Department History

Southwestern Regional Police Department has been in existence since July 1, 2002.  The Department originally began as a compilation of three township police departments, those being Heidelberg, Manheim, and North Codorus.  On April 1 of 2003, the Borough of Spring Grove also began receiving police service from our department.  The department covers an area of 71 square  miles and provides service to 17,000 residents, extending from south of York City to the Maryland State line.   There are eight (8) Police Board Members, two (2) from each of the four (4) communities. We believe that we have already achieved many of our original goals of a regional department; that being pulling together municipalities and resources in order to enhance police service in a fiscally responsible manner.  The details of our efforts include providing a wide variety police services over an entire region, thereby enhancing services to that area.  Prior to July 1, 2002, the area did not enjoy 24-hour coverage by the listed departments.  The Pennsylvania State Police supplemented these services, making the coverage less uniform.  Our thirteen officers and one police administrator, provide these services in a highly efficient manner. 

The three stars on our patch represent the three original townships that we patrolled when the department first  began providing police coverage. The yellow sun burst with "2002" represents the year the department was formed.