Warminster Police Department promotes two officers
(WARMINSTER, Pa.) The Warminster Township Board of Supervisors is pleased to announce that Warminster police officers James Belvin and Ryan Bunda have been promoted to the rank of Corporal. They were sworn in by the Hon. Christoper E. O’Neill, Magisterial Judge, Bucks County at the December 4 Warminster Township Supervisor’s meeting.
Corporal Belvin grew up in Langhorne and was a 1992 graduate of Neshaminy High School. He attended the Montgomery County Police Academy and graduated in 1997. Belvin began his career with the Federal Bureau of Prisons, and in 1999, he went on to work as a police officer on a part-time basis at Yardley Borough, Penndel Borough, and Langhorne Borough Police Departments. In 2004, Belvin joined the Warminster Township Police Department as a full-time police officer. Since joining the Warminster Township Police Department, he has received various certifications in gang investigations, drug trafficking, and hostage negotiation. Belvin is a founding member of the department’s Highway Patrol Division and is a member of the Bucks County Major Incident Response Team (MIRT). He is married and has two children.
Corporal Bunda grew up in Bristol Borough and is a graduate of Bristol High School. He attended Cabrini College where he majored in criminology and minored in history. Bunda attended the Montgomery County Police Academy and began his career in 2013 as a part-time police officer with the Tullytown and Bristol Borough Police Departments. In 2016, he joined the Warminster Police Department. Bunda is a member of MIRT and also serves as a Defensive Tactics instructor. He is married and has three children.
“It gives me great pride to announce the promotion of these two outstanding officers, Ryan Bunda and James Blevin, to the rank of Corporal,” said Police Chief James C. Donnelly III. “Their hard work, integrity, and dedication to serving our community have stood out at every turn. I’m confident they will continue to lead with honor and reinforce the high standards of the Warminster Police Department.”
