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National Night Out 2009
WELCOME TO THE 26th ANNIVERSARY AND SOMERSET’S 14th ANNUAL SOMERSET NIGHT OUT COMMUNITY BLOCK PARTY!
Coordinated by the Somerset Borough Police Department and the Village of Somerset.
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Posted 09-29-08
New Equipment Reduces Police Procedure Workload
Municipal police departments in Somerset County will now have a central booking station thanks to a $70,000 grant received by the Somerset Borough Police Department. Read More >>
Posted 09-29-08
Renovations Enhance Police Safety
Anyone who has previously been inside the Somerset Borough Police Department may not recognize it now. But the knocked-out walls and new construction are signs that the new state-of-the-art police department is well on its way to being finished. Read More >>
Posted 7-24-08
Police Targeting Speedy Drivers
The Somerset Borough Police Department is participating in a nationwide Smooth Operator program, which gives departments state funds to patrol for speeding and aggressive driving. Read More >>
Posted 09-29-08
Officers Receive Training on Motorcycles
A basic police motorcycle training class was held in Murrysville. The two week class enables officers to meet the annual recertification requirements. Read More >>
Posted 04-21-08
13th year proves lucky for Somerset Night Out 2008
Looming rain clouds and storm forecasts weren’t enough to dampen what event coordinator Charlie Santa said was the usual good turnout for Tuesday’s 13th annual borough event, which was held again at the Somerset Community Park. Read More >>
Posted 08-08-08
Vietnam Veterans Pays Motor Officer Tuition
The Somerset County Chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc. presented a $500.00 donation to the Borough to be used as payment of tuition for one of the Department’s motor officers to attend a Police Motorcycle Operator Certification Course. Read More >>
Posted 03-27-08
Local schools welcome Resource Officer
“Good morning,” Somerset Borough Police Officer Charlie Santa greeted students arriving at Maple Ridge elementary Wednesday morning.
“Give me five!” Children bumped fists with him. “Do you have a smile for me?” he said. “Get in there are learn something!” Read More >>
Posted 10-15-07
Crisis Intervention Training
As more local police officers prepare to participate in crisis intervention training, police and members of the mental health community said those trained are benefiting the region.
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Posted 10-11-07
Why don't abuse witnesses speak up?
It's unusual that there were so many witnesses to the alleged abuse, but no one told police or child protection services about it, Somerset Police Chief Randy Cox said. Read More >>
Posted 12-24-07
Why don't abuse witnesses speak up?
It's unusual that there were so many witnesses to the alleged abuse, but no one told police or child protection services about it, Somerset Police Chief Randy Cox said. Read More >>
Posted 12-24-07
Reason to Work Together
We recently had two examples of good policing and how the public can help authorities. Read More>
Posted 11-28-07
Criminal cases decline in Somerset Borough
Driving through the borough – day or night – the police officers are hard to miss.
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Posted 11-27-07
2007 Night Out Draws Crowd
Somerset's Night Out drew a nice crowd, even though a late afternoon rain threatened to derail the event Tuesday.
Somerset police ready for motorcycle patrol
Somerset Borough is joining a growing number of area municipalities instituting motorcycle patrols. And in Somerset’s case, taxpayers are getting a free ride for the first several months
Posted 08-31-06
County's new DUI task force unveiled
At a media event Friday in the Somerset County Office Building's rotunda, Somerset Borough police Chief Randy Cox explained that Somerset County DUI Task Force members will operate checkpoints regionally, using more than a dozen local officers to work the checkpoints.
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Posted 08-31-06
Somerset Volunteers drink to help train police
Six people helped local police by having a few drinks Wednesday.
The volunteers consumed alcohol so the Somerset County DUI Task Force could practice administering field sobriety tests at the borough building. Read More>>
Posted 04-26-07
Respected Officer Dies
Clifford Pile, a veteran Somerset Borough police officer, died Saturday morning of cancer.
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Posted 02-13-07
Police helped rescue tenants
Beckner and Snyder heard the frantic screams of three people trapped on a rear balcony, grabbed a ladder from a nearby construction area and whisked the occupants and a cat to safety, police Chief Randy Cox said. Read More >>
Posted 12-21-06
Officers Receive Commendations
Somerset could have suffered a grotesque tragedy on October 8th, 2006, had it not been for the calm, collected and effective reaction of three Somerset Borough Police Officers.
