Crime & Safety
Longtime Police Officer Mourned In Upper Southampton Twp.
Retired Sgt. Jeffrey Delp passed away suddenly last Wednesday. He served 32 years with the Upper Southampton Township Police Department.
UPPER SOUTHAMPTON TOWNSHIP, PA —The Upper Southampton Township Police Department is mourning the loss of retired Sgt. Jeffrey Delp.
"It is with great sadness that (we) report the sudden passing of retired Sgt. Jeffrey Delp on Wednesday," police said.
After honorably serving as a U.S. Army MP, Delp joined the police department in June 1979 as a patrol officer.
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In January 1987, Delp was promoted to the rank of sergeant, a position he held until his retirement in June 2011 after 32 years of service.
Viewing services will be held at the McGhee-Givinish Funeral Home (690 Belmont Ave, Southampton, PA 18966) on Wednesday between 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. A funeral service will take place at 7 p.m.
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The funeral procession will leave McGhee-Givinish Funeral Home at 9:30 p.m. on Thursday for the Washington Crossing National Cemetery in Newtown for interment.
"The Upper Southampton Township Police Department asks that please keep Sergeant Delp's family in your thoughts and prayers during this trying time," police said.
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