Officer Reisenweber Named 2010 Law Enforcement Officer of the Year

On May 19, 2011, the Police Heritage Museum held the 2010 Law Enforcement Awards ceremony in the York County Commissioners meeting room at the York County Administrative Center, 28 East Market Street (the former York County Court House) in downtown York. Officer John K. Reisenweber of the York City Police Department was named the 2010 Law Enforcement Officer of the Year.

Officer Reisenweber investigated and resolved 27 felonies and 24 misdemeanors during 2010. These crimes ranged from aggravated assaults and robberies to identity theft and intimidation of a witness. In addition to he day-to-day patrol duties, Reisenweber also served as a crime scene investigator and a field training officer. In 2009 and 2010, Reisenweber was responsible for investigating several burglaries and car break-ins. He was able to recover a shoe impression from one scene which allowed the Detective Bureau to eventually identify and charge an individual with over 35 burglaries in the City of York.

The Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award was established in 2000 by the Police Heritage Museum, Inc. to promote a better understanding between law enforcement officers and the citizens they serve by demonstrating the role officers play in their communities' history and growth.

By establishing the award, the Police Heritage Museum hopes to meet it's mission by promoting the public trust and support of local law enforcement agencies by showcasing the achievements of local law enforcement officers. In addition, we hope to shed light on the community member that wears a law enforcement uniform.

Our thanks are extended to the following for their assistance with the awards ceremony:

• The York County Commissioners, for providing such a great venue for the ceremony
• Hayman Studio, for providing a photographer for the ceremony
• White Rose Community Television, for airing the ceremony on their cable channel

For more information on this and previous awards, please visit the Law Enforcement Awards Program page.

Thomas Elected Chairman of Police Heritage Museum

At the April meeting of the Board of Directors of the Police Heritage Museum, Inc., Corporal L. James Thomas, Jr. of the Lower Windsor Township Police Department was elected as Chairman of the Police Heritage Museum. Thomas joined the Board of Directors on the Police Heritage Museum in January of 2009 and has an avid interest in the history of Law Enforcement.

Corporal Thomas succeeds former Chairman John A. Stine, retired Sergeant from the York City Police Department and the founder of the museum. Stine served as Chairman since the museum was incorporated in 1995, and recently decided to step down from the Chairman position.

Corporal Thomas has been instrumental in developing a fallen officer memorial service held in May at the York County Department of Emergency Services building on Davies Drive in Springettsbury Township.

The members of the Board of Directors congratulate Corporal Thomas and welcome him to his new position.

Tasers Donated to Museum

The Police Heritage Museum recently accepted several new items to add to its display of non-lethal weapons. Taser International has donated several of their products to the museum to be placed on display. These non-active tasers will provide modern-day variations of the various non-lethal weapons used by law enforcement officers through the years in their efforts to protect the peace and enforce the law.

The Police Heritage Museum would like to acknowledge Steve Tuttle at Taser International and Kathy Hanrahan at the Taser Foundation for their assistance in acquiring these artifacts.

Thanks also to Corporal L. James Thomas of the Lower Windsor Township Police Department, and a member of the museum's board of directors, who spearheaded the effort to add these items to our collection.

York Area To Host Police-Fire Games

The York, Pennsylvania area has been selected as the host for the 2014 Can-Am Police-Fire Games. The Can-Am Police-Fire Games is a sporting competition among firefighters and law enforcement personnel from throughout the United States and Canada. York County was selected from a field of five cities vyeing for the event.

The Police Heritage Museum looks forward to having the competitors visit the York area, and hopes that they find time to visit the Police Heritage Museum. Although located in York, the Police Heritage Museum contains artifacts from throughout the world.

For additional information on the games, please visit the following: