Erie Police Department

[1] The Erie Police Department attempted to meet this standard by increasing its staff to 136 officers by 1941, thus creating the need for patrol units.

[1] The 1960s saw the formation of the Erie Policy Academy, which would require candidates to attend a number of training classes and exercises.

Donald Dacus as Chief of Police on January 3, 2018 after Mayor Joe Schember was sworn into his first term.

[4] The program looks for teens and young adults between the ages of fourteen and twenty-one who hold an interest in law enforcement.

The policy helps the department, along with local and national media, to maintain a channel of communication to the public, without violation of law or infringement on an individual's rights.