FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 28, 2018
Harrisburg, PA – Acting State Police Commissioner Robert Evanchick has promoted Christopher L. Paris, a native of Scranton, Lackawanna County, to the rank of major and assigned him as the director of the Bureau of Integrity and Professional Standards. He most recently served as the commanding officer of Troop R, Dunmore.
Major Paris enlisted in the State Police in 1999 and was assigned to Troop K, Skippack, upon graduation from the academy. As he progressed through the ranks, Major Paris also served in Troop K, Philadelphia; the Bureau of Training and Education; the Department Discipline Office; and Troop R, Dunmore. Major Paris was promoted to corporal in 2005, sergeant in 2006, lieutenant in 2010, and captain in 2015.
Major Paris is a 1998 magna cum laude graduate of the University of Scranton, a 2004 graduate of Temple University Law School, and a graduate of the 267th session of the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy. He has passed the Pennsylvania and New Jersey bar exams and is an active member of the Pennsylvania Bar.
MEDIA CONTACTS: Ryan Tarkowski or Cpl. Adam Reed, 717-783-5556
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