Frank Pawlowski Explained

Order:19th Commissioner of the
Office:Pennsylvania State Police
Term Start:Acting: August 9, 2008 – October 7, 2008
October 7, 2008
Term End:January 7, 2011
Predecessor:Jeffrey B. Miller
Successor:Frank Noonan
Education:West Chester University of Pennsylvania (BCJ)
Profession:Law enforcement
Governor:Ed Rendell
Frank Pawlowski

Frank E. Pawlowski is a former police officer who served as commissioner for the Pennsylvania State Police.[1]

Early life

Frank E. Pawlowski was the son of a Pennsylvania State Police trooper.[2]

In 1976, he graduated from West Chester State College with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice.

Police career

In 1978, Pawlowski enlisted in the state police and was assigned to Troop J in Embreeville, Pennsylvania.[3] Among other roles, he worked as a hostage negotiator, an investigator of the Camp Hill Prison riots, and a special counsel for state attorney general's probe into Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Rolf Larsen. In 1999, he graduated from the FBI National Academy.[3] He became commander of Troop J in 2000 and was promoted to the rank of major in 2003.[3]

On August 9, 2008, after state police commissioner Jeffrey B. Miller stepped down from his position to take a role with the National Football League, Governor Ed Rendell named Pawlowski as acting commissioner of the state police.[2] [4] Pawlowski was subsequently confirmed by the Pennsylvania State Senate on October 7, 2008.[5] He continued to serve as the head of the state police, commanding approximately 6,000 civilian and enlisted employees, until he retired on January 7, 2011.[6] He was succeeded by Frank Noonan, an appointee of newly elected governor Tom Corbett.[7]

Pawlowski's older son, Francis J. Pawlowski, joined the Pennsylvania State Police in 2011.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Colonel Frank E. Pawlowski - Commissioner Pennsylvania State Police . .
  2. News: Yoder . Michael . Ex-Troop J head nets top job with state police . January 17, 2021 . Intelligencer Journal . July 12, 2008 . 13.
  3. News: Yoder . Michael . Police: Former Troop J leader will be acting commissioner . January 17, 2021 . Intelligencer Journal . July 12, 2008 . 14.
  4. Web site: Staff . MICHAEL YODER . 2008-07-12 . Ex-Troop J head nets top job with state police . 2024-04-22 . LancasterOnline . en.
  5. https://polishamericancenter.org/PANews/April10/page07.pdf
  6. Web site: Criminal Justice Alumni . Criminal Justice Alumni . West Chester University . 27 November 2021.
  7. News: Worden . Amy . Corbett nominates new leaders for state police, corrections . Philadelphia Inquirer . December 18, 2010.
  8. News: New Pennsylvania troopers announced . TribLive . November 14, 2011.