Chambersburg Police Department

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Chambersburg Police Dept.
116 South 2nd Street
Chambersburg, PA 17201

CHIEF OF POLICE

The Chief of the Chambersburg Police Department is appointed by Borough Council and is the chief executive of the department.

As Chief of the Chambersburg Police Department, I am very pleased that you have chosen to visit our web site. I am proud of the tradition and service that our department provides to the citizens of Chambersburg.

We are a full service agency with many specialized units. The department is organized in the following manner:

Police Chief's Office
Patrol Division
Investigations Division
Records

PAST CHIEFS OF POLICE/HIGH CONSTABLES

1803 to ?
1813 to 1836
1864 to 1865
1865 to 1874
1875 to 1875
1875 to 1875
1875 to 1877
1877 to 1884
1884 to 1886
1886 to 1901
1901 to 1902
1902 to 1904
1904 to 1906
1906 to 1908
1908 to 1910
1910 to 1919
1920 to 1958
1959 to 1970
1971 to 1983
1983 to 2008
2008 to Present

George Strite, High Constable
Robert Allison, High Constable
John Case/Caserman, High Constable
M.W. Houser, High Constable
G. Shearer Houser, High Constable
Christian Brandt, High Constable\
Peter Myers, High Constable
Charles Croft, Chief of Police
Adam H. Smith, Chief of Police
Casimir B. Kriechbaum, Chief of Police
James H. Mull, Chief of Police
Charles E. Evans, Chief of Police
Grafton M. Swisher, Chief of Police
Charles E. Evans, Chief of Police
Grafton M. Swisher, Chief of Police
Augustus Klenzing, Chief of Police
H.S. Byers, Chief of Police
J. Byers Schlichter, Chief of Police
William N. Johnston, Chief of Police
Michael T. DeFrank, Chief of Police
David J. Arnold, Chief of Police

Prior to 1803, law enforcement was provided by the Franklin County Sheriff starting with Sheriff Jerimiah Talbott.