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The Patrol Division of Mifflin County Regional Police is
just as with any police agency, the backbone of the department.
Officers assigned to patrol respond to more that ninety percent of
approximately 11,000 requests for service each year. These
calls run the gambit of law enforcement activities. From
requests for traffic control, to domestic disputes, to homicides.
In all likelihood, if you have had contact with a police officer, it
has been one from the patrol division.
Before joining the patrol division, newly hired officers must
successfully graduate from one of the approved Municipal Police
Academies in Pennsylvania. Although certification through the
academy process allows a person to begin enforcing the law, an
additional step is taken at M.C.R.P.D. Each new officer is
paired with a FTO officer. The FTO, Field Training Officer,
is responsible for guiding and evaluating the new officer as he
transitions from the classroom to the street. This process
assures the public that when they interact with any officer from the
patrol division, they are dealing with a well educated, informed law
enforcement professional.
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