State College Police Department

The State College Police Department is the municipal law enforcement agency for the Borough of State College in Centre County, Pennsylvania, and also provides contracted 24-hour police services to Harris Township and College Township. Established in 1916 and based at 243 South Allen Street under Chief Joseph A. Merrill, the department fields about 55 sworn officers across patrol, detective, and community-relations divisions. Phone: (814) 234-7150. Dial 911 for emergencies.

State College Police Department is listed on American Police Training as a municipal agency serving Centre, State College, PA. The agency is associated with ORI PA01403 in public records where available. Officers coordinating training with State College Police Department can review public contacts, photos, listings, and recruiting posts on this municipal agency profile for Centre, State College, PA. This American Police Training page is unique to State College Police Department (ORI PA01403, Centre, State College, PA) so similarly named departments are not mixed into the same listing. Use this State College Police Department listing when planning in-service training, checking public contacts, or confirming jurisdiction so work stays with this municipal agency and not another agency that shares a similar name.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2023), State College borough, PA has an estimated population of 40,669.