Eric K. Schwab
Easton
Summary
Dynamic law enforcement leader with extensive experience as Chief of Police at Stockertown Borough Police Department. Proven expertise in criminal investigation and team management, successfully securing state grants and enhancing community engagement. Recognized for strategic planning and crisis management, fostering a safe environment through proactive crime prevention initiatives.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Chief of Police
Stockertown Borough Police Department
04.2013 - 09.2022
- Manage Officers and Daily Operations of the Department
- Gather proper information, prepare, submit, and successfully obtain state grants.
- Taser Instructor
- Firearms Armorer
- Criminal Investigator
- Firearms Instructor
- Member of the Northampton County Drug Task Force and Department Coordinator
- Member of the Northampton County DUI Task Force and Department Coordinator
Police Officer
Palmerton Borough Police Department
01.2017 - 04.2020
- Patrol Officer
- Assist Departments Firearms Instructor
- Assist Departments Taser Instructor
Firearms Instructor
Lackawanna Police Academy
01.2018 - 01.2020
- Firearms Instructor
Police Officer
Nazareth Borough Police Department
08.2013 - 10.2015
- Firearms Instructor
- Patrol Officer
Police Officer
Bangor Borough Police Department
05.2012 - 10.2014
- Firearms Instructor
- Department Armorer
- Patrol Officer
Police Officer
Barrett Township Police Department
05.2006 - 08.2011
- Patrol Officer
- Certified and Conducted Undercover Illegal Gaming Investigations Through PSP LCE
- Member of the Monroe County Drug Task Force
- Firearms Instructor
- Firearms Armorer
Deputy Sheriff
Lehigh County Sheriff’s Office
Allentown
11.2005 - 06.2006
- Provide security for the County’s courtrooms, judges, and buildings.
- Transport prisoners.
- Investigate and apprehend fugitives and bail jumpers.
Education
Act 120
Lackawanna College Police Academy
Scranton, PA06.2005
GED -
Bangor Area High School
Bangor, PA01.1997
Skills
- Criminal investigation
- Grant writing
- Firearms instruction
- Taser instruction
- Team management
- Policy development
- Data analysis
- Regulatory compliance
- Conflict resolution
- Community engagement
- Crisis management
- Strategic planning
- Interdepartmental coordination
- Resource allocation
- Budget management
- Labor relations
- Intelligence gathering
- Strategic leadership
- School safety
- Substance abuse prevention
- Firearms proficiency
- Investigative skills
- Law enforcement expertise
- Crime prevention
- Emergency management
- Crime scene management
- Internal affairs
- Victim advocacy
- Gang intervention
- Special events coordination
- Traffic management
- Tactical operations
- Media relations
- Courtroom testimony
- Surveillance planning
- Investigate criminal activities
- Excellent communication
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Problem-solving abilities
- Monitor police procedures
- Interpersonal communication
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Stress management
- Officer Mentoring
- Emergency response
- Interpersonal skills
- Records management
- Incident reporting
- Maintain records
Certification
- PA ACT 235
- Safariland Patrol Rifle Instructor
- Stop Sticks Certification (Barrett Township Police Department)
- Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs Training (Laflin Borough Police Department)
- Confronting the Armed Subject Certification (Pennsylvania State Police)
- Firearms Instructor Certification (Pennsylvania State Police)
- Defensive Tactics Instructor (PPCT Management Systems Inc.)
- Concealed Carry for the Plainclothes Officer Certification (Pennsylvania State Police)
- Illegal Video Gambling Training Certification (Pennsylvania State Police)
- Basic Criminal Investigation-Level 1 Certification (Pennsylvania State Police)
- On-Scene Collision Investigation-Level 1 Certification (Pennsylvania State Police)
- Preventing the Ten Deadly Errors Certification (Pennsylvania State Police)
- Street Interviewing Certification (Pennsylvania State Police)
- Interview & Interrogation Certification (Pennsylvania State Police)
- Sexual Assault Protocol & Evidence Collection Training (Monroe County’s Office)
- NIK Polytesting System of Narcotics Training (NIK)
- Tracker Electronic Speed Timing Device Training Non-Radar (YIS/Cowden)
- ESP TK-100 Electronic Speed Timing Device Training (YIS/Cowden)
- Expandable Baton Class Training (Lackawanna College)
- OC Aerosol Projectors Training (Armor Holdings Inc.)
- What’s New in Drugs Certification (Institute of Law Enforcement Education)
- DUI Testifying Certification (Pennsylvania State Police)
- Vehicle Stop Tactics Certification (Pennsylvania State Police)
- Looking Beyond the Traffic Stop Certification (Pennsylvania State Police)
- Traffic Patrol/Drug Interdiction Certification (Institute of Law Enforcement Education)
- DUI Enforcement Certification (Pennsylvania State Police)
- DUI & Underage Consumption Legal Issues Certification (Institute of Law Enforcement Education)
- Interviewing the Alcohol/Drug Impaired Subject Certification (Institute of Law Enforcement Education)
- Drug Identification Certification (D.E.E.P. Undercover, LLC)
- Managing the Crime Scene (Pennsylvania State Police)
- Criminal Behavior Assessment (Pennsylvania State Police)
- Use of Force (Pennsylvania State Police)
- Blood Pattern Documentation, Preservation, and Collection (Northampton Community College)
- Advanced Social Media Investigations (Northampton Community College)
- Vehicle Weights and Measures (Pennsylvania State Police and Department of Transportation)
- Narcotics and Drug Control (Office of the Attorney General)
- Advanced Death Investigation (Pennsylvania State Corners Board)
- Police Supervisory Training POSIT (Penn State University)
- Cellular Technology Analysis and Integration (LATRO Services, Inc.)
- Hornady’s Ballistics Workshop (Hornady Ammunition)
- Child Abuse Investigations (Pennsylvania State Police)
- Non-Traffic Equivocal Death Investigation (Pennsylvania State Police)
- Uniform Crime Reporting (Pennsylvania State Police)
- Large Truck and Bus Traffic Enforcement (Lackawanna Police Academy)
- Awareness to Sovereign Citizens (Upper Nazareth Township Police)
- Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (North Central Highway Safety Network)
- Integrated Public Safety Response to Active Shooter (Palmer Township Police)
- Vehicle Equipment (Pennsylvania State Police)
- Medical Marijuana Workshop (Pennsylvania DUI Association)
- ENRADD Electronic Speed Timing System
Associations Memberships Professional Affiliations
- Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association
- Northampton County Chiefs of Police Association
- Fraternal Order of Police Stroud Lodge #75
- Whitfield Lodge #622 F&AM, Free and Excepted Masons
- Stockertown Rod and Gun Club Board Member
Continuing Education
- Glock Armorer’s Course
- Axon/Taser Instructor Certification
- CPR First Responder Certification
- Municipal Police Officers Education & Training Act 120 Legal Updates
- Standard Field Sobriety Testing and Sobriety Checkpoint Certification
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Firearms Instructor
Lackawanna Police Academy
01.2018 - 01.2020
Police Officer
Palmerton Borough Police Department
01.2017 - 04.2020
Police Officer
Nazareth Borough Police Department
08.2013 - 10.2015
Chief of Police
Stockertown Borough Police Department
04.2013 - 09.2022
Police Officer
Bangor Borough Police Department
05.2012 - 10.2014
Police Officer
Barrett Township Police Department
05.2006 - 08.2011
Deputy Sheriff
Lehigh County Sheriff’s Office
11.2005 - 06.2006
Act 120
Lackawanna College Police Academy
GED -
Bangor Area High School
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