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December 20, 2023 - Bethlehem, PA

Shapiro-Davis Administration Is Delivering on Its Commitment to Safer Communities in Lehigh Valley and Across the Commonwealth, Helping Local Communities Hire More Police Officers

The Shapiro-Davis Administration is delivering on its commitment to ensuring police departments are well-staffed and well-funded, with Lt. Gov. Austin Davis visiting the Lehigh Valley to highlight more than $1 million in grants going to local agencies, including $75,000 for Bethlehem and $200,000 for Allentown, to support law enforcement recruitment and address staffing shortages.

"Every Pennsylvanian - whether they live in a city like Allentown or Bethlehem, or they live and study on a college campus or they take public transit to their job - everyone should have the freedom to be safe and feel safe in their community," said Davis, who also leads the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD), which awarded the grants. "A total of 20 local agencies, from Millcreek Township in Erie County, to Allentown and Bethlehem in the Lehigh Valley, to SEPTA, are receiving grants to help train and fill a total of 225 vacant law enforcement positions across the Commonwealth. These new officers are part of the Shapiro-Davis Administration's commitment to ensuring safer communities for all Pennsylvanians."

Speakers Include:
Bethlehem Mayor J. William Reynolds
Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis
State Sen. Lisa Boscola
State Rep. Steve Samuelson
Bethlehem Police Chief Michelle Kott



