Past the front desk, where Vetta DiMieo and Lori Denicola work to keep the Records Room in order, and through a windowless locked door, the central police department office is noticeably less cheerful. To my right, Olympian Kia Davis bounded from the starting line to my left baseball players Chief Bender and Home Run Baker stood proudly, and on the center coffee table the Guide to the Main Line magazine beckoned for my attention. In the waiting room of the municipal building, on nearly every available wall and surface various Radnor athletic memorabilia hang proudly. Therefore, I visited the Radnor Police Department to better understand how it functions and to see where Radnor fits in the broad picture of national news. With these stories, I felt like I knew more about the Minneapolis or Portland Police Departments than my own local police department.

In today’s media, the words “police department” seem to always coincide with images of Black Lives Matter protests, stories of discrimination, and even mugshots of former officers convicted of crimes. In the North wing, opposite from where the School Board and Board of Commissioners meet, the Radnor Police Department manages its daily operations.

The American, Pennsylvanian, and POW-MIA flags fly high over the Radnor Township Municipal Building.

Radnor township police reports