Slate Belt Regional’s police chief celebrates swearing-in - finally
Updated May 06, 2021;
Posted May 06, 2021
Slate Belt Regional Police Department Chief Jonathon Hoadley is administered the oath of office by Northampton County Judge Craig Dally on Thursday, May 6, 2021, in Pen Argyl’s Weona Park.Facebook Live screenshot
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The Slate Belt Regional Police Department and its commission representing three municipalities finally on Thursday got to celebrate their new chief.
Chief Jonathon Hoadley was sworn-in to the position last Dec. 1, but the coronavirus pandemic delayed the ceremony, said David Hess, chairman of the Slate Belt Regional Police Commission.
The commission chose the pavilion in Pen Argyl’s Weona Park for Thursday’s ceremony, since Hoadley was a borough police officer before the formation of the regional department effective April 1, 2015. The department also covers Wind Gap and Plainfield Township.
Police locate dump truck driver accused of berating school bus driver in front of kids (UPDATE)
Updated 3:13 PM;
UPDATE: Slate Belt Regional police said Wednesday afternoon they have identified and contacted a dump truck driver accused of berating the driver of an occupied school bus that reportedly had pulled out in front of the truck.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a dump truck driver they say berated a school bus driver and upset children on the bus.
The incident Friday involved a Pen Argyl School District school bus and started about 3:30 p.m. on Pen Argyl Road, Slate Belt Regional police said.