

Jansen had a simple theory of effective police work. By 2006, all the township’s emergency calls previously handled by Radnor dispatchers went through the Delaware County radio room. Jansen also helped bring the 911 call-and-dispatch system to the suburbs. “We started presentations at the schools of Officer Friendly - Stranger Danger,” Block said. Jansen was a proponent of community oriented policing and implemented officer outreach to schoolchildren. He brought in computers for a record management system that was cutting edge." At the time, we were still using typewriters to write up reports and complaints. “He established a management team to modernize the police department. “He was phenomenal, a great guy to work for,” Block said. Jansen was acting superintendent, and he became superintendent a short time later. That’s huge when you’re trying to revamp an organization and get it on its feet.”Īndrew Block, now Upper Moreland Township’s police chief, was hired in 1990 as a Radnor patrol officer. “He trusted your expertise and experience. Every day was a great day, a bluebird-on-your-shoulder kind of day.” Jansen and his top brass were working to modernize the force.

John Rutty, who retired in 2009 as Radnor’s police superintendent, worked as a lieutenant under Mr. He was patient with everything,” said Lori Denicola, a secretary and administrator with the department. Thirty-six friends and fellow law enforcement officers posted condolences on the department’s Facebook page. The department said it was saddened by his passing. In that role, he presided over a force of 50, including commanders, patrol officers, and detectives. Jansen retired in 1996 from the Radnor department, where he served for 42 years, starting as a patrol officer in 1954 and rising to superintendent. 19, of complications from pulmonary fibrosis at his home. The "First row Radnor" (Premier rang de Radnor) is located at the northwest end of Saint-Naricsse, on the edge of the Lac-à-la-Tortue area and comprises 17 lots.Henry Peter Jansen, 90, of Wayne, a former Radnor Township police superintendent who worked to modernize the law enforcement department, died Saturday, Sept. The name "Radnor Township" was officially registered on December 5, 1968, at the Bank of place names of Quebec, of Commission de toponymie du Québec. The name is inspired by the forests and mountainous landscape of Radnorshire, located in the centre of Wales in United Kingdom. Now abandoned and located north of Saint-Maurice, this village became a locality named "Radnor des Forges". This territorial designation continued to be used by the owners of Radnor Forges who operated a foundry from 1854 to 1911, in the industrial town of Fermont. The inventory of 1814 of the assets of the Company Forges de Batiscan, refers to the Township of Radnor, which was proclaimed as a Canton on February 3, 1855, by the Government of Quebec. The northwestern part of the township has a relatively rugged terrain, while the land south-east (east of the Saint-Maurice River) is a rather flat plateau and has some marshy areas. The southeastern part of the township includes the municipalities of Saint-Jean-des-Piles, Grandes-Piles, Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac, sector Lac-à-la-Tortue (grouped since 2001 in the city of Shawinigan) and Garneau railway junction (located northeast of Grand-Mère). The central part of the township is in La Mauricie National Park, on the west bank of the Saint-Maurice River which cut diagonally this township. Rectangular, the Canton is about 5 km wide and 38 km deep, oriented northwest to southeast. Today, the administration of this territory is under the city of Shawinigan and Mekinac Regional County Municipality (RCM). The Radnor Township is located in the administrative region of Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
