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Hampton Township honors two 25-year public-safety retirees; police fundraiser donates $3,000 to volunteer firefighter
Summary
Council recognized Sergeant Pete Halley and Officer David Mitchell for 25 years of service, presented plaques and read end-of-watch tributes; the police department’s no-shave fundraiser raised $3,000 to assist a volunteer firefighter with cancer.
Hampton Township Council used part of Wednesday’s meeting to honor long-serving public-safety and public-works employees and to recognize community responders.
Council read radio 'end-of-watch' tributes and presented plaques honoring Sergeant Pete Halley, who began full-time township service in March 2000 and was promoted to sergeant in 2015, and Officer David Mitchell, who served as a patrolman, detective assigned to the district attorney’s drug task force (DANET) and as the department’s CJIS compliance officer. A speaker noted Halley’s work on records management, equipment acquisition and special-event coordination and described Mitchell’s long record of community-focused response and investigative duties.
Council also heard about the police department’s annual no-shave fundraising program. The department and colleagues raised $3,000 to assist "Gary," a long-serving volunteer firefighter who is undergoing cancer treatment; the funds were presented at the meeting and described as intended to help with medical and financial needs.
Members of the EMS community were also recognized for a call in which police arrived before emergency medical services and an infant was delivered on-scene. The family and several responders were introduced and thanked.
Why it matters: The presentations highlight long-term municipal service and cross-agency cooperation in emergency response; the donation demonstrates intra-department fundraising for a volunteer firefighter facing serious illness.
