– History
Upper Allen Police Department, 1966-1982
Upper Allen Police Department, 1982-Present
The Upper Allen Police Department was formed on July 1, 1966. The Township did not have a building from which to operate during this period. During the first 6 months of operation phone calls that needed to be made by that first officer were many times made from the Pennsylvania Turnpike booth at Exit 236. In December 1966 the Township purchased an old fruit market at 52 Gettysburg Pike which became the Township and police offices. That building served as our office until January 1982 when we moved into our current offices at 100 Gettysburg Pike.
In the years that have followed the Police Department and Township have continued to grow. Currently our twenty (20) sworn officers proudly provide service to over 18,000 people that call Upper Allen Township home. The Township is approximately 13.5 square miles in size and includes the villages of Grantham, Shepherdstown, and Bowmansdale.
