2018 - Port Jervis Police Department

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town!

On Saturday December 22, 2018, Santa Claus will be taking a break from his very busy Christmas preparations at the North Pole to visit Port Jervis. Santa was unable to bring his sleigh or horse and carriage this year so Mayor Decker and the Common Council authorized Santa to “deputize” City of Port Jervis Police […]

Job Vacancy – Confidential Administrative Assistant to Police Department

JOB VACANCY TITLE:  CONFIDENTIAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TO POLICE DEPARTMENT APPOINTMENT TYPE/CLASS: Full Time, Exempt Class. WORK WEEK/HOURS PER WEEK:  Monday-Friday, 40 hours per week. POSTING DATE:  14 December 2018 APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN December 28th, 2018 DESCRIPTION:  The work involves responsibility for the performance of a variety of confidential functions for the […]

School Policing Unit – A Partnership of the Port Jervis City School District, Port Jervis Police Department and the Town of Deerpark Police Department

During the start of the 2018 School Year in September, the Port Jervis City School District in partnership with the Town of Deerpark and the City of Port Jervis Police Department collaborated to create a shared services and mutual aid agreement to provide joint inter-agency policing of all Port Jervis City School District Facilities in […]

Police Department’s on the Shores of the Delaware Participate in “Cops for a Cure”

No Shave November Fundraiser Benefiting Orange Regional Medical Center’s Spagnoli Family Cancer Center If you have noticed unshaven police officers lately, it’s for a good cause.  The members of the Eastern Pike Regional Police Department (PA), Town of Deerpark Police and the City of Port Jervis Police Dept.  (NY) are participating in the No Shave November […]

Port Jervis Police Chief Receives 2018 Edward A. Diana Alumni Leadership Award

MEDIA RELEASE                                         FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FROM: Port Jervis Police Department DATE: October 3, 2018    Port Jervis Police Chief Receives 2018 Edward A. Diana Alumni Leadership Award PORT JERVIS – Port Jervis Police Chief, William Worden, is the recipient of the 2018 Edward A. Diana Alumni Leadership award by the SUNY Orange Foundation in recognition […]

Sexual Assaults – City of Port Jervis

Port Jervis City Police report investigating two sexual assaults occurring on September 15th and September 17th during the early morning hours in the City Port Jervis. On September 15th, at approximately 12:00am, a 27-year-old female reported that she was walking to her residence on Barcelow Street near the intersection with Fowler Street when she was […]

August 3, 2018 – Robbery, Kidnapping, and Police Pursuit

Press Release: Port Jervis City Police Department 3 August 2018 Robbery-Kidnapping – Police Pursuit On August 3rd, 2018, at approximately 12:30am, Port Jervis City Police Officers responded to an emergency 911 call reporting a 67-year-old male was assaulted and robbed in the parking lot of a senior housing complex located at 230 Jersey Avenue in […]

Youth Leadership Academy Update and Graduation Invite

Good afternoon, The Youth Leadership Academy has been running throughout the week and the recruits are enjoying the various activities and presentations that the officers, school district staff and community partners have presented.   I have attached some photographs of the recruits during their second day after drilling and learning basic marching techniques as a group.  Our […]

New PJPD Youth Coloring Book created by the Teachers and Students at the Port Jervis High School Visual Arts Department

The Port Jervis City Police Department is excited to present a wonderful coloring book highlighting the public service provided by the men and women of the PJPD to our community created by the extremely talented and community-minded Port Jervis City School District High School Visual Art Department teachers and students. The teachers and students worked […]

Pedestrian Safety Awareness for Children and Older Adults

  The Port Jervis City Police Department is proud to participate in the 2018 Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee’s “Operation See! Be Seen! Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Mobilization” operating June 15-28th, 2018. Using grant funding obtained under the 2018 Police Traffic Services Program through GTSC, the department will deploy additional patrol officers to areas of the city […]