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Board told Lycoming Regional Police will not renew contracts; State Police coverage invited
Summary
Lycoming Regional Police decided not to renew service contracts with Cummings Township for 2026 as fiscally infeasible; the board was told Pennsylvania State Police will assume coverage and Sgt. Jonathan Houseknecht was invited to the October meeting.
Chairman Michael Yohe told the Cummings Township Board on Sept. 9 that the Lycoming Regional Police (LRPD) Public Safety Committee and Police Commission "decided not to renew the police service contracts with Cummings Township and McHenry Township for 2026 because it is not fiscally feasible for LRPD to provide police coverage." Yohe said the township will shift to Pennsylvania State Police coverage and invited Sgt. Jonathan Houseknecht, Patrol Section Supervisor of Troop F in Montoursville, to attend the board's October meeting to discuss the change.
The board also received LRPD's monthly incident summary for August: four calls including one assisting the public, a scamming incident, a mutual-aid assist with DCNR for a lost hiker, and one strangulation/assault. The minutes do not record a formal vote or timetable for the transition; Yohe framed the announcement as the commission's decision and the board's next step is to meet with the State Police in October to clarify coverage and response arrangements.
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