MILLCREEK POLICE DEPARTMENT
MPD 2023 EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR
Cpl . Graeme Perkins , is assigned fulltime to the Patrol Division as a supervisor on the 1st Platoon . He is also a member of the Department ’ s SWAT team . Over the course of 2022 and 2023 , Cpl . Perkins has taken the added responsibility to apply for grant funding for multiple projects for the MPD .
The grant writing responsibility is oftentimes the duties of a fulltime grant writer . Millcreek Township doesn ’ t have that luxury . However , Cpl . Perkins used his initiative and superior writing skills to apply for several grants . The following were ultimately approved :
$ 5,000 AHN / Highmark Health for patrol vehicle trauma bags and first aid kits $ 312,437.00 PA DCED Grant for Lenco Bearcat ( was assisted by Cpl . Henderson in writing this grant ) $ 249,912.00 PCCD for COAST Program $ 560,387.00 PCCD for Det . Green and Proactive Patrol Overlaps ( Millcreek Township Gun Violence Initiative ) $ 152,161.00 PCCD for BWC and MVR hardware / software upgrades ( Local LE Support Grant ) $ 10,000.00 PCCD for Millcreek Township Police Recruitment Incentives
$ 1,289,897.00 Total
The COAST grant has fundamentally changed our response to those persons with substance use and / or mental health disorders . The program has been so successful that other police departments are looking to copy our project .
Additionally , the Lenco Bearcat tactical response vehicle was utilized soon after implementation in the officer-involved shooting and house fire on E . Gore Rd . last summer . Through Cpl . Perkin ' s work we have received the latest technology for mobile video camera and body-worn camera hardware .
Regarding the Proactive Patrolling & Gun Violence Initiative ; Det . Cpl . Green has been assigned nearly 100 cases to date since he began working Gun Violence cases , which has both resulted in several arrests and has relieved case load burdens of the other Detectives . We will soon be hiring a new officer , and the recruitment incentive grant has helped us navigate a very difficult hiring environment .
For his role in creating a stronger MPD , Cpl . Graeme Perkins is the MPD Employee of the Year for 2023 . -Chief Mook
Cpl . Graeme Perkins accepting 2023 MPD employee of the year from Chief Mook . illcreek
MILLCREEK TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT NEWS
SHOP WITH A HERO 2023
Every December the MPD participates in Shop With a Hero , where children from the area pair up with a uniformed hero and get taken on an exciting shopping spree for themselves and loved ones .
Millcreek Township thanks everyone who organized the event including Trooper Schick of the Pennsylvania State Police and Walmart . The MPD also thanks the numerous other organizations that participated and helped to make these children ’ s holidays !
See more photos on millcreektownship . com under blog !
STUFF THE COP CAR FOR THE HOLIDAYS 2023
The Millcreek Police Association ' s annual food drive collected over 1,500 pounds of food and $ 6,102.38 for the Second Harvest Food Bank ! These food and monetary donation will go to help feed those in the community that are in need .
We thank everyone that gave and can ’ t wait to do it again next year !
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