Harpers Ferry Police Department (West Virginia)
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The Harpers Ferry Police Department, or HFPD, is the official municipal police force for Harpers Ferry
, West Virginia
. HFPD also serves as the municipal police force for the adjoining town of Bolivar
on contract. The agency has three sworn full-time officers (including a K-9
officer), one sworn part-time officer, and one civilian employee. The current Chief of Police is John D. Brown.
The Harpers Ferry Police Department has mutual policing agreements with both the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
and the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department
.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Harpers Ferry is a historic town in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States. In many books the town is called "Harper's Ferry" with an apostrophe....
, West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
. HFPD also serves as the municipal police force for the adjoining town of Bolivar
Bolivar, West Virginia
Bolivar is a town in Jefferson County in the U.S. state of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. The population was 1,045 at the 2000 census. Originally known as Mudfort, Bolivar was granted a charter as a town by the Virginia General Assembly in December 1825...
on contract. The agency has three sworn full-time officers (including a K-9
Police dog
A police dog, often referred to as a "K-9 dog" in some areas , is a dog that is trained specifically to assist police and other law-enforcement personnel in their work...
officer), one sworn part-time officer, and one civilian employee. The current Chief of Police is John D. Brown.
The Harpers Ferry Police Department has mutual policing agreements with both the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park is located at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers in and around Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. The park includes land in Jefferson County, West Virginia; Washington County, Maryland and Loudoun County, Virginia. The park is managed by the...
and the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department
Jefferson County Sheriff's Department (West Virginia)
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Department is the primary law enforcement agency servicing 50,443 within of jurisdiction in Jefferson County, WV....
.