CLEARFIELD – Clearfield County Sheriff Wes Thurston has announced plans to form the first-ever volunteer Clearfield County Sheriff’s Posse.
Chief Deputy Mike Churner has been designated as the posse commander, Thurston said.
According to him, posse members will assist the sheriff and his deputies when needed in the event of: a catastrophe, a natural disaster, missing children or endangered persons, in information gathering and in other non-emergency situations.
“A pool of eligible applicants will be formed in the event of an emergency situation where the sheriff needs to appoint special deputies for a limited purpose, according to law, he said.
Thurston said that applications to be a posse member must be completed and notarized before submission to the Clearfield County Sheriff’s Office on the first-floor of the main courthouse.
“Applicants will be carefully screened for eligibility. The number of posse members accepted will be limited by county area,” he said.
Initially, applications may be obtained at the Sheriff’s Office, Bob’s Army & Navy, Grice Gun Shop Inc., Jim’s Sports Center, H&H Hardware, H&B Hardware, Gates Hardware, Xtreme Machining, Belding & Mull, Philipsburg True Value, Leyo’s Market, Dunham’s Sports, Mahaffey Hardware and Country Supply.
Other businesses desiring to provide applications should contact the Clearfield County Sheriff’s Office at 814-765-2641, Ext. 2159 or 2160.