Bethlehem Police

Last night, BPD held its annual Awards Ceremony and Memorial Service. As part of this event, we remembered 3 retired members who passed away during the previous year. We are grateful for the service of Lt. James Doyle Deputy Commissioner Walter Diefenderfer Sgt. Steven Marshall

To all the men and women who have served—thank you. Your courage and service inspire us every day. We are forever grateful for your sacrifices, and we honor you today and always! #VeteransDay #thankyouveterans

Sgt. Emily Schock was recently honored with the 2024 Crisis Intervention Team Officer of the Year award. The award recognizes law enforcement officers that have demonstrated exemplary crisis intervention skills. Congratulations Sgt. Schock!!!!

Congrats to Off. Domenico, Off. Hammer, Off. Gauntner, Off. Correll, Off. Ray, and Off. Schwartz on their completion of Crisis Intervention Training (CIT)!

Get ready for a spooky good time! 🎃

Traffic Alert October 9, 2024 Accident on Route 378 in the area of the Hill to Hill Bridge. All lanes closed. Please avoid the area and use alternate routes.

Planning School and Stadium Safety with @BethlehemPolice. @BASDMsSage @fhssportsBASD @hbailey3LHS @LIBERTYATHCLUB @BethlehemAreaSD

The Bethlehem Police Department congratulates Lt. Jon Buskirk on his retirement after 20 years of dedicated service. We wish him the the best of luck in his retirement. Congratulations Lt. Buskirk!

This past weekend, the flag football group WeDifferent held a car wash on 8th Ave to raise money for their team. Officer Trevezo was able to get his patrol car washed while making some new friends! #CommunityPolicing

A big THANK YOU to Ms. Scicutella's Pre-K class at Calypso Elementary for having Chief Kott as their guest last week. Pre-K learned all about being a police officer and were given Junior Officer badges, crayons, and coloring books. @BethlehemAreaSD

Last week members of the NAM Knights presented the Bethlehem Police Department with a plaque for our service and support. Thank you for the kind gesture, it’s greatly appreciated!

Today is National School Resource Officer Appreciation Day! A big THANK YOU to our amazing School Resource Officers for their service to our schools and community! #CommunityPolicing #SRO

Today we'd like to take a moment to thank Patrice from Mint Construction for her assistance this past Tuesday during the snow storm. Patrice was able to plow a portion of the roadway so our officers could move a large tree from the 3100 block of Linden St. Great job all!

CONGRATULATIONS to K9 Rico on his retirement! Rico, a Dutch Shepard, has faithfully served the citizens of Bethlehem for the past seven years as a patrol and narcotics detection K9. Thank you for your service Rico!!!!

Over the weekend, Officers Heaton& Strydesky traded their duty boots for hockey skates and were able to join tourists and community members out on the ice at the Ice Rink at Steel Stacks! They were even able to do some recruiting! #CommunityPolicing

This weekend officers from patrol and the support services unit took part in More Miles Automotive' s annual tree toss. This unique and festive event raised almost $2,300, for Turning Point of Lehigh Valley. We can't wait till next year’s event!

This morning, to celebrate the new Wawa's grand opening, our officers participated in a Hoagies for Heroes hoagie-building contest. Even though the Bethlehem Fire Department won, BPD was still able to raise $1,000 for our designated charity, @turningpointlv !

♻️ Part of Tuesday’s 12/12/23 curbside recycling route will not be completed.   We request that you leave your material out for pick up on Wednesday 12/13/23.   We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding and patience. ♻️