STATE COLLEGE — Following 31 years of service, Officer Dave White will retire this spring from the State College Police Department. Upon his retirement, White will run for Magisterial District judge representing Ferguson Township, Patton Township, Halfmoon Township and areas of College Township, he said in a press release.
White graduated from the Pennsylvania State Police Academy and has served in the patrol section, as a DARE instructor at Our Lady of Victory Catholic School and the State College Area School District, and retires from the warrant and traffic unit as a master police officer. During his career, he was awarded many commendations and three life-saving awards, one of those with valor from the Alpha Fire Company.
White was a strong proponent of community policing during his tenure and developed partnerships with downtown realty companies to reduce assaults and vandalism through the use of video camera systems. He was also published in a criminal investigation textbook for his work and arrest in a 1999 serial arson case involving over 25 arsons in the State College area.
White holds a master of public administration degree from Penn State and served as an adjunct professor in Penn State’s College of Liberal Arts within the Crime, Law and Justice program.
White states, “I want to continue to serve the Centre Region as a full-time district judge who has an open-door policy at his District Court, providing the opportunity for any citizen to bring forth their issues and concerns. This court should be a venue where minor disputes are resolved quickly and without great legal expenses. I will provide firm, fair and balanced judicial services that are administered with respect and to always keep our community safe.”
White, a registered Republican, plans to cross-file on the Democratic ballot when he files his petition.
White resides in Ferguson Township with his wife, Linda, and has a daughter, Lauren, and a son, Mike.
The municipal election will be held May 16.
