Montgomery County (PA) Police ID's

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PD 1

47 - Montgomery Township
55 - Hatfield Township
61 - Lower Salford Township
63 - Franconia Township
65 - Souderton Borough
67 - Telford Borough
79 - Marlborough Township
82 - Schwenksville Borough
83 - Upper Perkiomen Police Dept. (covers Pennsburg and East Greenville Boroughs)

PD 2

68 - Upper Providence Township
72 - Collegeville Borough
73 - Lower Frederick Township
84 - Limerick Township
86 - Royersford Borough
88 - Lower Pottsgrove Township
89 - New Hanover Township
91 - Douglass Township
92 - Upper Pottsgrove Township
96 - West Pottsgrove Township
99 - North Coventry Township (located in Chester County)

PD 3

45 - Lower Gwynedd Township
49 - North Wales Borough
51 - Upper Gwynedd Township
53 - Lansdale Borough
59 - Towamencin Township

PD 4

54 - Bridgeport Borough
58 - Valley Forge National Park Rangers
62 - West Norriton Township
66 - Lower Providence Township

PD 5

25 - Lower Moreland Township
27 - Bryn Athyn Borough
35 - Upper Moreland Township
37 - Hatboro Borough
39 - Horsham Township

PD 6

26 - Cheltenham Township
28 - Springfield Township

PD 7

32 - Whitemarsh Township
44 - Plymouth Township
38 - West Conshohocken Borough
42 - Conshohocken Borough

PD 8

52 - Norristown Borough

PD 9

29 - Abington Township
31 - Rockledge Borough
33 - Jenkintown Borough

PD 10

34 - Lower Merion Township
36 - Narberth Borough

• EDACS

PD 11

41 - Upper Dublin Township
43 - Ambler Borough
46 - Whitpain Township
48 - East Norriton Township

PD 12

94 - Pottstown Borough

Countywide Agencies

13 - Montgomery County Detectives
14 - Montgomery County Coroner
15 - Montgomery County Department of Public Safety
17 - Montgomery County Correctional Facility
18 - Pennsylvania State Constables
19 - Montgomery County Sheriff's Department
22 - Montgomery County Public Works
23 - Montgomery County Court House Security
24 - Montgomery County Parkhouse (Geriatric Center)
97 - Montgomery County Parks & Heritage Services Rangers and Staff

• 97-200's -
• 97-300's -
• 97-400's -
• 97-500's - Green Lane Park
• 97-800's - Norristown Farm Park

98 - State Agencies - PFBC Waterways Officers / PGC Wildlife Officers / DCNR Park Rangers

Self Dispatched

56 - Upper Merion Township

Pennsylvania State Police Coverage Areas

01 - Pennsylvania State Police

Troop K - Skippack Barracks - K3

Green Lane Borough
Perkiomen Township
Red Hill Borough
Salford Township
Skippack Township
Schwenksville Borough
Trappe Borough
Upper Frederick Township
Upper Hanover Township
Upper Salford Township
Worcester Township

Police Unit Numbering

Abington Township Police Department
29-1 - Police Chief
29-2 - 1st Deputy Chief
29-3 - 2nd Deputy Chief
29L# - Patrol Lieutenants
29S# - Patrol Sergeants
2910 - Willow Grove Mall Car
2911 - Willow Grove Sector Car
2912 - Roslyn Sector Car
2913 - Ardsley/North Hills Sector Car
2914 - North Center Sector Car
2915 - Center Sector Car
2916 - Glenside Sector Car
2917 - North East Sector Car
2918 - South Center Sector Car
2919 - South East Sector Car
2921, 2922, 2923 - Extra Cars
29D# - Detectives
29H# - Traffic Enforcement Units
29I# - Power Shift Officers (may be in marked car or plain clothes)
29K# - K-9 Units
2954 - Parking Enforcement
2991 - Animal Control
2998, 2999 - Park Rangers

Cheltenham Township Police Department
26-1 - Police Chief
26-2 - Deputy Chief
26-3, 26-4, 26-5 - Lieutenants
26-6 - Administrative Services Sergeant
26-7 - Professional Standards Sergeant
2608 - Patrol Sergeant
26-9 - Communications Sergeant
2610 - Patrol Sergeant
2611 - West Glenside/Laverock Sectors
2612 - East Glenside/Wyncote Sectors
2613 - Cheltenham Mall/Lynnewood Gardens Sectors
2614 - Center Sectors
2615 - South East Sectors
2616 - North East Sectors
2619 - Prisoner Wagon (2 person unit)
2620, 2621, 2622, 2623 - Extra Cars
2624, 2625 - Unmarked Cars
2641, 2642 - Community Service Officers (Animal Control)
2643 - Parking Meter Enforcement
26CP# - Community Policing Officers
26D# - Detectives
26H# - Highway Safety Officers (Traffic Enforcement)
26I# - Plain Clothes Officers
26K# - K-9 Officers

Norristown Borough Police Department
100's - Chief, Capt., Detectives
200's - A Platoon (overnight shift)
300's - B Platoon (day/evening shifts)
400's - C Platoon (day/evening shifts)
500's - D Platoon (day/evening shifts)
600's - PCO's and Evidence Tech
700's - Parking Enforcement (PEO's) and Clerical
800's - Special operation groups
900's - New hires not yet assigned to a platoon
Patrol Platoon Supervisors: x00 -- Lieutenants, x01 -- Sergeants, x02 -- Corporals

Other departments in the county may use a similar system, or they may use the officer's badge number, or they may use car numbers as the radio identification.

Springfield Township Police Dept.
28-C - Chief of Police
28-L1 & L2 - Lieutenants
28-S1 to S4 - Patrol Sgts
28R1 to R4 - Patrol Corporals
28## - Patrol Officers (third digit = platoon number)
28D1 to D4 - Detectives
28H1 - Traffic Corporal

Units on North East Zone County Dispatch (25,27,31,33,37 cars)
XX-C - Chief of Police
XX-S# - Sergeants
XX-L# - Lieutenants
XX-R# - Corporals XX-## - Officers (by badge #, could be a 1, 2 or 3 digit # after municipal code)
XX-D# - Detectives
XX-H# - Highway/Traffic Units
XX-K# - K-9 Units
XX-A# - Civilian Staff (Clerks, Animal Control, Etc)

XX= Departments Two Digit Municipal Prefix