HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-6361IN RE: IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS ,
DICKINSON COLLEGE CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLV&' IrL?,
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PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF
PRIVATE POLICE FOR DICKINSON COLLEGE
AND NOW, Dickinson College, by its General Counsel, Dana Stevens Scaduto, respectfully
requests that this Court appoint a private police officer for the Dickinson College campus. In support of
its request, Dickinson College states as follows:
Petitioner, Dickinson College (hereinafter "College"), is a non-profit corporation existing
under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and operates a college in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pennsylvania.
2. The Petitioner's campus consists of large areas of grounds which are open to the public in
and around the Borough of Carlisle.
Section 501 of P.L. 1063, No. 271, dated November 15, 1972, as amended (22 Pa. C.S.
§501) authorizes any non-profit corporation to petition the Court to seek the appointment of private police
officers to act as police officers in the immediate and adjacent vicinity of the non-profit corporation's
property.
4. The Petitioner has, in the past, had individuals appointed by this Court to act as private
police officers to care for the safety of the Petitioner's students and staff, and the general public, and to
provide for the protection of the property of the College.
The Petitioner designates the following individual as a candidate for appointment as a
private police officer and respectfully requests the Court to make said appointment;
Stephen Armstrong
6331 Linglestown Road
Harrisburg, PA 17112
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WHEREFORE, Petitioner requests this Court to appoint Stephen Armstrong as a private police officer for
the Dickinson College campus.
Respectfully submitted,
DICKINSON COLLEGE
By:
Dana Stevens Scaduto
General Counsel
I.D. No. 41260
P O Box 1773
Carlisle, PA 17013
(717) 245-1013
Date: August q 2011
VERIFICATION
Subject to the penalties of 18 Pa. C.S. §4904, relating to unsworn falsification to authorities, I
hereby certify that I am counsel for Petitioner within-named; that as such I am duly authorized to execute
this Verification on its behalf; and that the facts set forth in the foregoing Petition are true and correct to
the best of my information and belief.
Date: August q , 2011 (_ caG
Dana Stevens Scaduto
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IN RE: IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
DICKINSON COLLEGE ; CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
PRIVATE POLICE NO. 1 ?? l? 3lQ l ?
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
ORDER AND DECREE
AND NOW, this day of August, 2011; upon presentation and consideration of the Pet ll
f6T Appointment of Dickinson College Private Police, it is ORDERED AND DECREED as. follows:. e O ri
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L Stephen Armstrong, 6331 Linglestown Road, Harrisburg, PA 17112, is appointed
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pursuant to 22 Pa. C.S. §501 to act as a private police officer for the Dickinson College campus.W
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2. That before commencing the duties of a private police officer for Dickinson College, said
Appointee shall take and subscribe to the following oath of office as required by Article 6, Section 3 of the
Constitution of Pennsylvania, which oath shall be recorded by the Cumberland County Recorder of Deeds:
I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support, obey and defend the
Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the
Commonwealth, and that I will discharge the duties of my office with
fidelity.
3. Said Appointee shall, when on duty, wear a metallic shield with the words "Special
Officer, Dickinson College" inscribed thereon.
4. Counsel shall transmit a certified copy of this Order and Decree to the Office of the
Recorder of Deeds where the same shall be recorded with the Oath required, by Article 6 of the
Pennsylvania Constitution.
5. At such time as Dickinson College shall no longer require the services of said Appointee,
a notice to that effect under the Dickinson College corporate seal shall be filed in the Recorder of Deeds
Office. This information shall be noted upon the margin of the record where the Order and Decree were
recorded, and thereupon the powers of said Appointee shall terminate,
BY THE COURT..
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