Tunkhannock appoints Mendofik as police chief
Published: July 3, 2009
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PAUL MENDOFIK Named new police chief
TUNKHANNOCK - Borough council named retired state police Lt. Paul Mendofik as its new police chief Thursday.
Chief Mendofik had been working as a consultant to the borough since 2007 to help in the search for a new chief.
The Police Department has been without a chief since Joseph Coleman resigned in November 2007 after just five months on the job. Prior to that, the borough hadn't had a chief since 2005.
"We're privileged to have him here in the borough," council President Stacy Huber said of Chief Mendofik, who will start his new assignment July 13.
Chief Mendofik said he wants to examine the priorities of the borough and the Police Department to make sure it operates efficiently and has the best interests of the people in mind.
"I'm here to carry on the tradition of excellence that the Tunkhannock police have always had," he said.
Chief Mendofik, originally from Brooklyn, N.Y., came to Pennsylvania in the 1960s. A Marine Corps veteran, Chief Mendofik also served on the State Capitol Police in Harrisburg.
He joined the state police in 1981, and is no stranger to Wyoming County, having served as commander of the Tunkhannock state police barracks in 1993.
Since retiring in 2004, Chief Mendofik has worked as a law enforcement consultant for several private businesses and public agencies.
11 posted comments
Why did he have so many jobs after he retired?
How could you be the consultant and then get the job?
Is he going to get a car to take home?