Two regional police departments in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, are exploring a merger that could create a single, 40-officer force covering five municipalities.
According to the Lebanon Daily News, the Lebanon County Regional Police Department (LCRPD) and the Western Lebanon County Regional Police Department (WLCRPD) held a special public meeting on Tuesday (March 31) at the North Cornwall Township Municipal Building on South 18th Street to introduce the proposed merger.
The WLCRPD was formed in May 2024 and serves Annville Township and Palmyra Borough. The LCRPD followed at the start of 2025 and covers North Lebanon, North Cornwall, and West Lebanon townships. Both departments were themselves the products of earlier consolidations between township police departments…