Police
The Taylor Borough Police Department consists of 20 officers and is lead by Police Chief Leonard J. Mickavicz Jr.
The specialized units within the department consist of K-9, Crime Prevention, DARE, Bike Patrol, SWAT, Motor Carrier Enforcement, Special Investigations and Motor Unit.
The Taylor Borough Police officers pride themselves in handling all situations that occur within the Borough.
The department also works closely with various civic organizations, as well as the Riverside School District.
The Taylor Police Department continues their efforts on keeping the citizens of Taylor safe and strives daily to help make Taylor Borough a better place to live.
Taylor Police enforce 10-Ton Weight Limit on Union St.
By Jim Lockwood (Staff Writer Scranton Times) 1-23-2012
Blame it on GPS. Some drivers of tractor-trailers and other big rigs that get ticketed for violating a 10-ton weight limit on Union Street in Taylor often say they were only following directions of their GPS devices, Police Chief Leonard Mickavicz said.
It does them no good, however, and the violation results in a ticket and a fine, the chief said.
Police in recent months have stepped up enforcement of the weight limit on Union Street. They issued 22 citations in November and 44 in December, Chief Mickavicz said.
Most trucks are headed to Stauffer Industrial Park on the north side of Taylor, he said.
Traveling from Davis Street, a truck heavier than 10 tons is supposed to stay off Union Street, and instead turn right onto North Main Street to get to the industrial park, he said.
A pair of signs at the entrance to Union Street clearly state there is a 10-ton weight limit on that road, but some truckers either miss the signs completely or apparently ignore them, the chief said.
“I receive complaints (from residents) daily. Truck drivers seem to disregard it every day,” he said of the weight-limit. “Modern truckers say, ‘But the GPS gave me these directions.’ The old truck driver you could tell – he’ll have a map.”
Fines can range from $500 to $18,000, though the typical fine amounts to about $700, he said.
The stepped-up enforcement aims to improve safety on residential Union Street and protect older terra-cotta pipes underground in that area, Chief Mickavicz said.
“It (the weight limit) is properly posted. They have ample warning,” the chief said. “We’re stopping trucks, weighing them and issuing citations. We do have to take safety into consideration.”
Scranton, Taylor police chiefs collaborate on fugitive arrest
1/12/2012
Heading back to work after lunch Tuesday afternoon, Scranton Police Chief Dan Duffy came across a man wanted for a November robbery and began a subtle pursuit that ended in Taylor with the help of borough Police Chief Leonard J. Mickavicz Jr.
The incident began at Luzerne Street and South Main Avenue, where Chief Duffy noticed Allen Greer, 31, of Scranton, riding in a vehicle headed toward Taylor, according to a criminal complaint.
Chief Duffy followed him but, because he was driving his personal car, he could not make a traffic stop. He called the Lackawanna County Communications Center to let Taylor police know what was headed their way, according to the complaint.
Once the vehicle reached the Stauffer Industrial Park, Chief Mickavicz and two borough patrolman were there waiting, and the driver pulled over, according to the complaint.
Mr. Greer was taken into custody on the robbery warrant, which stemmed from an incident in North Scranton in November during which he tried and failed to steal $300 from a woman before fleeing, and was also found to be in possession of needles and an empty heroin packet, according to the complaint.
Mr. Greer was arraigned and placed in the Lackawanna County Prison in lieu of $25,000 bail for the alleged robbery. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for Monday