(12/22) Police Officer Don Boehs is a chief once again.
During their December meeting, the Liberty Township Board of Supervisors appointed Boehs to replace outgoing Chief Sherri Hansen.
Hansen resigned from her part-time position on Dec. 2, Supervisor Chairman Walter "Mickey" Barlow said. In August 2022, Hansen stepped back from her full-time position to become Bonneauville’s chief of police. At the time, Hansen agreed to remain in the role part-time until another chief was hired.
Barlow and Supervisor Vice Chair Bobby Keilhotlz said they interviewed two applicants for the position. They did not disclose the other applicant. The Pennsylvania Sunshine Act allows personnell decisions to remain private.
"We are very fortunate as a small township to get the two qualified candidates that we had. It was a tough decision," Keiholtz said.
Boehs has been working for the township as a part-time office for up to 25 hours per week since earlier this year. Barlow said the township is accepting applications for his vacant position.
Boehs moved to Adams County in 2006 when he was hired as chief of the Cumberland Township Police Department. He held that position until February 2022 and currently works full-time for the Adams County Sheriff’s Office. Boehs also works part-time for the Gettysburg Borough Police Department.
Prior to moving to Adams County, Boehs worked for the Lower Gwynedd Township Police Department in Montgomery County, where he worked his way up to the rank of first sergeant. .
Boehs’ appointment comes at a time when the township’s police department is in high demand. The supervisors unanimously approved an addendum to their contract with Freedom Township that extends coverage from 25 to 35 hours per month. Liberty also provides Hamiltonban Township for up to 25 hours per month.
In other public service related news, Barlow reported the public works department is ready for the winter season. He said that since he and Keiholtz are the township’s only plow truck drivers residents should not expect them to be out if there is less than an inch of snow on the ground. Barlow added that if ice is expected to fall, it is best for the township to let the snow fall, then the ice to lay before crews begin to plow.
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