Cheltenham Township appoints Richard Schaffer as police chief
By Kenny Cooper
Published on August 4, 2026.
The Cheltenham Township Board of Commissioners has appointed Richard Schaffer as the next chief of Montgomery County's fifth-largest police department, named him after a monthslong search by the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association. Schaffer, who started his career with the department in 2000 as a patrol officer, has led the department's administrative services, detective, patrol, and professional standards divisions. He holds a master’s degree in criminal justice and intelligence analysis from St. Joseph’�s University and a graduate from the Northwestern University School of Police Staff and Command Training.
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