Mission Statement
The mission of the Bethlehem Police Department shall be to protect and preserve the lives, rights and properties of our residents, businesses and to all that may visit, work or travel through our community while maintaining order and fostering strong community policing partnerships with the citizens we serve, through fair, equitable and impartial enforcement of the laws of the State of New York, regardless of a person’s race, creed, color, ethnicity, gender, or social standing. Vision
Through innovative thinking and goal setting, we are committed to delivering unparalleled service to our community. We will continue to strengthen community relationships and public trust while striving for excellence through employee development, self-discipline, and strong leadership. Values
Professionalism and Excellence: we will conduct ourselves with the highest levels of competence and character. Service: we will serve the community with a clear respect for the value of human life and the dignity of every individual, a commitment to equal justice, and acceptance of diversity, thus ensuring that everyone receives respectful and dedicated service while safeguarding their rights. Integrity: we will adhere to strict, unequivocal standards of conduct in keeping with our ethical obligations. Courage: we will display the strength of character needed to confront fear, danger, uncertainty, and intimidation. Accountability and Trust: we will accept individual and collective responsibility for our oath, duty, and actions
This is the official page for the Bethlehem Police Department. This page was created to provide the people who live and work within the Town of Bethlehem access to information about the Bethlehem Police Department (BPD), informational updates, and for the residents of the Town of Bethlehem to see what BPD is doing in their community. This page is managed and monitored by the Chief of Police and the Department Public Information Officers. For Non-Emergency assistance, dial the Bethlehem Police Department non-emergency number at 518-439-9973
This page is not a forum to report crime or post information about a crime. BPD reserves the right to remove any comments, content, and/or links that are inappropriate, offensive, or discriminatory in nature, as determined by the Bethlehem Police Department. This includes comments, content, and/or links that defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten, mock or violate the legal rights of others, to include racism, hate speech of any nature, slander, threats, obscenities, violence, vulgarity, spam, solicitations, advertisements, or any personal information that violates a person’s privacy. Comments posted by others on the BPD page are not to be considered the opinion of BPD; nor does BPD endorse any third-party comments on this page.
