Swatara Township Promotes Ashley Baluh to Lieutenant

Lieutenant Ashley Baluh was promoted from sergeant at the Swatara Township Board of Commissioners meeting on October 7, 2026; she joined the department on July 5, 2006 and was promoted to sergeant on May 9, 2018. Baluh has served as a Certified Drug Recognition Expert, Detective Sergeant in charge of the Special Victims Unit, Administrative Sergeant, Right to Know and Compliance Officer, and as a detective with the Dauphin County Drug Task Force, and has received departmental honors including the Life Saving Award, Award of Merit, Team Achievement Award and Officer of the Year (2009). She holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science (minor in Criminal Justice) and a Master of Public Administration from West Chester University, is enrolled in Northwestern University’s School of Police Staff and Command, and took the oath administered by Magisterial District Judge Kenneth A. Lenker.