Police Sergeant Retires After 35 Years With Montco Department

MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP, PA — A local law enforcement officer is hanging it up after a 35-year-career, officially retiring this week from service with the Montgomery Township Police Department.

Sgt. Robert Hart, who spent more than three decades wearing the Montgomery Township Police uniform, celebrated his final shift this week, a moment captured through photos posted on the department's Facebook page, and which can be seen embedded below.

In late 2015, the Reporter newspaper in Lansdale highlighted the retirement of Jammer, the police K9 dog who worked alongside Hart, his handler.

The story said that during their career together — Jammer was with the department for a decade — human and canine partner responded to more than 400 service calls in and around Montgomery Township, which is located in central Montgomery County and is considered to be part of the North Penn region, which also includes areas like Lansdale, North Wales and Upper Gwynedd.

At the time, Officer Dan Rose was quoted in the Reporter as saying that Hart and Jammer were responsible for taking "millions of dollars of narcotics off of our streets."

"Sgt. Hart sought to improve the standards and reliability of the Montgomery Township canine unit, by taking the initiative and being the first in our history to certify with the U.S. Police Canine Association," Rose was quoted as saying in the story.

On social media, community members took the time to post messages of support for Hart as he enters retirement.

"Have an awesome retirement!" Cheryl Direso Clayton stated on the department's Facebook page. "Thank you for your years of service to the community."