2 New Police Officers Hired In Falls Township

FALLS TOWNSHIP, PA —The Falls Township Police Department has expanded its police force with the hiring of two new officers.

At its recent meeting, Falls Township Supervisors unanimously approved the hiring of Francis Baluyot and Michael Kubek.

Police Chief Nelson Whitney said the department was “very happy” to have Baluyot and Kubek as police officer candidates in Falls Township.

Baluyot was born in the Philippines after which he emigrated to the U.S. He grew up in
Parsippany, N.J.

Baluyot has served in the U.S. Army National Guard since 2011 and is currently a Special Forces medical sergeant.

He is also a student at American Military University, where he is pursuing an undergraduate degree in Intelligence Studies. He lives in Parsippany with his wife and 2-year-old daughter.

Kubek grew up in Warminster Township. He has been a Bucks County Correctional Officer since 2021, following in his father's footsteps, a veteran of the Bucks County Correctional Center for the past 17 years.

Kubek currently lives in Huntington Valley with his family.

In other police-related business:

Supervisors authorized the advertisement of an ordinance related to parking.

According to township attorney Lauren Gallagher, the various proposed changes to the ordinance were requested by the police department and would remove several restrictions that police
said are no longer needed, including allowing vehicles to park on Vermillion Way from Trenton Road to Vermont Lane.

If adopted, the ordinance would remove the permit parking only during school hours restriction to the following areas: Barberry Lane from Black Pine Lane to Buttonwood Lane; 88 Buttonwood Drive; Bluespruce Lane from Birch Drive to and including No. 82; Bluespruce Lane from No.
101 to and including No. 69; Briaroot Lane from Birch Drive to and including No. 80; Briaroot Lane from Birch Drive to and including No. 75; Black Pine Lane from Upper Birch Drive to and including No. 42; Black Pine Lane from Upper Birch Drive to and including No. 37; and Upper Bird Drive from Black Pine Lane to the township line.