UPPER DARBY, Pa. - You may not realize it, but history is being made at the Upper Darby Police Department.In their first days of training, the officers are subjected to plenty of classes, including proper use of force.However, it's not their training that sets the new class in Upper Darby apart.Police Superintendent Tim Bernhardt says his department is changing, just like his community.
A recent wave of police retirements has paved the way for the most diverse recruiting class the township has ever seen."As a chief of police it's the greatest thing in the world to have a police department that represents the community you serve," Bernhardt said.Nine new officers were recently sworn in, including the department's first officer of South Asian.