7 Police Officers Promoted In Falls Township

FALLS TOWNSHIP, PA —The Falls Township Board of Supervisors has recognized seven police officers who were recently promoted.

Some of the officers recognized at the board's meeting Monday have served the township for more than a decade.

These are the officers who were promoted:

David Gold —was hired by Falls Township as a police officer in February 2008. He is a member of the SWAT Team, a firearms instructor, a defensive tactics instructor, an EMT, and an accident reconstructionist. He was promoted to detective on July 27.

Matthew Killeen —He previously worked as a police officer for Prince George County, Md. Killeen was hired as a Falls Township police officer in May 2009. He is a Federal Motor Carrier Inspector, a member of the MIRT Team, and a firefighter with the Fairless Hills Fire Department for more than 15 years. He was promoted to corporal on Sept. 22, 2020, and promoted to sergeant on July 27.

Ryan Murphy —He previously worked as a police officer for the Villanova University Police Department and was hired as a Falls Township police officer in May 2017. He is a field training officer and an EMT. He was promoted to corporal on July 27.

Nicholas Phillippe —He was hired as a Falls Township police officer in September 2013. He is an accident reconstructionist, a field training officer, and the police department's JNET/CLEAN Compliance Officer. He was promoted to corporal on July 27.

Alexander Sansone —He was previously a police officer with North Wales Borough in Montgomery County. He was hired as a Falls Township police officer in August 2016. He is an EMT and an accident reconstructionist. He was promoted to corporal on July 27.

Stephen Reeves —He previously worked for the Bristol Borough Police Department, and was hired as a Falls Township police officer in December 2002. He is an EMT, a field training officer, assigned to the ICAC Task Force, and the president of the Bristol Borough Fire Association, as well as a volunteer firefighter for more than 20 years. He was promoted to detective on June 22, 2009, and promoted to sergeant on July 27.

James Szamboti —He joined the Falls Township Police Department in July 2014. He is a field training officer, a bicycle officer, and a DARE officer. He was promoted to Corporal on July 27.