D UT Y -H O NO R -COUNTRY

I'm Chief of Police for Cochranton Borough, Crawford County Pa., as well as a Police Instructor for the Traffic Institute for Police Services, and number of Police Academies.

I have served as WM. for Cochranton Masonic Lodge 790 (1997/98/99/02).
Lodge Secretary -2000/2001

Police Service:

Millvale Police Department - 1970-81,
Cochranton Police Department - 1981 to Present
 

+
  

2002 Dodge was placed into service on May 25th 2002 
 

New Borough Building - Oct. 2000
 
Teaching For:

Pa. Department of Education, Traffic Institute for Police Services - TIPS is the State's Premiere Training Center.

TIPS IS NOW A DIVISION OF -
Institute For Law Enforcement Education

Teaching classes in Breathtesting (on a number of breathtest units) teaching operators and Maintenance tech's, SFST, DUI checkpoints, DUID, DUI Legal, DUI testimony, Drug Classes and all Legal Issues dealing with Law Enforcement

Allegheny County Police Academy , Mercyhurst ( The Place Where The Great Police Officers Come From) , IUP , Beaver Colleges - Law Enforcement Academies - Act 120 (Basic Training) and a Master Instructor in the Act 180 Program (In Service Training)

Butler Community College - Fire Police Instructor (from basic to advance classes)

Instructor for Crawford County Women's Services

Crime Prevention Instructor - For a number of Area High Schools & groups.

Instructor - At the 25th District Masonic District, School of Instruction.
 
 

Memberships

FOP Lodge 108 - Past President  (16 Years)
The Lodge's First President
Life Member
President - 2001/2002

NW Chiefs of Police - Past president
Life Member

Western Pa Chiefs of Police
Life Member

North Hill's Borough's & Township Police Association - Past President (1980)

Crawford County Crimes Clinic - Past President (2 Years)

Crime Prevention Instructor

Cochranton Lodge 790 - PM/ Sec.

Pin Club - Pgh. Pa

1st Air Cavalry Div. Assn.

Life Member

Pa DUI Assn.

EMMCO West Debriefing Team

District Chairman for drug & alcohol in the 25th Masonic district

Crawford County Radio Board

Cochranton American Legion

Crawford County Vietnam Veterans Assn.

Cub Scout Pack 224

Crawford County Drug & Alcohol Board

Usher - Our Lady of Lourdes RC Church
 
 

Police Awards

Meritorious Service Award - From FOP Lodge 91, Allegheny County

Distinguished Service Award - From the Crawford County

Chiefs Teaching Award - From Mercyhurst College & NW Pa. Chiefs of Police

Distinguished Service Award - Erie County 

Patriot Day Award - Sept. 11, 2002, BSA French Creek Council 

Military Service Awards

National Defense Medal

Vietnam Defense Medal

Vietnam Campaign Medal

Good Conduct Medal

Air Medal

Army Commendation Medal

Vietnam Service with the 1st Air . CavalryDiv. (68-69)

CHECK THESE
 
 

North Western PA (NWPA)

Crawford County Links

Cochranton Masonic Lodge

My Oldest Son's Web site

Cochranton Borough

Veteran's of the Vietnam War, Inc.

FOP LODGE # 108

Taylor Allderdice HS - Pittsburgh Alumni Registry

Law Search - The Police Officers Search Engine

Dedication to Emergency Service's and Law Enforcement

Crawford County Police Agencies

Law Enforcement Links Page

What's Your B.A.C.
 
 
 
 

View Guest book
Sign Guest book

GOD BLESS THE USA

THE COCHRANTON POLICE DEPARTMENT IS A FULL SERVICE DEPARTMENT WITH HIGHLY TRAINED POLICE OFFICERS WHO PROUDLY SERVE & PROTECT THE BOROUGH OF COCHRANTON.

OUR MEMBERS ARE:

Mayor Bert A. Waite
CHIEF FRANK L. BARANYAI
SGT. MICHAEL PHILLIPS
PTLM. DOUGLAS EMERT
PTLM. PAUL HAUN -Injured in the Line of Duty
 
Ptlm. Tad Acker
Ptlm. Steve Hastings
Ptlm. Mark A. Gierlach

 
 

Check Out Our Awards

If you have any questions about Law Enforcement : e-mail Chief F. L. Baranyai

If you are interested in the Cochranton Area and its heritage check out Cochranton's Heritage. I have added a picture of the old police station/ Borough Building which is being replaced by a new Borough Building / Police Department in Oct. 2000. More pictures of the new building will be added later. Also, stop by and check out my Law Enforcement Links Page.

The Police Patch and Coat of Arms from Baranya County in Hungary
Where my Grandparents came from:

This site is owned & operated by Frank L Baranyai
Last updated on  Nov.24, 2002