Full-Time Police Department operating 24 hours per day/7 days per week in Dickson City, Pennsylvania
The department consists of 1 Chief, 8 full-time officers and 16 part-time officers. Dickson City's fleet consists of 2 Dodge Chargers, 1 Chevrolet Caprice, 5 Chevrolet Tahoes and 1 Dodge Durango.
The borough of Dickson City is unique in that it offers not only residential challenges but commercial challenges as well. The borough takes up 4.8 square miles of Lackawanna County and hosts a population of approximately 6,000 people; however the number of people within the borough greatly increases due to the amount of retail traffic on a daily basis.
Dickson City boasts 4 public parks and a civic center. The borough is also home to Wal-Mart, Viewmont Mall, Sheetz, Great Escape IMAX Theater, Kohl's, Target, Home Depot, Lowe's, K Mart, Wegmans, Giant Food Store, Olive Garden, Red Lobster and Books A Million. The borough also offers locally owned businesses such as Katrina's, Roseanna's, Main Line Hoagie, Shorten Homes, and Carvel. All of these businesses are just half of what the borough offers.
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The goal of the Dickson City Police Department is to provide professional police services to our borough. This shall be accompolished by placing a strong emphasis on interaction between the police department and the citizens of our borough.
The goal of the police department is to reduce crime and it's effects, and to provide efficient and professional services while safeguarding the general welfare of the citizens.
