And now the department has a fourth social media device — an app. The MyPD app is used by more than 30 police departments. Bethlehem is ... The app is free for users and affordable for the ...

The Bethlehem Police Department will receive a state grant to offer $5,000 sign-on bonuses to prospective new police hires. The $75,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and ...

The $4,500 cost per candidate is paid by Bethlehem. The hires will bring the police force back to its ... He graduated from Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tenn.