4 New Police Officers Join Falls Township Ranks

FALLS TOWNSHIP, PA —The Falls Township Police Department has added four new police officers to its ranks.

The four officers were sworn in by Magisterial District Court 7-1-10 by Judge Jan Vislosky during a ceremony on June 5.

The new police officers are Ryan DiFrank, Robert Evangelista, Scott Hall, and Mark Stillman.

Following a 10-day orientation program, Evangelista and DiFrank will be assigned as field training officers while Stillman and Hall will continue various in-house orientations and training until beginning the Reading Police Academy on July 10, the police department said in a press release.

Here are details about the new officers:

Robert Evangelista, Badge #131

Evangelista is a lifelong resident of Warminster Township. He earned his bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Delaware Valley College. Evangelista sent himself to the Delaware County Police Academy and graduated with his police certification in 2020. He is active in the community as a Coach/Board Member with Warminster Pioneers Youth Football and Cheer Association as well as a volunteer with the Officer Brad Fox Foundation.

Mark Stillman, Badge #132

Stillman is originally from the Midwest before becoming a resident of Buckingham Township in 2018. He earned his bachelor's degree in chemistry education and secondary chemistry from Purdue University. He is active in the community as a volunteer firefighter with the Midway Volunteer Fire Co. in Lahaska.

Ryan DiFrank, Badge #133

DiFrank is a lifelong resident of Langhorne, Middletown Township. He earned his bachelor's degree in criminal justice from West Chester University. DiFrank sent himself to the Temple University Police Academy and graduated in 2022. Following his graduation, he has been working as a part-time police officer with the Tullytown Borough Police Department. DiFrank comes from a law enforcement family as his father is a 27-year veteran with the Middletown Township Police Department.

Scott Hall, Badge #134

Hall is originally from Northampton Township before becoming a resident of New Britain Borough in 2020. He earned his bachelor's degree in biology from Arcadia University and currently works full-time with people suffering from intellectual disabilities. P/O. Hall is active in the community as he participates in the Saint Mary Medical Center Volunteering for Pennsylvania Program, he is a youth soccer referee, a member of Athletes Helping Athletes, a member of the Central Bucks Youth Aid Panel, and on the Bucks County Quality Council for IDD.