Robert Evanchick (born 21 July 1957) is an American

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and current Commissioner of the

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Law enforcement career

Early career

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.

Pennsylvania State Police

Evanchick joined the

in 1981. On June 4, 2019, Evanchick was confirmed by the

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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

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Evanchick, Robert 1957 births Living people State cabinet secretaries of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania State Police American state police officers

Law enforcement career

Early career

Pennsylvania State Police

See also

References