North Strabane Township Police Department
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The North Strabane Township Police Department hired two police officers in September.
Benjamin Huminsky was
born and raised in Plano,
Texas. He attended Plano
West Senior High School and
was the captain of the varsity
lacrosse team and an Eagle
Scout. He received a fouryear Army ROTC to Stephen
F. Austin State University.
After his freshman year, he
transferred his scholarship
to the University of Arizona.
Ben enjoyed playing lacrosse
for the university and earned
his Bachelor of Arts in
History and a minor in Military Science. Upon graduation, he was
commissioned as an Infantry Officer in the US Army.
Ben was stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia for his Infantry Basic
Officer Leader Course training. He was then assigned to Fort Hood,
Texas, where he would become a platoon leader with the 2nd
Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division.
He was an infantry platoon leader for 15 months and had the
honor of being a tank company executive officer for 19 months.
He served as the assistant operations officer for his remaining
months in the Army. Ben met his wife, Cory, while in the Army and
moved to North Strabane upon his discharge.
Ben has pursued a career in law enforcement. He attended
the Allegheny County Police Training Academy and had the
honor of being a squad leader. He received the Allegheny County
Association of Chiefs Award for Most Likely to Succeed. He
graduated from the academy in June of 2016.
Abigail France was
born and raised in
Washington County. She
enjoyed playing soccer and
graduated from ChartiersHouston High School.
After high school, Abigail
earned her Bachelor’s
Degree in Political
Science and Pre-Law from
California University. Her
lifelong dream was to
become a police officer.
She decided to take one
more step to fulfill that
dream by attending the Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Police Academy. In 2012, she graduated and was named
valedictorian of her graduating class.
For the past three years, she was employed as a police
officer with the McDonald Borough Police Department. In
addition, she worked as a seasonal officer for the Hanover
Township Police Department. In her spare time, Abigail enjoys
spending time with family, playing soccer, fishing, and yoga.
This past October, Abigail celebrated her wedding with
husband, Richard.
The North Strabane Township Police Department had two major promotions this year.
Sergeant Kris Wagstaff
was promoted to the
position of Lieutenant.
Lieutenant Wagstaff has
over 20 years of police
experience and is now
second in command at the
Police Department.
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Officer Matthew
Mancini was promoted
to Sergeant. Sergeant
Mancini has over
17 years of police
experience and
has worked as the
Department’s K-9 Officer
for the past two years.
Sergeant Mancini now
supervises one of the
four patrol squads.