Pennsylvania State Troopers Association Election Results

Harrisburg – January 25, 2012

The election results all by an 8-7 vote for PSTA executive board conducted at the round robin are as follows: Continue reading

Justices Rein In Police on GPS Trackers

Wall Street Journal - ‎21 hours ago‎

By JESS BRAVIN WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court ruled Monday that police violated the Constitution when they attached a Global Positioning System tracker to a suspect’s vehicle without a valid search warrant, voting unanimously in one of the first major

One Mexican State Bordering The US Was Deadlier Than All of Afghanistan Last Year

By Edwin Mora

January 18, 2012

More than 47,000 people have been killed in drug violence in Mexico Continue reading

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Viral Video Of DEA Agent Shooting Self In Thigh May Have Hurt, But Didn’t Violate Privacy

If you put your foot in your mouth during a public presentation, there’s a good possibility the embarrassing footage could end up on YouTube. If you instead shoot yourself in that foot while doing a presentation on gun safety, that YouTube video is definitely going viral. Continue reading

“Public safety agencies, such as State Police…, will freeze approximately 1 percent of their spending.”

Governor Corbett Orders Freeze of Nearly $160 Million in State Spending

HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – With commonwealth revenues continuing to come in below estimate for the 2011-12 fiscal year, Governor Tom Corbett has directed his Budget Office to freeze nearly $160 million in state spending. Continue reading

Taxpayers shell out $49M for retiring employees’ sick time

Connellsville Daily Courier – 2 days ago

Tom Corbett is expected to propose cuts of $750 million in next year’s budget. Retired state police Maj. Terry Seilhamer accumulated 413 sick days

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State police layoffs possible, union says

Published: Wednesday, December 28, 2011

By STACY BROWN
PA Independent

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania State Police troopers Continue reading

10,000 police officers and sheriff’s deputies have been laid off within the past year.

Police Fatalities Rose 13% in 2011

Associated Press

The number of U.S. law-enforcement officers killed in the line of duty jumped 13% in 2011, making it one of the deadliest years in recent history for officers.

Across the nation, 173 officers died in the line of duty, up from 153 the year before Continue reading

Rise In Police Officer Deaths Blamed On Budget Cuts

U.S. police deaths rise again in 2011 – report

Reuters / 11:16 a.m. CST, December 28, 2011
Dec 28 (Reuters) – The number of U.S. police officers who
died in the line of duty rose 13 percent this year, another
annual increase that a professional group blamed on budget cuts. Continue reading

December Meeting Cancelled – Next Meeting Wednesday, January 11, 2012

December Meeting Cancelled

Our lodge attempted to reschedule our December 14, 2011 meeting to Wednesday, December 21, 2011 but due to member’s concerns with conflicting schedules and/or the proximity to the Holidays it was decided to cancel the meeting. Continue reading