The York City Police Department proudly announces the upcoming appointment of Police Commissioner Osborne “Moe” Robinson III. 

Robinson is a graduate of the FBI National Academy Session 268 and is entering his 27th year in law enforcement. He began his law enforcement career with the Baltimore City Police Department in 1993 and served with them for 25 years before retiring in 2018.  During his tenure with Baltimore he served in various assignments including the Violent Crimes Task Force, Eastern District Special Narcotics Initiative, Criminal Intelligence Section, Crime Analysis Unit, and Human Resources.  He held command level positions as Executive Officer in the Northeastern District, Commander of the Western District, Area Commander, Chief of Patrol Division and Chief of Inspectional Services & Integrity Division. As Chief of Neighborhood Patrol Division Robinson was responsible for 1200+ police officers and an operating budget of $256 million dollars. 

During his time with Baltimore City Police Department Robinson implemented innovative community programs such as “Friday Night Lights”, a police sponsored youth flag football league, and the “Baltimore Police Department Bridge Program”, a student enrichment program. He also developed the “Homeless Outreach Team (H.O.T)” which connects the homeless population of Baltimore directly with services. As Deputy Chief in Reading, and he spearheaded the creation of “Hot Chocolate with a Cop.”

After leaving Baltimore City Robinson served for a year as the Deputy Chief of the Reading Police Department in Reading, Pennsylvania.  Robinson has worked alongside Chief Troy Bankert since the beginning of October as Police Administrative Advisor until this final appointment. 

His appointment will be on January 10^th, 2020 at 2:30 PM at City Council Chambers 101 S. George St York PA, 17405.