The Reporter (Lansdale, PA)

New police officers sworn in

- By Dan Sokil dsokil@thereporte­ronline.com

Two new police officers were sworn into the Montgomery Township Police Department during the township’s board of supervisor­s meeting on Monday, May 9.

Officers Hannah Moran and Sean Orrison were both sworn in as recruit police officers with an effective hire date of May 10, according to the township.

Moran was raised in Collegevil­le, and is a graduate of Methacton High School and Lindenwood University in Saint Charles, Missouri, where she majored in Criminal

Justice while also playing for the Women’s Rugby team. She attended the Montgomery County Community College Municipal Police Academy, graduating in December 2021.

Orrison was raised in Upper Pottsgrove, graduating from Pottsgrove High School, then Shippensbu­rg University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice. He attended the Montgomery County Community College Municipal Police Academy graduating in June 2021, where he received the Leadership Award chosen by the Director of the Academy, according to the township.

During the board of supervisor­s’ May 9 meeting, both new officers received their oaths from supervisor­s chairwoman Tanya Bamford, then their badges in front of family and friends. The two new officers will fill positions soon to be created by retirement­s expected in 2022, according to informatio­n provided by the police department, and the two topped a field of over 200 applicatio­ns received for the positions.

For more informatio­n on Montgomery Township’s police department, follow “Montgomery Township Police Department” on Facebook.

 ?? PHOTO COURTESY OF MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP ?? New Montgomery Township recruit police officers Sean Orrison, second from left, and Hannah Moran, third from left, pose with police Chief Scott Bendig and supervisor­s Tanya Bamford, Beth Staab and Annette Long.
PHOTO COURTESY OF MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP New Montgomery Township recruit police officers Sean Orrison, second from left, and Hannah Moran, third from left, pose with police Chief Scott Bendig and supervisor­s Tanya Bamford, Beth Staab and Annette Long.

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