CODY: EXECUTIVE Q&A WITH CHIEF DAVID STEFFEN OF THE NORTHERN LANCASTER COUNTY REGIONAL POLICE DEPARTMENT
Executive Q&A with Chief David Steffen of the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department At CODY, we believe that the real test of our software is how it supports the missions of the departments who use it every day. In this Executive Q&A, we talk to Chief David Steffen of Northern Lancaster County Regional PD, CODY user since 2018. 1. Where is your department located? The NLCRPD departmental headquarters is a modern police facility located at 860 Durlach Road in Clay Township. We also operate substations in East Petersburg Borough, Warwick Township, Penn Township, and at the largest auto auction facility in the world at the Manheim Auto Auction. 2. What is the size and structure of the department?
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We are a full-service police agency as defined by the DCED standards, our team employs only full time sworn officers and features 31 full time officers including 20 patrol officers, 4 Corporals, 2 Sergeants, 3 criminal investigators, 1 Lieutenant, 1 Chief of Police. 1 Community Service Officer, 1 Administrative Assistant, 2 Support Service Unit members and 4 Educational Services Unit members. In 2019 the NLCRPD attained accredited status with the Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission. Our team provides high quality police services for over 42,500 citizens who reside in Clay Township, Penn Township, Warwick Township, and East Petersburg Borough in Lancaster County. Our jurisdiction is over 100 square miles and including diverse rural, commercial, residential, high-density housing and recreational / conservation areas.
Chief David Steffen, Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department
afforded the unique opportunity to design and build a regional police agency from a zero-based starting point. Prior to appointment to this position I was a member of the Northern York County Regional Police Department for over 28 years in a wide array of operational and administrative capacities.
3. How long have you been Chief of Police at Northern Lancaster County Regional PD?
4. What motivated you to choose a career in LE?
Our agency was founded in 2012, I was selected to be the first Chief of Police for the new agency and was
I started out with the goal of becoming a police officer and attending law school. The challenge of advancing police
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