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The Penn Hills Police Department is a full-time law enforcement agency providing 24 hour policing services to the residents and visitors of the Municipality of Penn Hills. Our agency covers almost twenty square miles of area and serves nearly 45,000 residents, making Penn Hills the largest populated suburb in Allegheny County.
The department employs over fifty full-time police officers and is one of the largest municipal police departments in the area, with a yearly budget of over $9,000,000. Penn Hills police officers respond to upwards of 25,000 calls for service annually. Aside from the basic patrol function, the Penn Hills Police Department also boasts a Canine Division, Traffic Division and a Criminal Investigative Division.
The police department headquarters is inside the Penn Hills municipal building, at 12245 Frankstown Road. Dispatching services are provided by the Allegheny County Emergency Services 911 Center. Responsible for overall command of the police department is Chief of Police Howard Burton, who has been with the agency for over forty years.
It is the goal of the Penn Hills Police Department to offer exceptional policing services to the community, doing so with the highest degree of professionalism and commitment to our residents and visitors. Our agency seeks to do this using community oriented policing philosophies that promote a positive relationship with those we serve.
The mission of the Penn Hills Police Department is to enhance the quality of life in Penn Hills by working in partnership with the community. We will accomplish our mission by enforcing the law with impartiality and courtesy, while fostering a feeling of safety and security. Penn Hills police officers will provide quality police services to all persons within the Municipality of Penn Hills.
