Police throughout the county are honored for their service and accomplishments.

Award Recipient Retired Chief Kenneth "Jack" Muntean

Retired Chief Robert Baron and Chief David Piuri presents the Distinguished Service Award to Debbie Ellefson, daughter of Retired Chief Kenneth “Jack” Muntean, who accepted the award on his behalf.

Distinguished service award 2024

Retired Chief Kenneth “Jack” Muntean received the 40th Annual Distinguished Service Award for 2024. Retired Chief Muntean was chosen by previous award recipients, and Retired Chief Robert Baron and Chief David Piuri presented the award to Muntean’s daughter Debbie Ellefson, who accepted the award on his behalf.

2024 AWARDS

Several awards were presented to officers at the Beaver County Law Enforcement Officers’ Memorial Service:

The Detective Howard Murray Award to Trooper Clayton McGeary, Pennsylvania State Police, and Officer Jeffrey McConnell, Monaca Police Department.
The Sergeant Guy “Tippy” Tyler Award to S.R.O. Patrolman Phat Phan and S.R.O. Sgt. Glen Sovich, both of Ambridge Police Department, and S.R.O. Jared Rogers, Hopewell Township Police Department.
The Drug Enforcement Award to Sgt. Justin Schlie, Beaver Falls Police Department.
The Special Victim Unit Award to Detective James DeGori, Beaver Police Department.

Chief Rudolph M. Harkins, Retired Chief Robert Baron, Chief David Piuri

Chief County Detective Andrew J. Gall, Retired Chief Robert Baron, Chief David Piuri

Police Retirees

Retired Chief Robert Baron and Chief David Piuri presented police officer retirees with plaques on May 17 at the annual memorial service to honor their years of service:

Chief Andrew Gall, 49 years of service to Monaca, Chippewa, and Baden Police Departments and the Beaver County District Attorney’s Office Detective Bureau
Chief Rudolph M. Harkins, 33 years of service to the City of Pittsburgh, Marion Township, and Franklin Township Police Departments.

Sgt. Timothy Gatehouse, Chief Ronald Leindecker, Retired Chief James Adams (Chairman of the Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission), Sgt. Daniel Swab, Scott Bohn (Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association), Cpl. Gregory Carney

Chief Ronald Leindecker, Sgt. Timothy Gatehouse, Sgt. Daniel Swab, Cpl. Gregory Carney

Accreditation

New Sewickley Township Police Department became the first police department in Beaver County to be fully accredited by the Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission. To be accredited, the department had to meet 140 standards and 100 sub-sections of those standards. The process took ten years to accomplish and emphasizes transparency and accountability. The formal accreditation was awarded on August 4 in Harrisburg.