Ward 12 Harrisburg City -Dauphin County
PO.Box 5301
Harrisburg Pa. 17110
Constable Theodore J. Grothe was appointed by the Honorable Judge Richard A. Lewis to fill the vacancy in the 12th Ward of Harrisburg City. Constable Grothe plans to serve the residents of the City and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with Pride, Integrity and Proressionalism.
Constables in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania have enjoyed a long tenure of service. Pre-dating all other law enforcement, having been established in 1664, the constable was the law and order of the state until labor unrest in the 19th century helped establish the more defined local and state police system, as we know it today. Constables, however, remain a vital part of the law enforcement community by serving criminal and civil service of process statewide.
The Pennsylvania State Constable is the law enforcement arm of the Statewide District Court System of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Minor Judiciary. The Constable is the oldest law enforcement officer in Pennsylvania, and under Act 44-1994, is required to undergo basic and annual refresher training before being fully certified by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. The Constable may also enforce all breaches of the peace and make arrests for violation of Commonwealth statutes on view and by warrant.
The policemen and constables of the several boroughs of this commonwealth, in addition to the powers already conferred upon them, shall and may, without warrant and upon view, arrest and commit for hearing any and all persons guilty of a breach of the peace, vagrancy, riotous or disorderly conduct or drunkenness, or may be engaged in the commission of any unlawful act tending to imperil the personal security or endanger the property of the citizens, or violating any ordinances of said borough, for the violation of which a fine or penalty is imposed.
[Webmaster note: This section has been repealed except insofar as it relates to constables.]
Constable Theodore J. Grothe III
PO.Box 5301
Harrisburg PA.17110
Phone (717) 648-1431
E-mail Ward12Constable@yahoo.com