The Ephrata Police Department is pleased to announce the promotion of two officers to the rank of Sergeant.  At the October 11, 2021 Borough Council meeting, Mayor Ralph Mowen swore in Officer Daniel Albaugh and Detective Kenneth Lockhart, Jr. to their new positions.   The competitive Civil Service process began earlier this year, and consisted of written and oral testing, along with final selection interviews.

BIO'S

Ken Lockhart is a native of Pittsburgh and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Service Administration from Waynesburg University. He is a US Air Force, Security Forces Veteran and has over 24 years of law enforcement experience. He joined the Ephrata PD in 2002.  During his law enforcement career, Ken has held many specialized positions to include undercover drug investigations, evidence technician, and detective. He is a Crisis Negotiator and Squad Leader for the Lancaster County Special Emergency Response Team (S.E.R.T.) Crisis Negotiations Team, and a member of the Capitol City Violent Crime Task Force for the FBI. Additionally, Ken has been our lead firearms instructor for 16 years and holds several firearms certifications, to include Range Master, Master Firearms Instructor, and Active Shooter Threat Instructor.  Sergeant Lockhart has been decorated for saving the life of an infant. He has received the VWF John Radko Award for Law Enforcement and was named Lancaster County S.E.R.T. Negotiator of the Year.

Sergeant Daniel Albaugh credits much of his career to his early childhood introduction to law enforcement as a member of the City of Warren Police Department’s Law Enforcement Explorer Post. After obtaining a bachelor’s degree from Juniata College, Daniel attended the Mansfield University Police Academy, later joining the Ephrata Police Department in 2012. Daniel has spent his career assigned to the patrol division, serving as a field-training officer, crime scene examiner, crisis intervention team member, bicycle patrol coordinator, drone pilot, and crash reconstruction team member. In addition to his experience, Sergeant Albaugh earned a Master of Science in Organizational Leadership from Johns Hopkins University in 2019.

John Petrick, chief of the 33-officer department, was enthusiastic about the appointments, saying, "We are very pleased that such high-caliber law enforcement officers will be taking a formal leadership role in our agency;  I look forward to what the future holds!"

Both new sergeants will be assigned a patrol team in the near future.

Picture l to r: Albaugh, Petrick, Mowen, Lockhart

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