The Brackenridge Police Department will be no more as of Tuesday, when Tarentum formally takes over police coverage of the neighboring borough. Both borough councils unanimously voted Friday evening to approve intergovernmental agreements for public safety. The three Brackenridge officers will join the Tarentum Police Department at their current salaries
Tarentum Council took another step Wednesday in assuming police services for Brackenridge. By a 6-0 vote with Kevin Bertocki absent, council authorized advertising two ordinances that will allow it to absorb Brackenridge’s three full-time officers and equipment into the 10-member Tarentum Police Department. The first ordinance enables the borough to
Legal and financial details are being ironed out for Tarentum to absorb the Brackenridge Police Department and provide coverage to both boroughs by the end of the year. “We’ve met with the state several times and had a few formal conversations among everyone involved,” Tarentum Borough Manager Dwight Boddorf said.