Crime & Safety
Doylestown Twp Appoints Acting Police Chief
The township said farewell this week to longtime chief Stephen White.
Doylestown Township got a new police chief this week for the first time in nearly 25 years.
Longtime Chief Stephen White retired this week. On Tuesday, he formally handed over the office to acting police chief Lt. Dean Logan.
"It goes without saying he's probably one of the best chiefs of police in the country," township supervisors chairman Barbara Lyons said of White. "I think the whole township has been elevated by his standing in national and international police associations."
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Except for a 14-month stint with the U.S. Capitol Police in Washington right out of college, the 62-year-old White has spent his entire law enforcement career in Doylestown Township. He has guided the department as chief for the past 24 years and has spent 38 years on the force.
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Logan becomes acting chief of the force as it moves ahead with talks to join other area police departments in a .
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