Mt Pleasant Township Police Department

06/09/2026

Informational Release:

I am pleased to announce our department successfully obtained 2 E-Bikes to use for E-Bike patrols along our portions of the Montour and Panhandle Trails that go through our jurisdictions we cover in Mount Pleasant Township and Robinson Township. The E-Bikes recently were just completed with graphics and accessories for police use. The entire E-Bike program was fully funded without a cent of tax payer dollars with the support of our Annual Golf Outing held last year, Range Resources Good Neighbors Fund Grant, and a donation received by State Representative Jason Ortitay.

This program will help us access the trail systems to interact with our residents and visitors on another level to help further our community policing approach. Due to budget limits patrols will be limited to times staffing permits to ensure no loss of coverage by our regular patrol shifts. We are in communication with the Montour Trail Council which is seeking to identify additional donations and grants that would help fund extra E-Bike patrols.
Patrols started yesterday and we already received several ‘thank yous’ for showing our presence on the trail system. We even met a young visitor of the trail out for a bike ride. Officers will be present to enforce laws and help ensure the safety of those enjoying the trail system. The E-Bike program may be expanded in the future but is currently limited to use along the trail systems.
I want to thank the Mount Pleasant Township Board of Supervisors for the support of the program, Printscape for the quality graphics, Range Resources, State Representative Jason Ortitay, each person and/or business that supported the Mount Pleasant First Responders Golf Outing, and the officers in the department who wanted this unit and will be out engaging the community with the E-Bikes.

We appreciate the support from the Montour Trail Council and look forward to working ahead with support to put some extra presence to help ensure the trail systems remain a safe place to enjoy for families, pets, and anyone enjoying the benefits the trail systems provide.

Chief Matthew Tharp

06/03/2026

Notification:

This morning at 0600 hours our agency assisted the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) with two federal search warrants at two locations on Main Street in Hickory. Main Street(State Route 50) was closed for a very brief time.

The warrants have been completed for ongoing investigations we are proud to be involved with. As a result numerous search warrants have been served over this region. Due to the ongoing nature of this case no further information can be released at this time.

When information becomes available in the future we will work to share and/release it as soon as possible.

Our department will continue to work with our state, local and federal partners on any crimes reported to us to help protect our communities we serve.

Thank you for your understanding.

05/12/2026

Starting this past Sunday through this Saturday is referred to as National Police Week. It is a week to remember the fallen, support the living, and to never forget those who paid the ultimate sacrifice for their communities, counties, states, and nation. The officers are wearing their mourning bands across their badges as a sign of respect for the fallen this week.

We have unfortunately had several local Officers, Deputies, and Troopers in our area make the ultimate sacrifice. Let us especially this week remember them, their friends, and families.

Thousands of officers travel to Washington DC during this week to visit the National Law Enforcement Memorial often referred to as the wall to pay their respects and visit the names etched forever into the wall. Its a humbling and sad experience to see a memorial site sadly grow every year often by over 100, sometimes hundreds of names yearly.

We appreciate the support we receive from many locally and during this week continue to ask for your support as residents, elected officials, and business owners to help ensure we can best do the job we are tasked with. Thank you and always help us remember the fallen.

05/07/2026

We join in with the Chartiers Township Police Department in offering condolences to her friends and family. Humane Officer Cunningham was a wonderful asset who helped many departments across this entire region. She will be missed.

It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of Humane Officer Cathy Cunningham.

Officer Cunningham served our community with compassion, dedication, and a steadfast commitment to the care and protection of animals. Her work reflected a deep sense of duty and kindness, and she made a lasting impact on both the animals she protected and the people she worked alongside.

Her professionalism, empathy, and unwavering service will be remembered by those who had the privilege of knowing and working with her.

We extend our heartfelt condolences to her family, friends, and all who are mourning this loss.

Rest in peace, Officer Cunningham.

05/01/2026

I wanted to share this post with appreciation for all the services involved. This takes resources to put together but it involves resources needed to help prevent our youth from making bad decisions that can result in arrests, injuries, and even death. The mission is to replicate a DUI related crash using student actors, live officers, fire departments, ems, and all the steps that involve these serious crashes. Our goal is to not traumatize but to educate through demonstration and discussion. If these mock crashes prevent as much as one young person from impaired driving it makes it worth it.

We returned to doing these with the school districts support in 2022 and work to complete every 2 years to capture multiple groups of students. I as the Chief proudly support the officers use of time to put these together and help where needed.

I want to thank Officer Cuccaro and School Resource Officer Dhanse for wanting to do this and doing a great job with it.

I thank Mt Pleasant Township Volunteer Fire Department, McDonald Volunteer Fire Department, Midway Volunteer Fire Department, Life Flight and Fort Cherry Ambulance Service. Each was well represented and did a great job.

I want to thank District Attorney Jason Walsh, First Assistant Leslie Mylan, and Chief County Detective Yarosh for returning to address the students personally and to sincerely express the aftermath from those bad choices.

Our local Magisterial District Judge Louis McQuillan was in attendance who also spoke with sincerity and professionalism to the student body. Thank you for attending!

Thank you to Greens Towing for supplying some vehicles and helping set them for a display reminder.

Finally, thank you to the school district and most importantly to the students who listened, paid attention, and hopefully make good decisions and have an amazing prom.

04/23/2026

Information:

This Saturday, April 25th, 2026, there will be a DEA National Drug Takeback event. This is a great opportunity while doing your spring cleaning to properly dispose of your unwanted and unneeded prescription medication or any medications not being used or expired around the residence. Help us keep these medications out of the wrong hands. We will be staffing the Mount Pleasant Township Building during this event from 10AM to 2PM. As a reminder we have two collection boxes available year round at two locations available during their respective business hours. See the attached image for those locations or additional information!

See you Saturday!

04/22/2026

Located on Fort Cherry Road connector. Check those dates for renewal or if you need a permit and can't make it to their office during business hours.

We are pleased to announce an upcoming PA LTC permit satellite event !! Saturday May 16th 2026 McDonald Sportsmen's Association, Midway Borough, PA -Washington County. *** Washington County residents can make application to “obtain or renew” their license to carry a concealed firearm *** Please have valid PA identification and $20.00 cash ***** 🇺🇸⭐️

04/18/2026

Update: The road is reopened. Thank you.

‼️Attention Robinson Township Residents-ROAD CLOSURE‼️

Foley Road is closed between 100 and 195 due to a tree down with power lines. Please do not go around the caution tape until West Penn Power arrives and removes the wires. Thank you.

04/13/2026

We want to take a moment to thank our dispatchers with WCDPS - Washington County Department of Public Safety for all they do not just during TCO Appreciation Week, but all year. Thank you for everything you do on the mic and behind the scene!