close

Peters hires state police major as new deputy chief

1 min read
article image -

Peters Township hired Doug Grimes, a Pennsylvania State Police major, as its new deputy chief. Township manager Michael Silvestri confirmed the hiring of Grimes following Monday’s council meeting. Grimes, who has nearly 30 years of law enforcement experience, will start at the end of the month, Silvestri said.

Council has been searching for a deputy chief since the beginning of the year after Capt. Michael Yanchak, the department’s second-highest-ranking officer, announced his intent to retire at the end of the year. Yanchak has been with the department since 1982.

In addition, police Chief Harry Fruecht is expected to retire in 2016. Grimes, who is based in Harrisburg, is executive director of the Municipal Police Officers’ Education and Training Commission for the state police, a position he held for more than two years.

Grimes has been with the state police in a variety of positions since 1987. He also was a Forward Township police officer from January 1986 to April 1987. He has a degree in criminal justice from Elizabethtown College in Lancaster County.

CUSTOMER LOGIN

If you have an account and are registered for online access, sign in with your email address and password below.

NEW CUSTOMERS/UNREGISTERED ACCOUNTS

Never been a subscriber and want to subscribe, click the Subscribe button below.

Starting at $3.75/week.

Subscribe Today