New Police Officer, a Quadruplet, Takes Oath In Warminster

WARMINSTER, PA —In the chambers of the Warminster Township Supervisors meeting last week, a sea of blue filled the back wall to welcome a new addition to the police department ranks.

With Magisterial Judge Daniel J. Finello Jr. presiding, Morgan Hein took the oath with her mother Linda and father Jeffrey on both sides of her as the township's newest police officer.

Besides the show of police support, Hein also was sworn in before family members and a few siblings.

Hein, you see, is a quadruplet.

She has two sisters and a brother, all born at the same time, Police Chief James Donnelly announced during the ceremony.

"I'm excited," Hein told Patch before her swearing-in ceremony. "I get to live my dream. I'm looking forward to it."

Hein, 24, from Sinking Springs, graduated from Penn State University, Berks County campus, and also recently graduated from the Montgomery County Police Academy, Donnelly said.

She is the 40th police officer to join the force and the fourth female officer, the chief said.

"It's a big audience," Supervisors Chairman Kenneth Hayes said at last Thursday's meeting. "It's nice to see all of our police officers."

Donnelly told supervisors and the audience how much he enjoys these ceremonies.

"It's great to have a person of Megan's caliber and then turn them loose into the community for the next 25 years," he said.

The police chief said that Hein would spend several weeks in training before heading out on assignment.

"We look forward to her accomplishing great things in Warminster," Finello said.

Donnelly said three more police officers will be hired to fill the ranks in the near future.

Those additions were announced in late December after township supervisors unanimously ratified a new five-year agreement with the Warminster Police Benevolent Association.

"We looking for a fast turnaround to add a few more," Hayes said.