Chief Thomas Nicoletti became a member of the Upper Saucon Township Police Department in June of 1999.  He attended DeSales University graduating in May of 1998 and graduated from the Allentown Police Academy in June of 1999.  After graduating from the police academy, he served as a Patrolman from June of 1999 until he became the department’s second full time Detective in March of 2003.  In 2005, he became a member of the Lehigh County Municipal Emergency Response Team as a Hostage Negotiator and was promoted to HNT Commander in June of 2014.  In July of 2012 he was promoted to the rank of Detective Corporal and in January of 2016 to the rank of Detective Sergeant.  In December of 2016, he graduated with high honors from the FBI National Academy, Session 266.  Chief Nicoletti became department’s 3^rd Chief of Police in August of 2017.