Township of Bristol
DEPARTMENT OF POLICE
2501 BATH ROAD
BRISTOL, PENNSYLVANIA 19007
Ralph P. Johnson
ACTING CHIEF OF POLICE
TELEPHONE
(215) 785-4052
FAX (215) 785-0164
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Bristol Township Hires Two Full-Time Police Officers
Contact: Acting Chief of Police Ralph Johnson
March 25th, 2015
Email: [email protected]
Telephone:
(267) 812-3055
Bristol Township Council at Wednesday’s Council meeting welcomed Stephen Andrews and Thomas
Leinheiser as full-time police officers.
Stephen Andrews will start his employment with Bristol Township Police Department on March 30th, 2015.
Thomas Leinheiser will start his employment with Bristol Township Police Department on April 6th, 2015.
Under the supervision of Acting Chief of Police Ralph Johnson, Officer Andrews and Officer Leinheiser will be
trained to work in the patrol division as first responders to calls for service.
Both Officers were chosen from approximately 100 candidates who passed the Bucks County Consortium Test
for police officers and both Officers have already completed their Municipal Police Officer Training
Certification Requirements.
Officer Andrews is a graduate of Council Rock South High School and Montgomery County Community
College Municipal Police Academy. He has nine months experience as a part time police officer for Tullytown
Borough Police Department.
Officer Leinheiser is a graduate of Conwell/Egan Catholic High School, a graduate of Temple University with a
BA in Criminal Justice, and a graduate of Temple University’s Municipal Police Academy. He has eight
months experience as a part time police officer for Tullytown Borough Police Department.
With the hiring of Officer Andrews and Officer Leinheiser, the Police Department is beginning to fill positions
that have been left vacant through attrition.
“We are happy for the opportunity to further staff the police department and provide for the safety and service
of township residents,” said Council President Craig Bowen, at the Council meeting on Wednesday evening.