ABOUT OLD FORGE Our rectangular pizza is considered by many to be the best anywhere and is often referred to Old Forge Style Pizza in other areas throughout the state and country. We also boast of our fine Italian restaurants which offer a wide variety of traditional menu items as well as a full menu of Italian specialty dishes. Weekends in Old Forge bring hungry visitors from the surrounding area to our many restaurants. Friday and Saturday evenings in particular are extremely busy times with bumper-to-bumper traffic during the traditional dining hours.
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OFPD BECOMES FIRST ACCREDITED AGENCY IN LACKAWANNA COUNTY On February 17, 2009 the Old Forge Police Department was accredited by the Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Accreditation Commision. The Chief and officersof the department are very excited to receive this status. The department will join just 61 other departments statewide with accredited status.
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OFPD K-9 UNIT it is with great regret that the Old Forge Police Departmen lost it's K-9 dog Enzo on Novmeber 27, 2010 to an illness. Enzo and his handler Officer Jason Dubernas became one of the best known and capable K-9 teams in northeast PA. They served the deparment together as a team for 8 years and for that time they were the shining star of the OFPD. As the chief of police the pride that i expierienced because of the team of Officer Dubernas and Enzo was incredible. I would like to personally thank Officer Dubernas and ask that everyone remember Enzo in their own special way. Chief Semenza IN LOVING MEMORY OF ENZO LAST TOUR OF DUTY 11/27/2010
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Chief Semenza began his career with the Old Forge Police Department in January of 1986. He started out as a part time police officer. The Chief was promoted to Sergeant in 1996 and then to Chief of Police if 2005. Chief Semenza is certified in many areas of law enforcement, including a certified firearms instructor, certified Simunition instructor, certified patrol rifle instructor, certified police cyclist II, and others. The Chief has attended police management training courses including POSIT and POLEX. The Chief is a graduate of the 232nd Session on the FBI National Academy. Chief Semenza is considered an expert in outlaw motorcyle gangs. He currently lectures on this subject nationwide and is a guest lecturer at the FBI Academy in Quantico, VA. He has also consulted for the History Channel on the Gangland series. Chief Semenza is a certified police fitness coordiantor and also an MPOETC fitness instuctor. The Chief spent many years serving on the Lackawanna County SWAT Team starting in 1989 until 2004. During that time he attended many specialized training relative to SWAT operations. The Chief is also a Pennsylvania State Fire Academy Instructor and teaches both at the local level and at the Pennsylvania State Fire Academy in Lewistown in their resident program. |
ABOUT OFPD
The Old Forge Police Department serves and protects the citizens in the Borough of Old Forge, Pennsylvania . Old Forge has a population of approximately 9.000 and is nestled comfortably in mountainous northeastern Pennsylvania . The borough is well situated between the major cities of Scranton and Wilkes-Barre and is officially known as “The Pizza Capital of the World”.
The Old Forge Police Department is under the daily supervision of Chief Lawrence A. Semenza. Chief is a (23) year veteran of the OFPD and is well versed in many aspects of law enforcement. Semenza is assisted by Captain Jamie Krenitsky (11 year veteran of OFPD) who together supervise a compliment of (20) officers.
In addition to usual patrol duties, our officers are also involved in “Community Policing” including motorcycle and scooter patrols in our many housing developments. Foot patrol officers and bike officers can be seen during the summer months to better serve the driving and pedestrian public.
The Old Forge Police Department has established one of the best police K-9 programs in the area with Officer Jason Dubernas handling police K-9 Enzo.
The department also has several other specialized units within to handle emergencies that arise.
