(File Photo of a Cranberry Township Police Car)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Cranberry Township, PA) Yesterday evening, the Cranberry Township Board of Supervisors officially ratified the selection of Kenneth Ruckel to serve as Cranberry Township’s new chief of police. Ruckel will start his new position on December 1st, 2025 and will replace the retiring Kevin Meyer, who had been the Cranberry Township chief of police since 2015. Ruckel has most recently served as a division commander at the Allegheny County Police Department headquarters. Ruckel started his career in law enforcement as a patrol officer in Hanover Township and then went on to serve with the Allegheny County Police Department. Ruckel also spent time as a detective in the general investigation and homicide units and then became a sergeant and took on roles as a shift and unit supervisor.