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Tullytown Hires New Cop, Approves Sale of Old Squad Car

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Tom Sofield
Credit: Tullytown Borough
Credit: Tullytown Borough

The Tullytown Borough Council voted this week to hire a new police officer and sell an old police car.

Council approved the hiring of new part-time police officer Daniel Hartman, who is a Bloomsburg University graduate and former Tullytown Police Department intern. Officials said the additional officer would help alleviate scheduling stress for the borough’s police department.

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The council also approve the put a 2001 Ford Crown Victoria police car up for sale on government auction website MuniciBid.com. The car has been stripped of police equipment. The vehicle’s minimum bid will start at $1,000, officials said. As of Thursday morning, the vehicle was not yet listed on MunciBid.

Also at the meeting, Mayor David Cutchineal said he is working with Police Chief Daniel Doyle to produce a program for the borough television channel about the growing heroin epidemic in Bucks County. The program is expected to feature several experts speaking about the problem.

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Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield has covered news in Bucks County for 16 years for both newspaper and online publications. Tom’s reporting has appeared locally, nationally, and internationally across several mediums. He is proud to report on news in the county where he lives and to have created a reliable publication that the community deserves.