First Township In Allegheny County - 1788
The Moon Township Police Department services the Township of Moon which is located in Allegheny County located in southwestern Pennsylvania approximately 12 miles northwest of Pittsburgh. The Township covers an area of approximately 24 square miles with a population of over 22,000.
The Moon Township Police Department is a mid-size police department which consists of 30 sworn law enforcement officers including a chief of police, a captain, four sergeants, a corporal and 21 patrol officers. The department has a patrol unit, a special investigations unit and a computer crimes officer. The department employs 10 civilian support personnel which includes a full time dispatch center. The PEMA certified dispatch center receives and dispatches police and fire calls for 2 municipalities and provides CLEAN and NCIC computer terminal services for 9 agencies.
The Moon Township Police Department performs many specialized duties and offers expanded services to the community. Most officers of the department have advanced training in varying fields. The department strives to seek out and provide additional training to its officers in a continuing effort to improve the effectiveness of its operations. Some of the areas of specialization include the following:
2 accident reconstruction experts * 4 PA certified commercial truck inspection officers * 6 certified child safety restraint system technicians * 3 certified firearms instructors * 2 certified Taser instructors * 2 certified personal defense instructors * 2 DARE instructors * 3 PA certified wiretap officers * A specialized computer crimes officer
The department participates in joint law enforcement efforts including the West Hills DUI Task Force, the Allegheny County District Attorney's Drug Enforcement Network (D.A.N.E.T.), the U.S. District Attorney's Task Force on Child Abuse, the Pennsylvania State Police Area III Computer Crimes Task Force and cooperative efforts with many other agencies.
