{"id":25101,"date":"2017-07-18T10:38:56","date_gmt":"2017-07-18T14:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=25101"},"modified":"2017-07-18T10:38:57","modified_gmt":"2017-07-18T14:38:57","slug":"so-chesco-police-promote-ward-to-corporal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=25101","title":{"rendered":"So. Chesco Police promote Ward to Corporal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_4638\" style=\"width: 151px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/CplJasonWard.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4638\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4638\" src=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/CplJasonWard.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"141\" height=\"173\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4638\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cpl. Jason Ward<\/p><\/div>\n<p>NEW GARDEN \u2014 The Southern Chester County Police Department announced the promotion of one of its patrolmen, Jason Ward, to Corporal, Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Ward will be formally promoted at a ceremony during the regular meeting of the Southern Chester County Regional Public Safety Commission on Thursday, August 10, at 7:30 pm. As a respectful gesture to the origins of Cpl. Ward\u2019s law enforcement career, the ceremony will take place at the West Grove Borough Council Meeting Room.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Ward has 18 plus years of public safety experience, beginning his law enforcement career in August of 1998 when he accepted a position with the former West Grove Borough Police Department.<\/p>\n<p>Upon the formation of the Southern Chester County Regional Police Department, then-Patrolman First Class Ward was assigned to A-Platoon serving as a first responder for the regional department. Ward was tasked with supervisory responsibilities during the absence of the A-Platoon Supervisor. On June 26, 2017, Ward\u2019s promotion to the rank of Corporal became permanent; he is assigned as the A-Platoon Supervisor.<\/p>\n<p>Cpl. Ward has received several law enforcement trainings, including being a &#8220;PhaZZer&#8221; Instructor, Field Training Officer, certified in Standardized Field Sobriety Testing and certified operator of the Breath Testing Device.<\/p>\n<p>A very interesting fact about Cpl. Ward is that while in college, he &#8216;majored&#8217; in the Russian Language.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about this and other public safety activities find us at our website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newgarden.org\/southern-chester-county-regional-police\">www.newgarden.org\/southern-chester-county-regional-police<\/a> or at the Crime-watch page <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sccrpd.org\">www.sccrpd.org<\/a>, Facebook or on Twitter at @1SCCRPD.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW GARDEN \u2014 The Southern Chester County Police Department announced the promotion of one of its patrolmen, Jason Ward, to Corporal, Monday. Ward will be formally promoted at a ceremony during the regular meeting of the Southern Chester County Regional Public Safety Commission on Thursday, August 10, at 7:30 pm. 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