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The Uniformed Reserve Units
are fully trained officers that have powers of arrest to enforce Title 18
of The Pennsylvania
Crimes Code. The operation of this unit cost is
tax free to the
taxpayers of Allegheny County but provides thousands of hours of law
enforcement to the municipalities and cities in Allegheny County.
Membership
Reserve
deputies come from all walks of life with the desire to serve the 2
million residents of Allegheny County including Pittsburgh, PA.
Citizens who want to support your country, state, and county can make a
difference by joining the unit.
A
citizen can qualify for membership of the unit if they are a US
resident over the age of 21 and pass an interview process. Individuals
must also pass a criminal (NCIC) and operator license background check.
Training in law enforcement is provided free of charge to members. Each member must undergo extensive
training and is required to purchase his or her own uniforms and
equipment. If you are interested in becoming a Reserve Deputy contact:
Cmdr. Ron Regan via email for an application.
MEMBERSHIP INQUIRES EMAIL Cmdr. Ron Regan
ron.regan@acsdreserve.org
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Uniformed Street Division – Col. Ed
Nassan
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The
Street Unit is staffed by 80+ uniform deputies. Members typically work
60 - 120 hours a year. By far the most extensive activities of the
Reserve in terms of man-hours are the crowd-control services provided to
local communities and to charitable organizations. This
assistance at carnivals, festivals, parades and other special events
not only assures an added measure of public safety, but also in many
cases frees the use of local police officers for normal duties.
Many
small communities would not be able to handle such events without this
assistance, and could certainly not afford the cost in man-hours of the
services which the Sheriff's Reserve provides free of charge.
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Motorcycle Division – Cmdr. William Hambrick
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In
addition to being qualified in the Uniform Division the Motorcycle Unit
that provides motorcycle escort duty for events, perform traffic
control, and parade duty for the Sheriff. Motorcycles marked units
owned and maintained by each motor-officer again at no expense to the
public.
Training Division – Cmdr. Michael
Crow
The
Firearms Unit is the professional training unit of the organization.
Instructors are professionally trained and give modern law enforcement training
to new recruits, mandatory updates, and annual firearm qualifications
to existing deputies. Training consists of a rigid police
training curriculum administered by certified professionals. Deputy’s
train in handcuffing, edge weapon defense with dis-arm and retention techniques, PPCT Pressure Point Control
Techniques, OC (oleoresin capsicum spray),
use of the asp/baton, arresting techniques and firearms. Firearms training is an intensive and mandatory requirement. It consists of 70 hours
of Certified Instructor Qualified level leadership. Training is a six month program
completed with evening training.
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Internal Affairs Division – Capt. James Zanotelli
The
Internal Affairs Unit is responsible for the background checks and
administration of badges, identification and equipment for the
department and members. All Uniformed Division members are given complete background checks and
NCIC clearance.
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General Reserve Division – Attorney
Julia Lentchner
The
Allegheny County Sheriff's General Reserve consists of approximately 450 sworn male and female
volunteers interested in community service. These members are not the Uniformed Reserve Division and do not have
powers of arrest but support the Sheriff and law enforcement in Allegheny County, PA. They are General Reserve Members. Many General Reserve
members eventually become Uniform Reserve members with full Title 18 aressting powers. Meetings are the last
Thursday of each month.
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