Philadelphia Officer Joins Warrington Township Police Force

WARRINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA — The Warrington Township Police Department welcomed its newest officer to the force during the May meeting of the board of supervisors.

District Justice Stacy Wertman administered the oath of office to William Pettis who comes to the township from Philadelphia.

Officer Pettis was born and raised in Delaware County. He attended Cardinal O’Hara before graduating and moving on to LaSalle University.

During his two years at LaSalle, he was a member of the track and field team before transferring to Temple University where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice.

He was inspired to become a police officer by his father, a 34-year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department.

Shortly after college graduation, Officer Pettis began his career with the Philadelphia Police Department. For the past seven years, he has worked in the 18th District (West Philadelphia), 17th District (South Philadelphia) and most recently in the 25th District (Kensington).

In 2019, he was elected and awarded a medal of bravery from the Pennsylvania Crime Commission, while being named Officer of the Month for March. And in 2020, he joined the Philadelphia Major Incident Response Team (MIRT) assisting with large
scale events and protests.