Bio: Chief of Police
On April 21, 2008 Robert C. Payne was sworn in as the
Chief of Police for the Borough of Edgewood. Chief
Payne has been a certified police officer for
thirty-nine years and has worked in several different
capacities as a law enforcement officer throughout his
career. Prior to his career in law enforcement
Chief Payne was a veteran in the United States Army and
served in the Vietnam War.
Chief Payne began his policing career as a member of
the Allegheny County Police Department, after being
hired in 1973. He worked twenty-six years there
and retired at the rank of Sergeant. Twenty-one
years were spent as a detective and then supervisor in
the homicide investigations unit.
Upon retiring from the county police, Chief Payne
went to work as a Sergeant for the Carnegie Mellon
University Police Department and then as Chief of Police
for Carlow College, where he helped create a full-time
police department.
In 2003 he became the Chief of Police in the Borough
of Pitcairn. The management experience gained
there resulted in his appointment as the Chief of Police
in the Borough of Plum, making him responsible for a
large budget and over thirty employees.
Chief Payne eventually decided to leave the law
enforcement profession for a job in the private sector
after an opportunity with Coca-Cola Enterprises
presented itself. He was named the security
manager for a large geographical region encompassing
parts of Pennsylvania and Ohio. Although he
enjoyed his position there he realized that law
enforcement was his true calling and wanted to return to
the job he knew best and missed. The opening here
in the Borough of Edgewood came along early in 2008 and
the rest is history. Chief Payne’s qualifications
made for an easy decision that he was the right
candidate for the job here.
Some of Chief Payne’s other qualifications include
the following:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Criminology from the
University of Pittsburgh
- Certified forensic hypnotist
- Certified expert witness in domestic violence
- Certified Master Instructor for the Municipal
Police Officer’s Education and Training Commission
(MPOETC)
- FBI certified hostage negotiator
- Police academy recruit training instructor
- Instructor for the Traffic Institute for Police
Services, PA Department of Education
- Various other certifications
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