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Posted 11-13-06
Harold D. “Hoagie” Hoggard
77, Friedens, died Aug. 28, 2006, at Somerset Hospital.He was employed by Somerset Borough Police from 1959 through 1984 and was a patrol officer, motor officer and criminal investigator. Read More >>
Posted 08-28-06
Police monitor drivers for sobriety
SOMERSET -The state police and Somerset Borough Police Department, in an effort to curve drinking and driving, set up a DUI checkpoint Friday evening. Read More>>
Posted 01-17-06
Ride-along with Somerset police 
It’s a night in Somerset Borough, with Officers Michael Gray and David Deist on the job.
A report comes in about a possible assault on East Patriot Street. Gray, a five-year veteran, and Deist, a 22-year veteran, respond to the house, where one man was reported to have assaulted another.
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Posted 6-25-06
Police discuss meth awareness 
Illegal methamphetamine production is devastating communities in the southwestern part of the United States, Somerset Borough Police Chief Randy Cox said. Read More >>
Posted 01-16-06
Somerset mayor swears in canine unit
The new members of the Somerset Borough Police Department both came to Monday's borough council meeting with their families. The mayor introduced them to the council, and the police chief gave their families certificates to honor the service they were about to begin providing Somerset.Read More >>
Posted 03-31-06
Arny makes first official drug bust
On his first official day on patrol, the Somerset Borough Police Department's drug dog was instrumental in a drug bust Wednesday afternoon. Read More >>
Posted 03-28-06
Lotto Scam
Counterfeit Somerset Trust Co. checks have been sent out to people with a letter saying they won the lottery. “There have not been any victims in the Somerset area or in the area of a Somerset Trust branch right now,” said Somerset Borough Police Officer Tony Novak. Read More >>
Posted 01-06-06
NEW ADDITIONS WILL HELP DEPARTMENT
With an expanded police force, borough police Chief Randy Cox said the department is sharpening its focus on traffic patrol and halting drug trafficking. “When you’re stretched too thin, you don’t have time to do the basics,” Cox said.
The numbers show the need for more officers: Year to date, the borough’s crime rate has increased 33 percent from 2004 figures through November. Read More >>
POLICE HELP KATRINA VICTIMS 
Officer Tony Novak and the Somerset Borough Police Department collected water for the victims of Hurricane Katrina on Sept 17.
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K-9 Unit 
"The new staffing, including the K-9 unit, will help us get back to basics with more patrol and more officer presence,” said Somerset Borough Police Chief Randy Cox. “We're hoping this will free up officers and give them more time to engage in routine duties.” Officer Brian Harbart will be the handler of the K-9 unit. Read More >>
Posted 11-28-05DUI checkpoint sends message to motorists 
Four borough officers and four state troopers stopped all vehicles traveling northbound out of town, asking drivers for their license, registration and whether they had been drinking.Read More >>
Posted 11-28-05After 41 years in law enforcement, officer James Hahn has become a guiding force.
Hahn began his career as a Somerset police officer on May 1, 1970, and has served as an officer in charge for many years where he coordinated all operational aspects of the department. Read More >>
After 26 years with Somerset Borough Police Department
Clifford Pile, officer in charge, retired June 21.
"Cliff wore so many hats," Police Chief Randy Cox said. "I could go on and on with everything he did and I am probably forgetting things because he did so much." Read More >>
National Night Out 2005 
We would like to thank all the people that helped to make this a great success!
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Bears find interest in the Borough
Somerset Police have responded to a number of calls about a black bear (or bears) coming into town in the past few weeks. September 4, 2005. Read More>>
Chief Concerns 
He asked for it, and he got it. Even-keel borough police Chief Randy Cox said he was looking for a post to jolt him out of his comfort zone when he accepted his job a year ago. "I do my best work when I'm challenged," he said. Read More>>
Citation of Valor 
Beckner and Santa will each be awarded a citation for valor. In announcing the citations, Chief Randy Cox noted that, “Both officers risked their safety and their lives in attempting to rescue the child. They were not simply doing their jobs, they were going above and beyond the call of duty. Read More >>
Police Hold Fraud Seminar 
Somerset County resident recently lost $40,000 in a lottery scam, Pennsylvania State Police Sgt. John P. Rock said Friday at a seminar “Fraud and the Somerset Business” state police and Somerset Borough Police presented. Somerset area banking institutions sponsored the seminar hosted by Ruby Tuesday. Read More>>