LEWISTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT: POLICE OFFICER CIVIL SERVICE TESTING – APRIL 6, 2019 Those interested in becoming a member of our police department should submit a Preliminary Application to; The Lewistown Police Department, 21 South Brown St., Suite 1A, Lewistown, PA 17044. The application and more detailed information, including new starting salary and benefits, can be found online at www.lewistownpolice.org under our employment tab. An application may also be picked up at the station or emailed to you upon request. Applications must be submitted on or before March 29, 2019. Prerequisites for applying for the position of police officer are as follows: Must be 21 years of age and a citizen of the United States Possess a valid PA Driver License

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Please come join us on Friday, February 15th, from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm at the East End Coffee Co., located downtown Lewistown at 18 E. Market St. for Coffee with a Cop. We will be there to shake your hand, listen to your concerns, and answer any questions that you may have. We would love to see you there !

Happy New Year to all!  We would like to wish everybody a very safe and wonderful new year.  Our office will be closed on Tuesday, January 1, 2019 for the New Year’s holiday and we will re-open on Wednesday, January 2, 2019 with our regular hours of 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.  As your officers are always on the job, call 911 in case of an emergency, or if a non-emergency situation arises and you must speak to an officer, please call the non-emergency communications number at 717-248-9607. Please always put safety first, and if you do drink, don’t drive!  HAPPY NEW YEAR!  

Happy Holidays!  Please have a safe and joyous Christmas holiday. Our office will be closing on Monday, December 24, 2018 at noon and will be closed all day on Tuesday, December 25, 2018 in observance of the Christmas holiday. We will re-open at our regular hours of 8:30 am to 4:30 pm on Wednesday, December 26, 2018.  As your officers are always on the job, call 911 in case of an emergency, or if a non-emergency situation arises and you must to speak to an officer, please call the non-emergency communications number at 717-248-9607. We would also like to let everyone know how much we appreciate your kind gestures with all the beautiful Christmas cards and the delicious cookies and treats that we received!

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Thank you to everyone for the success of our 2018 FILL A CRUISER event!  Because of the wonderful, caring people of our community, we were able to fill three cruisers (the trunk and back seat!) with food and monetary donations for our local charities to distribute for those in need this winter.  

Kops 4 Kids Christmas Party is set for December 13,2018 from 5-7pm. Free tickets are available here at the Lewistown Police Dept., Granville Township Police Dept., MC Regional Police Dept., MC Sheriff’s Office, MC Children & Youth Office and BMZ Law office. We hope to see you there for great fun and games, so please come on in and get your ticket! We will also make sure you receive a Lewistown Police Junior Officer sticker! Happy Holidays!

The annual Lewistown Kiwanis Christmas Parade is scheduled to take place this Saturday, December 1st, 2018 at 1pm.  This year’s theme is “Toyland”. The parade will begin at the Chestnut St., Five Points intersection and follow the regular parade route, finishing at East Water St..  A rain date has been set for December 2nd, 2018 at 1pm.  Come on out and bring along your holiday spirit!

The Festival of Ice is upon us!  Please come on out this Thursday, 11/29/2018 and Friday, 11/30/2018 and join the many activities while viewing the wonderfully creative ice sculptures!  Hope to see you there!

The Thanksgiving holiday has arrived!  We would like to wish everybody  a safe, wonderful and delicious holiday! Due to the holiday, our office will be closed on Thursday, November 22, 2018 and will re-open on Monday, November 26, 2018 with our regular hours of 8:30 am to 4:30pm.  As your officers are always on the job, call 911 in case of an emergency, or if a non-emergency situation arises and you must speak to an officer, please call the non-emergency communications number at 717-248-9607. Enjoy the holiday!  

Come on out and join us for the annual toy drive to benefit the Salvation Army! Help make the holidays happy for all!!! HO HO HO!