You may notice that all of our uniformed Officers will be wearing a body-worn camera on their persons. This is the culmination of a long process and we are proud to give you a little insight into how it all came about. Ultimately, we feel this program will provide us with greater access to information […]
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West Goshen Township Selects Michael P. Carroll as Next Chief of Police
West Goshen Township Selects Michael P. Carroll as Next Chief of Police The West Goshen Township Board of Supervisors is pleased to announce the selection of Michael P. Carroll as the next Chief of Police for the Township’s Police Department. The decision was made after a rigorous selection process begun in September 2020, following the […]
Police Department Promotion and New Officer
Police Department Promotion and New Officer: On Friday July 31, 2020, West Goshen Police Department promoted Wesley Holman to Sergeant, filling in the vacancy made after the retirement of 40-year veteran Sergeant Anthony Storti. Also, filling the rank and file, William Cuddhy was hired as a patrol officer. This promotion is maintaining a Supervisory Structure […]
Police Training Program
Every month at the township supervisors’ meeting, the Chief of Police or his designee, give a brief summary of the activities for the police department for the previous month. The summary includes the number of calls for service to our residents, patrol miles driven, responses to accidents, selective enforcement activity and police training. The police […]
People of West Goshen: Meet Police Chief Joseph Gleason
As a child, Police Chief Joe Gleason looked forward to the parade every year, not for the floats or bands, but to see his heroes pass by. Sitting on the front porch of his Havertown home, he waits for the special wave from his heroes in blue. “As a kid, I thought that they walked […]
West Goshen Police Department Gumshoe Camp
On June 24th the West Goshen Police Department conducted their first ever Junior Gumshoes Camp! The camp was offered as a trial to 22 fourth grade students from Fern Hill Elementary School. In this immersive camp experience, students were introduced to an age appropriate mock “crime scene”. Students were instructed on how to collect and […]
Just Ask! The West Goshen PD Is Ready to Help
“To Protect and to Serve” is the philosophy of the West Goshen Police Department and they are working hard to let residents know that it is more than a catch phrase. “A lot of the time, people tell me that they don’t want to bother us, but I always tell them the same thing: […]
About the West Goshen Traffic Safety Division
The West Goshen Police Department has a dedicated unit that is designed to address the concerns of the residents regarding traffic issues throughout the township. The Traffic Safety Division is comprised of a Sergeant and two uniformed police officers whose main focus is the reduction of vehicle collisions and distracted driving through traffic enforcement and […]
About the West Goshen Juvenile/Community Relations Division
The West Goshen Township Juvenile/Community Policing Division works in unison with the West Chester Area School District, the District Attorney’s Office, the Juvenile Probation Department, and most importantly the parents of children toward a common goal. There are three officer’s assigned to the division. One of those officers is assigned to the West Chester East […]