St. Clair Township Police Department Coverage

Police coverage history in New Florence:  Last year, both New Florence police officers resigned late summer.  On January 19^th, 2021, the New Florence borough council passed Ordinance No. 1 of 2021, Purchase of Police Services from St. Clair Township.  Police coverage will now be provided by the St. Clair Township Police Department.  If available, the on duty officer will attend the regular New Florence Borough meetings.  Below is more information about the department.

Contact Information

550 Seward Street
Seward, PA 15954
724-600-7300 (Westmoreland County non-emergency number)
In the event of an emergency or requesting police CALL 911
Facebook: St. Clair Township Police Department 
Please be aware that the Facebook page is not constantly monitored, and all requests for police need to go through 911 or the non-emergency number provided above.

Department Personnel

Chief of Police, Officer Jeff Janciga
Captain, Officer Karl Kinkopf
Officer Mark Kasterko
Officer Lindsay Green

The St. Clair Township Board of Supervisors are continuing to grow their police department.  Personnel may be added in the future depending upon the need and Seward’s and New Florence’s participation in a cooperative agreement beyond the initial trial term.  Under the agreement, the police are treating New Florence, Seward, and St. Clair Township as one single coverage area.  Details such as monthly summary reports and policing priorities are still being worked out.  Speeding, use of jake brakes, and illegal drug usage are concerns of the New Florence borough council that will be addressed.  Ordinance violations within New Florence will not be addressed by the St. Clair Township Police Department.  Administrative questions regarding police coverage in New Florence should be sent to the New Florence borough office at 724-235-2000 or the borough email at secretary1@nfborough.comcastbiz.net.  Administrative questions concerning the St. Clair Township Police Department should be sent to the St. Clair Township supervisors at 814-446-5211.  Please keep in mind that calling either office will not result in the dispatching of an officer.  Residents must be aware that calling an office is not a substitute for calling 911 or the Westmoreland County non-emergency number.  Thank you.

New Florence Police Department Update, Summer 2020:  Effective 20 July 2020 Chief Chad Salley and Officer Clint Chilcote both resigned from the police department.  Borough council is not seeking replacement officers.

911                 

If 911 is not working call 724-836-1551 or 724-832-1103 directly.

New Florence Police Department

117 Franklin Street
P.O. Box 308
New Florence PA  15944
724-235-2011 (non-emergency number)
In the event of an emergency or requesting police CALL 911
newflorencepolice@yahoo.com
Facebook: New Florence Police Department

Department Personnel

Chief of Police, Officer Chad Salley – resigned
Officer Clint Chilcote – resigned

Duties and Responsibilities

Pennsylvania state law defines what the duties and responsibilities of a borough police department are.  The specifics can be found in the Consolidated Statutes, Title 8, BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS.  The document is available in HTML, PDF, or Microsoft Word formats.  The duties of a borough solicitor are found in Chapter 11.  Powers, Duties and Rights of Appointed Officers and Employees, Subchapter E, Police.

Police Blotter

The New Florence Police Department does not do a traditional police blotter.  A typical police blotter has Arrestee (Last Name, First Name, Middle Name), Age, Arrest Charge (Crime Code Description), Arrest Date and Time, and Arrest Location.  Instead the police department does a high level summary of monthly policing events.

Monthly Summery Reports

The New Florence Chief of Police generates monthly summaries.  These summaries are presented to the borough council at the monthly borough meetings.  The monthly summaries can be viewed using the tables below.

New Florence Police Department Monthly Summary Reports Archive 2020

New Florence Police Department Monthly Summary Reports Archive 2019

New Florence Police Department Monthly Summary Reports Archive 2018

Yearly Summery Reports

Below are yearly summaries of police activity.  The reports are the twelve individual monthly summary reports combined into a single table to easily view the actions of the New Florence police force for that year.

New Florence Police Department 2020 Yearly Summary

New Florence Police Department 2019 Yearly Summary

New Florence Police Department 2018 Yearly Summary