The East Stroudsburg Police Department was merged into the Stroud Area Regional Police Department (SARPD) effective May 1, 2000, forming the largest regional police department in the state.  SARPD is responsible for the protection of life and property, the detection and arrest of violators of the law, the prevention of crime, the preservation of the public peace and the enforcement of the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the ordinances of the Borough of East Stroudsburg.

The Department is currently divided into the Patrol and Investigations divisions.  Together these branches interact to investigate all crimes reported to or discovered by the Police Department, both juvenile and adult.  Recently the Department has formed a traffic unit including motorcycle patrols.  The Department also has ongoing programs in crime prevention for the general public and operates the DARE drug education program in the local schools, and has a School Resource Officer on staff at East Stroudsburg South High School.