Police Department

685 Main Street

Hellertown, PA 18055

Phone Administration: 610-838-7040

Fax: 610-838-0500

Emergency: 911

Non-Emergency: 610-759-2200

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HELLERTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT’S MISSION STATEMENT

The Hellertown Police Department, as one of many departments of government, works toward creating a high quality of life in the community by actively working with the citizens, elected and appointed officials and other government agencies to reduce crime and the fear of crime and to protect the lives and property of citizens from criminal act or traffic mishap. In order to accomplish our mission, we will concentrate our efforts on cooperative proactive crime prevention measures, engage in visible and direct patrol to deter crime and traffic problems; to utilize human initiative, systematic and thorough techniques and available technology to identify, apprehend and bring to justice criminal offenders; to recover and return stolen property to victims as quickly as possible, to move traffic as safely and expeditiously as possible, generally provide assistance to citizens in urgent situations, and to provide the highest level of public service directed toward community problem solving.

HELLERTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT’S VALUES

• Human life and dignity above all else
• Unquestioned integrity is the basis for community trust
• Belief in and respect for principles embodied in the constitution and recognition of the authority of duly enacted laws
• Striving for personal and professional excellence and demonstrating pride in our work
• The police are accountable to each other and to citizens they serve who are the source of legitimate police authority
• A belief that cooperation and teamwork enable the police to combine diverse back grounds, skills and styles to achieve common goals
• The foundation of harmonious relationships that create a willingness of the public to work with the police is simple friendliness
• Police effectiveness is achieved when the police and public work together to identify and solve community problems

Robert Shupp

Chief of Police

chief.shupp@hellertownborough.org

Jamie Frey

Administrative Assistant

j.frey@hellertownborough.org

Rick Folland

Sergeant

Mike Dattilio

Investigator