Despite opposition from community members, several council members, and the mayor, the Collingdale Borough Council voted Tuesday night to hire a new police chief.
Pending a background check, the new chief of police in Collingdale will be Shanee Mitchell.
According to her application for the job, Mitchell currently serves as the police chief in Selinsgrove Borough, Snyder County, and as an adjunct instructor for the Penn State Justice and Safety Institute.
The application also states she served the Philadelphia Police Department, first as a sergeant and later as a lieutenant, from 2012 to 2017.
“At the end of the day, the FOP is willing to work with her,” said Christopher Eiserman, president of the FOP Delaware County Lodge 27. “She’s a retired lieutenant from the Philadelphia Police Department, so I’m sure she has a good background.”
Tuesday’s meeting in Delaware County picked up where the last meeting left off a few weeks ago, as the issue of hiring a new chief took center stage.