From the Times-News:

Jim Thorpe Mayor Michael Sofranko delivered a report on the positive developments which have been occurring in the Jim Thorpe Police Department to the Jim Thorpe Borough Council at their regularly scheduled meeting Thursday. His report was concerned with the formation of new divisions within the department and the hiring of a new part-time officer.

Recently, the police department has formed five specialized divisions to more efficiently handle challenges specific to the township. These divisions are Illegal Drugs, Community Watch, Traffic, Gang Awareness and Lights and Ordinances.

Sofranko explained that one of the benefits of this new system is that it will “make it easier for the police department to answer any questions the council may have.”

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