Richard E. Hammon

Chief Hammon has 47 years of local law enforcement experience in Pennsylvania. In August of 2011 he was elected as President of the Cumberland County Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation.

His career started in 1974 when he was hired by Upper Allen Township as a Police Officer. Shortly after being hired Hammon graduated from the Pennsylvania State Police Academy in Hershey.

In 1978 he was promoted to Corporal. He was a founding member and past treasurer of the West Shore Police Association. He attended Harrisburg Area Community College and earned his associate degree in Police Administration. In 1984 Hammon graduated from the prestigious FBI National Academy in Quantico, VA.

In 1985 he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant. He served a couple stints as Acting Chief of Police from 1985 until 1988 when he was appointed as Chief of Police in Upper Allen Township. He served as Chief for the next 15 years until his retirement from Upper Allen in 2003.

During his service as Chief he was a founding member and past president of the Cumberland County Chiefs of Police Association. He was also the past president of the Cumberland County Law Enforcement Association.

He retired from Upper Allen to take a position with the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association as the coordinator for the Associations newly formed Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Accreditation Program. The accreditation program flourished under his direction and grew into the flagship program for the Pennsylvania Chiefs.

In 2010 Hammon was offered, and he accepted the position of Superintendent of Police in Silver Spring Township. He left that position and returned to the Pennsylvania Chiefs in 2015. January 1. 2021 he finished his career and retired.

Hammon is a life member of the Central Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association and served as a member of their Executive Board. He is a life member of the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association and served as a member of their executive Board. He is also a life member of the International Chiefs of Police Association and the FBI National Academy Associates. During his tenure with these Associations, he has been a member of numerous committees and panels along with serving had a board member.

Chief Hammon now serves has President Emeritus on The Cumberland County Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation Board.

Hammon and his wife, Linda, were married in 1970 and have lived in Lower Allen Township since 1972. They have 2 grown daughters and 1 granddaughter.