Two officers with a combined 60 years of experience are retiring from the West Deer Police Department. To ease the loss, the township elevated two part-time officers to full-time status and also hired two new part-timers. The township supervisors accepted the notice of the resignations of Sgt. Darren Mikus and
West Deer’s police department will continue to station officers at Deer Lakes schools. Township supervisors and the school board approved a memorandum of understanding between the two bodies for policing at Curtisville Primary Center, East Union Intermediate Center and Deer Lakes Middle School. Police Chief Robert Loper told supervisors that
South Buffalo Township officials have added a familiar face to their police department and raised hourly pay for public safety. Christopher Kovacs, 33, of Penn Township was unanimously hired as a full-time patrolman Monday night. He was selected out of a dozen candidates and four finalists. Supervisor Paul Bergad administered