Lieutenant Governor, Austin A. Davis, speaks at a press conference in Bethlehem, PA..The Shapiro-Davis Administration is delivering on its commitment to ensuring police departments are well-staffed and well-funded, with Lt. Gov. Austin Davis visiting the Lehigh Valley today to highlight more than $1 million in grants going to local agencies, including $75,000 for Bethlehem and $200,000 for Allentown, to support law enforcement recruitment and address staffing shortages.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/24221_lg_newOfficers_sc_01.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Lieutenant Governor, Austin A. Davis, speaks at a press conference in Bethlehem, PA..The Shapiro-Davis Administration is delivering on its commitment to ensuring police departments are well-staffed and well-funded, with Lt. Gov. Austin Davis visiting the Lehigh Valley today to highlight more than $1 million in grants going to local agencies, including $75,000 for Bethlehem and $200,000 for Allentown, to support law enforcement recruitment and address staffing shortages.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/24221_lg_newOfficers_sc_02.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Lieutenant Governor, Austin A. Davis, speaks at a press conference in Bethlehem, PA..The Shapiro-Davis Administration is delivering on its commitment to ensuring police departments are well-staffed and well-funded, with Lt. Gov. Austin Davis visiting the Lehigh Valley today to highlight more than $1 million in grants going to local agencies, including $75,000 for Bethlehem and $200,000 for Allentown, to support law enforcement recruitment and address staffing shortages.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/24221_lg_newOfficers_sc_03.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Lieutenant Governor, Austin A. Davis, at a press conference in Bethlehem, PA..The Shapiro-Davis Administration is delivering on its commitment to ensuring police departments are well-staffed and well-funded, with Lt. Gov. Austin Davis visiting the Lehigh Valley today to highlight more than $1 million in grants going to local agencies, including $75,000 for Bethlehem and $200,000 for Allentown, to support law enforcement recruitment and address staffing shortages.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/24221_lg_newOfficers_sc_04.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Lt. Gov. Austin Davis speaks to Pennsylvania State Representative, Steve Samuelson, at a press conference in Bethlehem, PA..The Shapiro-Davis Administration is delivering on its commitment to ensuring police departments are well-staffed and well-funded, with Lt. Gov. Austin Davis visiting the Lehigh Valley today to highlight more than $1 million in grants going to local agencies, including $75,000 for Bethlehem and $200,000 for Allentown, to support law enforcement recruitment and address staffing shortages.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/24221_lg_newOfficers_sc_05.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Lieutenant Governor, Austin A. Davis, at a press conference in Bethlehem, PA..The Shapiro-Davis Administration is delivering on its commitment to ensuring police departments are well-staffed and well-funded, with Lt. Gov. Austin Davis visiting the Lehigh Valley today to highlight more than $1 million in grants going to local agencies, including $75,000 for Bethlehem and $200,000 for Allentown, to support law enforcement recruitment and address staffing shortages.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/24221_lg_newOfficers_sc_06.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Pennsylvania State Senator, Lisa Boscola, and Bethlehem Police, Chief Michelle Kott, at a press conference in Bethlehem, PA..The Shapiro-Davis Administration is delivering on its commitment to ensuring police departments are well-staffed and well-funded, with Lt. Gov. Austin Davis visiting the Lehigh Valley today to highlight more than $1 million in grants going to local agencies, including $75,000 for Bethlehem and $200,000 for Allentown, to support law enforcement recruitment and address staffing shortages.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/24221_lg_newOfficers_sc_07.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Lieutenant Governor, Austin A. Davis, speaks at a press conference in Bethlehem, PA..The Shapiro-Davis Administration is delivering on its commitment to ensuring police departments are well-staffed and well-funded, with Lt. Gov. Austin Davis visiting the Lehigh Valley today to highlight more than $1 million in grants going to local agencies, including $75,000 for Bethlehem and $200,000 for Allentown, to support law enforcement recruitment and address staffing shortages.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/24221_lg_newOfficers_sc_01.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Lieutenant Governor, Austin A. Davis, speaks at a press conference in Bethlehem, PA..The Shapiro-Davis Administration is delivering on its commitment to ensuring police departments are well-staffed and well-funded, with Lt. Gov. Austin Davis visiting the Lehigh Valley today to highlight more than $1 million in grants going to local agencies, including $75,000 for Bethlehem and $200,000 for Allentown, to support law enforcement recruitment and address staffing shortages.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/24221_lg_newOfficers_sc_02.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Lieutenant Governor, Austin A. Davis, speaks at a press conference in Bethlehem, PA..The Shapiro-Davis Administration is delivering on its commitment to ensuring police departments are well-staffed and well-funded, with Lt. Gov. Austin Davis visiting the Lehigh Valley today to highlight more than $1 million in grants going to local agencies, including $75,000 for Bethlehem and $200,000 for Allentown, to support law enforcement recruitment and address staffing shortages.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/24221_lg_newOfficers_sc_03.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Lieutenant Governor, Austin A. Davis, at a press conference in Bethlehem, PA..The Shapiro-Davis Administration is delivering on its commitment to ensuring police departments are well-staffed and well-funded, with Lt. Gov. Austin Davis visiting the Lehigh Valley today to highlight more than $1 million in grants going to local agencies, including $75,000 for Bethlehem and $200,000 for Allentown, to support law enforcement recruitment and address staffing shortages.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/24221_lg_newOfficers_sc_04.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Lt. Gov. Austin Davis speaks to Pennsylvania State Representative, Steve Samuelson, at a press conference in Bethlehem, PA..The Shapiro-Davis Administration is delivering on its commitment to ensuring police departments are well-staffed and well-funded, with Lt. Gov. Austin Davis visiting the Lehigh Valley today to highlight more than $1 million in grants going to local agencies, including $75,000 for Bethlehem and $200,000 for Allentown, to support law enforcement recruitment and address staffing shortages.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/24221_lg_newOfficers_sc_05.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Lieutenant Governor, Austin A. Davis, at a press conference in Bethlehem, PA..The Shapiro-Davis Administration is delivering on its commitment to ensuring police departments are well-staffed and well-funded, with Lt. Gov. Austin Davis visiting the Lehigh Valley today to highlight more than $1 million in grants going to local agencies, including $75,000 for Bethlehem and $200,000 for Allentown, to support law enforcement recruitment and address staffing shortages.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/24221_lg_newOfficers_sc_06.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Pennsylvania State Senator, Lisa Boscola, and Bethlehem Police, Chief Michelle Kott, at a press conference in Bethlehem, PA..The Shapiro-Davis Administration is delivering on its commitment to ensuring police departments are well-staffed and well-funded, with Lt. Gov. Austin Davis visiting the Lehigh Valley today to highlight more than $1 million in grants going to local agencies, including $75,000 for Bethlehem and $200,000 for Allentown, to support law enforcement recruitment and address staffing shortages.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/24221_lg_newOfficers_sc_07.