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The Upper Perk Police Department provides full time police services to the borough of Pennsburg
which is located in the Northwestern corner of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Pennsburg Borough
is just shy of a square mile with an approximate population of four-thousand residents.
The department was established in 1973 as a regional department covering three boroughs; Pennsburg, East
Greenville, and Red Hill. In 1998 Red Hill pulled out of the force and currently relies on the state
police for coverage. In June of 2017, East Greenville also pulled out of the regional force to create
their own part time police department.
Currently, the force consists of five (5) sworn full-time officers, and one part-time administrative
assistant. The department is a member of the North Penn Area DUI Task Force and the Montgomery
County Drug Task Force, In addition, the department has a bicycle unit which is utilized during
special events such as parades and community events.
In 2023, the Upper Perk Police Department handled or performed 8,100 calls for service.
