Police Corporal Joins New Hope Borough As Part-Time Officer

NEW HOPE BOROUGH, PA — The New Hope Borough Council in December voted unanimously to hire Brian Berk as a part-time police officer. He will be paid $35 an hour.

Berk, a resident of Northampton Township, comes to the borough from the Warminster Township Police Department where he has served as a full-time officer since 2016 and earned a promotion to corporal in 2023.

Berk is pursuing a new career in teaching, but is looking to remain in policing on a part-time basis.

"This is really special for our department because it's rare that we have an opportunity to hire someone who has served as a full-time officer in another municipality for nine years. He worked himself up to be corporal and is a member of the CERT team," said Mayor Larry Keller.

"Warminister can be a very active township so it's pretty special that we have him," the mayor continued. "We're not going to get three shifts a week, but even if we can get three shifts a month, it will be a big asset for our community."

Berk is a graduate of the Middle Bucks Institute of Technology and attended Penn State University Abington. He served in the U.S. Army in the 101st Airborne Division and was deployed to Afghanistan in 2010. He received a combat infantry badge and the Purple Heart before earning a criminal justice degree from Temple University.