miles, and a population consisting of approximately 6,000 residents, as well as the campus of the Seneca Valley High School, Intermediate School and Middle School, (part of the Seneca Valley School District), which almost doubles the daily population of the Township when school is in session.

All officers have met the minimum requirements mandated by the Pennsylvania Municipal Police Officers’ Education & Training Commission, at the time of hire. All officers have continued with further training, each in their own specialties.

The department is equipped with both marked units and unmarked units. The patrol cars are equipped with first aid supplies, fire extinguishers and laptop computers. 

Ten cars in the fleet have ROCKET by Utility camera systems, which is a state-of-the-art, in-car control system and communication platform with built-in digital recording capabilities. Additionally, two of the ten cars are also equipped with an automatic license plate reader (ALPR). According to Utility’s website, the ALRP camera receives “be on the lookout” vehicle information and gathers real-time evidence to enhance alerting capabilities. ALPR allows officers to pull up information when it reads the plate and gives officers alerts such as a plate being stolen, an alert of a missing or wanted individual and information regarding expiration/suspension status. 

All officers are equipped with Body-Worn Cameras (BWCs). BWCs are relatively small devices that record interactions between community members (e.g., the public, suspects, and victims) and law enforcement officers. The video and audio recordings from BWCs can be used by law enforcement to demonstrate transparency to their communities; to document statements, observations, behaviors, and other evidence; and to deter unprofessional, illegal, and inappropriate behaviors by both law enforcement and the public.

In addition to providing police coverage to the community, the department also deploys three School Resource Officers to the Seneca Valley High School secondary campus on a full-time basis.