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White Oak Names New Police Chief
Binder joins borough from Allegheny County police
By T.J. Martin
The Tube City Almanac
October 09, 2025
Posted in: White Oak News
White Oak Mayor Ina Jean Marton (at podium) introduces new White Oak Chief of Police Jason Binder at the September borough council meeting. (T.J. Martin photo for Tube City Almanac)
After a months-long selection process, White Oak Borough has appointed a new police chief.
Jason Binder was introduced as the new chief of police at the borough’s September meeting after being sworn in earlier in the month. He replaces Mark Sargent, who resigned in March.
In July, Public Safety Committee Chairwoman Loree Scharritter told her fellow commissioners that, after accepting applications for the Chief of Police position for a month, she and the other members of the Public Safety Committee were joined by Mayor Ina Jean Marton, Borough Manager John Palyo and chiefs of police from neighboring communities to conduct the first round of interviews.
“We had some pretty impressive candidates,” she said.
The top three candidates were then interviewed by all the members of council, Marton and Palyo.
In nominating Binder, Scharritter said of him, “This particular candidate stood out for his commitment to law enforcement, years of experience and leadership. He also has many good ideas for recruitment and retention of officers which set him apart from the others.”
Binder’s appointment was approved by council 5-2, with Council President Charles Davis and Councilwoman Amanda DePaulis voting against it. Both said they would have preferred a candidate from within the borough police department, but both also said they believed Binder could do the job.
After serving as a municipal police officer within Allegheny County beginning in 1997, Binder joined the Allegheny County Police in 2002 as a patrol officer.
In 2005, he transferred to the Detective Division as an Investigator in the Narcotics Section. He served there for nine years, then transferred to the Patrol Division. After three years there, he transferred to the Detective Division as an investigator in the General Investigation Section.
He was promoted to sergeant and then lieutenant and was the General Investigations Unit lieutenant from 2022 to 2024 before being promoted to inspector in January of 2024.
Originally published October 09, 2025.
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