Crime & Safety
New Yardley Police Unit Honors Late Chief
James J. O'Neill, who passed away in September, served on the Yardley police force from 1985-2014, including 14 years as its chief.
YARDLEY, PA — A newly commissioned police unit in Yardley has been given a special duty — honoring the borough's late police chief.
Unit 7903, a 2018 Ford F-150 pickup truck, was placed in service Tuesday before the Yardley Borough Council meeting. In doing so, officials dedicated the unit to former Yardley Chief James J. O'Neill.
O'Neill, who served as Yardley's police chief for 14 years and had served on the force since 1985, died in September. O'Neill retired in 2014.
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His wife, Terri O'Neill, was on hand Tuesday to accept a plaque of dedication from the council honoring the former chief's service.
The tailgate of the new pickup truck bears a sticker noting that the unit honors O'Neill. It reads: "Unit dedicated in memory of Chief James J. O'Neill Ret. who proudly served Yardley Borough from 1985-2014.
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Scroll through the photographs above to see the new unit and Mrs. O'Neill accepting the plaque.
Photos courtesy Yardley Borough Police Department
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