Williamsport Bureau of Police

Williamsport Bureau of Police

Incorporated in 1866

The City of Williamsport is situated within the Susquehanna Valley located in Lycoming County north central Pennsylvania. The city of Williamsport encompasses approximately nine square miles, and is home to thirty thousand year round residents, nine thousand college students from the Pennsylvania College of Technology and Lycoming College and thousands of workers in our industrial park. The Williamsport Bureau of Police is currently staffed with fifty-one sworn officers and three civilian personnel.

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Williamsport Bureau of Police is to ensure the safety and security of the community by providing exemplary law enforcement services.

The Williamsport Bureau of Police values the principles of honesty, integrity, honor, fairness, and respect in our interactions with those we serve. We are committed to achieving excellence in our services to our citizens through community-based, pro-active policing.

	Domestic Violence Services The mission of the Wise Options Domestic Violence Program is to provide shelter, counseling, and advocacy services to abused partners and their children, to reduce violence and the impact of violence on their lives, and to provide education to the community about domestic violence.
	PA Megan’s Law Website Pennsylvania's Megan's Law, 42 Pa.C.S. § 9799.1, requires the State Police to create and maintain a registry of persons who reside, work/carry on a vocation, or attend school in the Commonwealth and who have either been convicted of, entered a plea of guilty to, or adjudicated delinquent of certain sex offenses in Pennsylvania or another jurisdiction.
	PA Amber Alert The Pennsylvania Amber Alert Plan (PAAP) web site is utilized as an additional resource and tool when an Amber Alert Activation occurs.
	Criminal History Request Its purpose is to better enable the public to obtain criminal history record checks. The repository was created and is maintained in accordance with Pennsylvania's Criminal History Information Act contained in Chapter 91 of Title 18, Crimes Code.
	Click it or Ticket Click It or Ticket (CIOT) is the most successful seat belt enforcement campaign ever, helping create the highest national seat belt usage rate of 83 percent.
	PA Crime Stoppers Call 1-800-4-PATIPS Callers remain anonymous.
	Terrorism Tip line You can make a difference in the fight against crime and terrorism. The Pennsylvania State Police encourages you to provide tips that will help law enforcement authorities do their job.