Borough police officer promoted to captain

KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL FILE - Shenandoah Police Lt. Travis Bowman at a house fire on South Grant Street in March of 2023. Borough Council approved promoting Bowman to Captain on August 21, 2023.

SHENANDOAH – A Shenandoah police officer was promoted to captain at Monday night’s borough council meeting.

Council approved the promotion of Travis Bowman to the rank, the second-highest in the Shenandoah Police Department, by a vote of 5-0.

Bowman previously served as lieutenant and replaces the retired David Stamets as captain.

He was hired as a full-time patrolman in 2018, according to Sentinel archives, and was a part-time patrolman prior to that. He has been with the department for at least ten years.

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