Despite opposition from community members, several council members, and the mayor, the Collingdale Borough Council voted Tuesday night to hire a new police chief.
Pending a background check, the new chief of police in Collingdale will be Shanee Mitchell.
According to her application for the job, Mitchell currently serves as the police chief in Selinsgrove Borough, Snyder County, and as an adjunct instructor for the Penn State Justice and Safety Institute.
The application also states she served the Philadelphia Police Department, first as a sergeant and later as a lieutenant, from 2012 to 2017…