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> The Shapiro-Davis Administration is delivering on its commitment to ensuring police departments are well-staffed and well-funded, with Lt. Gov. Austin Davis visiting the Lehigh Valley today to highlight more than $1 million in grants going to local agencies, including $75,000 for Bethlehem and $200,000 for Allentown, to support law enforcement recruitment and address staffing shortages.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/24221_lg_newOfficers_sc_08.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Bethlehem Police, Chief Michelle Kott, speaks at a press conference in Bethlehem, PA..The Shapiro-Davis Administration is delivering on its commitment to ensuring police departments are well-staffed and well-funded, with Lt. Gov. Austin Davis visiting the Lehigh Valley today to highlight more than $1 million in grants going to local agencies, including $75,000 for Bethlehem and $200,000 for Allentown, to support law enforcement recruitment and address staffing shortages.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/24221_lg_newOfficers_sc_09.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Lieutenant governor, Austin A. Davis, speaks at a press conference in Bethlehem, PA..The Shapiro-Davis Administration is delivering on its commitment to ensuring police departments are well-staffed and well-funded, with Lt. Gov. Austin Davis visiting the Lehigh Valley today to highlight more than $1 million in grants going to local agencies, including $75,000 for Bethlehem and $200,000 for Allentown, to support law enforcement recruitment and address staffing shortages.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/24221_lg_newOfficers_sc_10.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> The Shapiro-Davis Administration is delivering on its commitment to ensuring police departments are well-staffed and well-funded, with Lt. Gov. Austin Davis visiting the Lehigh Valley today to highlight more than $1 million in grants going to local agencies, including $75,000 for Bethlehem and $200,000 for Allentown, to support law enforcement recruitment and address staffing shortages.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/24221_lg_newOfficers_sc_11.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Pennsylvania State Senator, Lisa Boscola, speaks at a press conference in Bethlehem, PA..The Shapiro-Davis Administration is delivering on its commitment to ensuring police departments are well-staffed and well-funded, with Lt. Gov. Austin Davis visiting the Lehigh Valley today to highlight more than $1 million in grants going to local agencies, including $75,000 for Bethlehem and $200,000 for Allentown, to support law enforcement recruitment and address staffing shortages.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/24221_lg_newOfficers_sc_12.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Pennsylvania State Senator, Lisa Boscola, speaks at a press conference in Bethlehem, PA..The Shapiro-Davis Administration is delivering on its commitment to ensuring police departments are well-staffed and well-funded, with Lt. Gov. Austin Davis visiting the Lehigh Valley today to highlight more than $1 million in grants going to local agencies, including $75,000 for Bethlehem and $200,000 for Allentown, to support law enforcement recruitment and address staffing shortages.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/24221_lg_newOfficers_sc_13.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Pennsylvania State Representative, Steve Samuelson, speaks at a press conference in Bethlehem, PA..The Shapiro-Davis Administration is delivering on its commitment to ensuring police departments are well-staffed and well-funded, with Lt. Gov. Austin Davis visiting the Lehigh Valley today to highlight more than $1 million in grants going to local agencies, including $75,000 for Bethlehem and $200,000 for Allentown, to support law enforcement recruitment and address staffing shortages.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/24221_lg_newOfficers_sc_14.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Pennsylvania State Representative, Steve Samuelson, speaks at a press conference in Bethlehem, PA..The Shapiro-Davis Administration is delivering on its commitment to ensuring police departments are well-staffed and well-funded, with Lt. Gov. Austin Davis visiting the Lehigh Valley today to highlight more than $1 million in grants going to local agencies, including $75,000 for Bethlehem and $200,000 for Allentown, to support law enforcement recruitment and address staffing shortages.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/24221_lg_newOfficers_sc_15.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Bethlehem Police, Chief Michelle Kott, at a press conference in Bethlehem, PA..The Shapiro-Davis Administration is delivering on its commitment to ensuring police departments are well-staffed and well-funded, with Lt. Gov. Austin Davis visiting the Lehigh Valley today to highlight more than $1 million in grants going to local agencies, including $75,000 for Bethlehem and $200,000 for Allentown, to support law enforcement recruitment and address staffing shortages.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/24221_lg_newOfficers_sc_16.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> The Shapiro-Davis Administration is delivering on its commitment to ensuring police departments are well-staffed and well-funded, with Lt. Gov. Austin Davis visiting the Lehigh Valley today to highlight more than $1 million in grants going to local agencies, including $75,000 for Bethlehem and $200,000 for Allentown, to support law enforcement recruitment and address staffing shortages.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/24221_lg_newOfficers_sc_17.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Bethlehem Mayor, J. William Reynolds, speaks at a press conference in Bethlehem, PA..The Shapiro-Davis Administration is delivering on its commitment to ensuring police departments are well-staffed and well-funded, with Lt. Gov. Austin Davis visiting the Lehigh Valley today to highlight more than $1 million in grants going to local agencies, including $75,000 for Bethlehem and $200,000 for Allentown, to support law enforcement recruitment and address staffing shortages.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/24221_lg_newOfficers_sc_18.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Bethlehem Mayor, J. William Reynolds, speaks at a press conference in Bethlehem, PA..The Shapiro-Davis Administration is delivering on its commitment to ensuring police departments are well-staffed and well-funded, with Lt. Gov. Austin Davis visiting the Lehigh Valley today to highlight more than $1 million in grants going to local agencies, including $75,000 for Bethlehem and $200,000 for Allentown, to support law enforcement recruitment and address staffing shortages.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/24221_lg_newOfficers_sc_19.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Pennsylvania State Senator, Lisa Boscola, speaks at a press conference in Bethlehem, PA..The Shapiro-Davis Administration is delivering on its commitment to ensuring police departments are well-staffed and well-funded, with Lt. Gov. Austin Davis visiting the Lehigh Valley today to highlight more than $1 million in grants going to local agencies, including $75,000 for Bethlehem and $200,000 for Allentown, to support law enforcement recruitment and address staffing shortages.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/24221_lg_newOfficers_sc_20.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Pennsylvania State Representative, Steve Samuelson, speaks at a press conference in Bethlehem, PA..The Shapiro-Davis Administration is delivering on its commitment to ensuring police departments are well-staffed and well-funded, with Lt. Gov. Austin Davis visiting the Lehigh Valley today to highlight more than $1 million in grants going to local agencies, including $75,000 for Bethlehem and $200,000 for Allentown, to support law enforcement recruitment and address staffing shortages.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/24221_lg_newOfficers_sc_21.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> The Shapiro-Davis Administration is delivering on its commitment to ensuring police departments are well-staffed and well-funded, with Lt. Gov. Austin Davis visiting the Lehigh Valley today to highlight more than $1 million in grants going to local agencies, including $75,000 for Bethlehem and $200,000 for Allentown, to support law enforcement recruitment and address staffing shortages.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/24221_lg_newOfficers_sc_22.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a>