Robert Evanchick | |
Order: | 22nd Commissioner of the |
Office: | Pennsylvania State Police |
Term Start: | Acting: March 24, 2018 – June 4, 2019 June 4, 2019 |
Term End: | January 19, 2023 |
Governor: | Tom Wolf |
Predecessor: | Tyree Blocker |
Successor: | Christopher Paris |
Birth Date: | 21 July 1957 |
Birth Place: | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Profession: | Law enforcement |
Robert Evanchick (born 21 July 1957) is an American law enforcement officer and former Commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police.[1]
A native of the Wilkes-Barre area, Evanchick was hired and served in the Wilkes Barre Police Department starting in 1979. He was a patrol officer for the department and after two years left for the state police.
Evanchick joined the Pennsylvania State Police in 1981.Web site: Acting State Police Commissioner Robert Evanchick (at right) discussed the governor's latest plan for sustainable funding for the state police with the House Appropriations Committee on ... . 25 February 2019 . 23 April 2019.
On June 4, 2019, Evanchick was confirmed by the Pennsylvania State Senate as the next Commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police, he had previously served as the Acting Commissioner since March 24, 2018 when he was appointed by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf.[2]