Montgomery County (PA) Police ID's

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Northwest - Region 1

55 Hatfield Twp.
61 Lower Salford Twp.
63 Franconia Twp.
65 Souderton Boro.
67 Telford Boro.
73 Lower Frederick Twp.
79 Marlborough Twp. (also covers Green Lane Borough)
82 Schwenksville Boro.
83 Upper Perkiomen Police Dept. (covers Pennsburg and East Greenville Boroughs)

Southwest - Region 2

68 Upper Providence Twp.
72 Collegeville Boro.
84 Limerick Twp.
86 Royersford Boro.
88 Lower Pottsgrove Twp.
89 New Hanover Twp.
91 Douglass Twp.
92 Upper Pottsgrove Twp.
94 Pottstown Boro. (self dispatched on dedicated talkgroup)
96 West Pottsgrove Twp.

North Central - Region 3

45 Lower Gwynedd Twp.
47 Montgomery Twp. (self dispatched on VHF)
49 North Wales Boro.
51 Upper Gwynedd Twp.
53 Lansdale Boro.
59 Towamencin Twp.

Southeast - Region 4

14 Montgomery County Coroner (Primary Region*)
19 Montgomery County Sheriff (Primary Region*)
34 Lower Merion Twp. (self dispatched on twp. EDACS trunked system)
36 Narberth Boro. (dispatched by Lower Merion)
38 West Conshohocken Boro.
42 Conshohocken Boro.
43 Ambler Boro.
46 Whitpain Twp.
48 East Norriton Twp.
52 Norristown Boro.
54 Bridgeport Boro.
58 Valley Forge National Park Rangers
62 West Norriton Twp.
66 Lower Providence Twp. (self dispatched on dedicated talkgroup)
98 Pennsylvania Fish Commission/Pennsylvania Game Commission (Primary Region*)

• Can also be heard on other regions as needed
  

Northeast - Region 5

25 Lower Moreland Twp.
26 Cheltenham Twp. (county dispatched on dedicated talkgroup)
27 Bryn Athyn Boro.
29 Abington Twp. (self dispatched on dedicated talkgroup)
31 Rockledge Boro.
33 Jenkintown Boro.
35 Upper Moreland Twp.
37 Hatboro Boro.
39 Horsham Twp. (self dispatched on dedicated talkgroup)

Plymouth/Springfield/Whitemarsh - Region 7/7A

28 Springfield Twp.
32 Whitemarsh Twp.
44 Plymouth Twp.

Countywide Agencies

13 Montgomery County Detectives
14 Montgomery County Coroner
15 Montgomery County EDS Radio Repair
17 Montgomery County Prison
18 Pennsylvania State Constables
19 Montgomery County Sheriff's Dept.
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

Pennsylvania State Police Station Patrol Areas & Coverage

Skippack Station:

Perkiomen Twp - Full Time
Red Hill Boro. - Full Time
Salford Twp. - Full Time
Skippack Twp. - Full Time
Schwenksville Boro. - Part Time
Trappe Boro. - Full Time
Upper Frederick Twp. - Full Time
Upper Hanover Twp. - Full Time
Upper Salford Twp. - Full Time
Worcester Twp. - Full Time

Norristown Police Unit Numbering Detail

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
For the patrol platoons, x00, x01, x02 are the Lt's and Sgt's

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.

Region 5 Police Unit Numbering

ABINGTON POLICE (29 Cars)
29-1 - Police Chief
29-2 - 1st Deputy Chief
29-3 - 2nd Deputy Chief
29-4, 5, 6 & &7 - Patrol Lts.
29-8 & 9 - Patrol Sgts.
2910 - Willow Grove Mall Car
2911 - Willow Grove Secotor Car
2912 - Roslyn Sector Car
2913 - Ardsley/N. Hills Sector Car
2914 - North Center Sector Car
2915 - Center Sector Car
2916 - Glenside Sector Car
2917 - North East Sector Car
2918 - South East Sector Car
2919 - South East Sector Car
2921 - Extra Car
2922 - Extra Car
29I? - Power Shift Officers (may be in marked car or plain clothes)
29K? - K-9 Units
29T? - Traffic Enforcement Units
2991 - Animal Control
2998, 2999 - Park Rangers

Cheltenham Police (26 Cars)
26-1 - Police Chief
26-2 - Deputy Chief
26-3,4,5&6 - Lieutenants
26-7 - Staff Sgt.
2608 - Parrol Sgt.
26-9 - Communications Supervisor
2610 - Patrol Sgt.
2611 - Glenside/ Laverock Sector
2612 - Wyncote Sector
2613 - Cedarbrook Sector
2614 - North Center Sector
2615 - South Center Sector
2616 - North East Sector
2617 - South East Sector
2618 - Lynnewood Gardens Sector
2619 - Prisoner Wagon (2 person unit)
2620,21,22 - Marked Spare Units
2624,25 - Unmarked Cars
2641,42 - Animal Control Units
26CP? - Communinty Policing Units
26D? - Detectives
26H? - Highway Units (traffic)
26I? - Plain Clothes Units
26K? - K-9 Units

Upper Moreland Police (35 Cars)
35C - Police Chief
35L1, L2 - Lieutenants
35S? - Sgts.
35## - Officers/Detectives(by badge number)
35K? - K-9 Units
35ACO - Animal Control

Units on North East Zone County Dispatch (25,27,31,33,37 cars)
XXC - Chief of Police
XXS? - Sergeants
XX## - Officers (by badge #, could be a 1, 2 or 3 digit # after municipal code)
XXD? - Detectives
XXH? - Highway/Traffic Units

XX= Departments Two Digit Municipal Prefix

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