Photos by Bob Blair
Photos by Bob Blair
Photos by Bob Blair

About Us

The Wellsboro Police Department is a full service, sworn law enforcement agency in the borough of Wellsboro, Pennsylvania. The police department operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Currently, the department consists of six officers and one Chief of Police.
Some of the services provided by the department include:
• Police patrol including vehicle, bicycle, and foot patrol
• Investigation of crimes within the borough
• Investigation of vehicle crashes within the borough
• Enforcement of the Pennsylvania crimes code
• Enforcement of the Pennsylvania vehicle code
• Enforcement of the Borough’s local ordinances
• Vehicle lockouts
• Traffic control for borough events
• Community relations events
• Vacation home checks

Mission Statement:

 

Wellsboro Police Department consistently and with uniformity strives to maintain social order and provide professional law enforcement services to citizens in the community, within prescribed ethical, budgetary, and constitutional constraints. This agency actively solicits and encourages the cooperation of all citizens to reduce and limit the opportunities for crime and to assist in bringing to justice those that break the law.

Values:

 

The Wellsboro Police Departments organizational values are the standards for measurement by which we hold ourselves accountable. The scope of these values shall extend internally to include supervisory-subordinate as well as peer relationships, and externally to include all citizens, regardless of their standing.

Trust:

 

The Wellsboro Police Department upholds the confidence of the community we serve by being an honest, fair, and respectful partner in solving quality of life issues that affect our community.

Duty and Honor:

 

The Wellsboro Police Department enhances the professionalism of its members by continuously improving service through teamwork, loyalty, and a positive and approachable attitude.

Communication:

 

The Wellsboro Police Department provides quality customer service by understanding community concerns and cultural diversity while affording dignity and respect to every individual.

Professionalism:

 

We, the members of the Wellsboro Police Department, owe to ourselves a positive work atmosphere by promoting teamwork, training, and safety while encouraging personal and professional development.

Wellsboro Police Department Officer Directory:

 

Chief James Bodine

Desk Phone: 570-724-0775

Email: wpdchief@ptd.net

 

Patrolman Philip Deveney

Desk Phone: 570-724-0777

Email: officerdeveney@ptd.net

 

Patrolman Brad Wilson

Desk Phone: 570-724-0776

Email: officerwilson@ptd.net

 

Patrolman Chad Boyce

Desk Phone: 570-724-0797

Email: officerboyce@ptd.net

 

Patrolman Mitch Christman

Desk Phone: 570-724-4795

Email: officerchristman@ptd.net

 

Patrolman Jeremy Cook

Desk Phone: 570-724-0782

Email: officercook@ptd.net

 

Officer Eli Cochran

Desk Phone: 570-724-0781

Email: officercochran@ptd.net

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