Frequently Asked Questions

Contact the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation or the South Fayette Township Police Department to request an application for a placard.

After it is received, your family doctor fills it out, and it is returned to the Department of Transportation in Harrisburg. If you qualify, the placard is then issued by the Department of Transportation. The completed application also can be processed by a notary.

Visit the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation website for more information.

Yes. Please complete the Vacation Check Request Form and return it to the police station during regular office hours. Call 412-221-2170 for assistance with the form.

You can mail your request to:

Records Clerk
South Fayette Township Police Department
100 Township Drive
First Floor
South Fayette, PA 15017

In your request, include a self-addressed, stamped envelope and a check or money order with the appropriate fee made payable to South Fayette Township Police Department. Also include the date of the complaint, accident or incident, location, incident number and/or name of the person(s) involved or operator of the vehicles. Also include a telephone number where you can be reached.

Processing time is generally 3 to 5 working days. You may stop at the South Fayette Township Police Department to pick up your report during regular office hours. Please call 412-221-2170 with your request so the report is available upon arrival.

Traffic citations and non-traffic citations (tickets, except for parking tickets) can be paid at the following location:

District Court 05-2-21
Judge Maureen McGraw-Desmet
295 Millers Run Road
South Fayette, PA 15017
Phone: 412-221-3353

They can also be paid by mail or in person at the South Fayette Township Police Department during regular office hours.

No. In the event of a crime, police officers need to respond to the scene and gather information as soon as possible. If you want to file a late-reported or a hit-and-run accident, you must call 911 to request an officer and then bring your vehicle to the police station. In this case, the police department will make a complaint only that you have reported the incident or accident.

Visit the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation website.

The Pennsylvania State Police is the central repository for criminal history information in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The state police website details the steps for obtaining criminal history information.

The South Fayette Township Police Department provides this information to the Pennsylvania State Police for dissemination to the public via their uniform crime reporting website.

Under certain circumstances, Pennsylvania crime victims may receive compensation. For more information, visit the Victims' Compensation Assistance Program website.

No. Fingerprinting is not a service offered by the police department.