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

Perkiomen Township
Red Hill Borough
Salford Township
Skippack Township
Schwenksville Borough -- Part Time
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