We Salute You EPD 🖕🏻

🖕🏻 Ephrata Police Department: The Salute You Earned

Let’s talk about the Ephrata Police Department — a squad that manages to be fashionably late, perpetually ineffective, and laughably out of touch, all at the price tag of over $23,000 a day. Many residents are asking what they actually get for the annual Ephrata police budget of over $8.5 million. Let’s break it down.

⏰ Always Late to the Party

Remember the raccoon that raided the bakery? By the time EPD would’ve arrived, the raccoon had already monetized his influencer career.

This isn’t just a funny story; it’s a commentary on the unacceptable Ephrata police response times that leave citizens vulnerable. If you’re planning a heist in Ephrata, just send the department an RSVP for two hours after you’ve left.

🔍 Investigations: A Comedy of Errors

These are the folks who could trip over a smoking gun and still call it “unsolved.”

But here’s the punchline that isn’t funny: in the real world, their incompetence has consequences. You can read a full, documented timeline of how the Ephrata Police ignored my domestic violence call and enabled a crime spree in the METHphrata Chronicles.

🚨 Theatrics Over Substance

Lights flashing, sirens screaming — you’d think they were busting an international drug cartel when really it’s just a $50 taillight ticket.

This obsession with theatrics over substance shows that, for some, the Ephrata police are corrupt in their priorities. Victims suffer while taxpayer money fuels a circus.

🍩 Community “Outreach”

Coffee with a Cop at Dunkin’? Free donuts followed by lectures on jaywalking.

Meanwhile, residents keep asking, “Is Ephrata PA a safe place to live?” With meth, burglary, and systemic failures ignored, jaywalking is the least of our worries.

⚙️ Outdated Equipment, Outdated Leadership

Patrol cars that need jump-starts, radar guns from the 1990s, and leadership decisions that belong in a sitcom. This is not modern policing — it’s nostalgia wrapped in incompetence.

📱 Social Media Clown Show

Their Facebook page is a highlight reel of awkward photos, outdated updates, and cringe-worthy hashtags. Solving lost dog cases while ignoring real crime is not accountability — it’s parody.

🎖️ The Big Top: EPD Leadership

From teen curfews to misplaced priorities, leadership at the top is running this like a carnival, not a department. For $8.5 million a year, citizens deserve better than a clown car of excuses.

🎪 Final Act: The Salute

So what have we learned? If you need real help in Ephrata, you might as well call your grandma, your dog, or even that raccoon influencer.

They’ll show up faster and do a better job than the Ephrata Police Department. This salute is earned not just through incompetence, but through a pattern of official oppression.

For over $23,000 a day, we deserve more than Candy Crush cops, coffee dates at Dunkin’, and squad cars running on prayer. Until then? 🖕🏻 EPD.

✊ A Community Call to Action

This is a meticulously documented pattern of abuse of power that should terrify every citizen in Ephrata.

We, the taxpayers who fund their salaries, must demand an answer: what is the purpose of the Ephrata Police Department? Is it to enforce the law, or to break it? To protect citizens, or to target them?

Ephrata deserves real accountability. The stand-up routine is over. If the Ephrata Police Department can’t do its job, it’s time we found someone who will.

✊ The METHphrata Accountability Toolkit: 3 Steps You Can Take Right Now

Feeling angry? Good. Now let’s turn that anger into action. Here are three concrete steps you can take today to demand accountability.

Step 1: The 2-Minute Email (Copy & Paste)

To:

[email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

Subject: Urgent Concern Regarding Ephrata Police Department Accountability

Body:

Dear Ephrata Borough Manager, Mayor, and Council Members,

I am a resident of this community and I am writing to express my profound concern regarding the performance and accountability of the Ephrata Police Department, which operates on an annual budget of over $8.5 million.

Recent, detailed accounts published in the METHphrata Chronicles allege a pattern of negligence, dereliction of duty, and potential civil rights violations by members of the EPD.

As a taxpayer, I demand to know what specific actions the Borough Council and Mayor’s office are taking to investigate these serious allegations and ensure that the citizens of Ephrata are receiving the professional, lawful, and unbiased police service they are paying for.

I await your public response on this critical matter.

Sincerely,

[Your Name]

A Concerned Resident

Step 2: The 5-Minute Formal Complaint

If you have your own story, put it on the record.

File an Official Complaint: Use the EPD Complaint Form. Send a copy to the Borough Manager for oversight.

File a Right-to-Know Request: Under the PA Right-to-Know Law, you can request CAD logs, reports, and records.

Step 3: The In-Person Public Statement

Your voice is most powerful when it’s heard in person.

When: Monday, September 8, 2025, at 7:00 PM

Where: Ephrata Borough Council Chambers, 124 South State Street, Ephrata, PA

What to Say (30-Second Script):

“My name is [Your Name], and I am a resident of Ephrata. I am here tonight to demand that this council address the allegations of police misconduct and negligence detailed in the METHphrata Chronicles. Our community is paying over $8.5 million a year for a police force that is failing its citizens. What is this council’s specific plan to conduct oversight and restore public trust? We demand answers.”

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❓ Your Questions Answered (Long-Tail FAQ)

Q: What can I do if the Ephrata Police ignore my domestic violence call?

A: Pennsylvania law (18 Pa.C.S. § 2711) requires arrest with probable cause in domestic violence cases. If they fail, file a complaint with Borough Council and the PA Attorney General.

Q: How do I file a formal complaint against an Ephrata police officer?

A: Use the official complaint form, and copy Borough leadership to create a public record.

Q: Is the Ephrata Police Department’s $8.5 million budget public?

A: Yes. The borough budget is a public record. Comparing cost to service is at the heart of taxpayer accountability.

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