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Forks Township swears in two new police officers; new chief introduced
Summary
The Forks Township Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the hiring of Zahirah Corrigan and Ryan Heinrich as police officers effective July 6, 2026, introduced newly hired Chief Craig Buckley, and held a swearing-in ceremony conducted by Northampton County Judge Clark.
The Forks Township Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the hiring of two new police officers and held an on‑the‑record swearing‑in during its July 2, 2026, work session.
Chairman Dean Turner introduced Craig Buckley as the newly hired chief of police, who has not yet started in the role. The board then voted to hire Zahirah Corrigan and Ryan Heinrich as Forks Township police officers, with both hires effective Monday, July 6, 2026, and with salary and benefits set by the police association agreement. Both motions passed on roll-call votes with all five supervisors voting yes.
Northampton County Judge Clark administered the oath of office and family members pinned the officers’ badges following the ceremony. The board did not discuss changes to the approved salary/benefit terms during the session.
The meeting record shows the hires were approved by formal motions: A. Blum moved to hire Corrigan (seconded by J. O'Neil) and D. Hughes moved to hire Heinrich (seconded by T. Corallo); each motion carried with roll-call votes recorded as A. Blum, yes; T. Corallo, yes; D. Hughes, yes; J. O'Neil, yes; D. Turner, yes.
The board took no additional personnel actions at the July 2 session and adjourned at 8:08 p.m.
