Municipal policing contracts opposed by state police
By Richard Gazarik
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Friday, February 5, 2010
A bill that would allow municipalities without police departments to hire and pay for state troopers to patrol their streets drew mixed reviews at a state Senate committee hearing Thursday in Hempfield. Keep reading →
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Slain trooper’s memorial highway sign unveiled in Coolbaugh
Portion of Route 611 dedicated to trooper killed in line of duty
By Andrew Scott / Pocono Record Writer
February 05, 2010
TOBYHANNA — Angela Miller wiped tears from her eyes Thursday morning at the sight of the new sign dedicating part of Route 611 in Coolbaugh Township to the memory of her husband. Keep reading →
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Pennsylvania State Capital Mulls Bankruptcy as a Budget Option
February 04, 2010, 12:21 PM EST
By Dunstan McNichol / Businessweek
Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) — Harrisburg, the capital of Pennsylvania, will consider Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection along with tax increases and asset sales as options to address $68 million in debt service payments due this year, the chairwoman of a City Council committee said last night. Keep reading →
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Three Pittsburgh hospitals willing to accept injured Haitians
By Luis Fabregas
PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Gov. Ed Rendell’s office lined up 11 hospitals, including three in Western Pennsylvania, to treat seriously injured Haitians if they are brought to the United States. Keep reading →
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Thursday, January 28, 2010
Rendell sounds budget warning at Chamber of Commerce event
Philadelphia Business Journal – by Bernard Dagenais Staff Writer
Gov. Ed Rendell told a group of business leaders in Philadelphia Tuesday that the budget pain felt by Pennsylvania in recent years can be expected to intensify. Keep reading →
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Pennsylvania state police back down on rifle registration scheme
January 31, 11:42 PM DC Gun Rights Examiner Mike Stollenwerk
In July of 2009, the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) mysteriously told federal gun dealers doing business in Pennsylvania that they were required to report to the PSP all purchasers’ identity and item serial number information for transfers of certain long gun “frames” or “receivers” for guns such as the popular AR-15 rifle, just like Pennsylvania’s Uniform Firearms Act (UFA) requires for handguns. Some gun dealers told the State Police “no way,” noting that compliance with the State Police demarche constituted a criminal violation of the UFA. Keep reading →
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Pa.’s biggest pot bust made in Lebanon County
By CHRIS SHOLLY / Staff Writer Lebanon Daily News
Updated: 02/02/2010 02:47:28 PM EST
HARRISBURG - Pennsylvania State Police at Harrisburg arrested two Florida men in Lebanon County after they were found to be hauling between 4,000 and 6,000 pounds of marijuana in the back of their tractor-trailer. Keep reading →
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JANUARY 31, 2010, 6:52 P.M. ET
Heists Targeting Truckers On Rise
Robberies Are “Wreaking Havoc” on U.S. Highways, Endangering Consumers
By JENNIFER LEVITZ / The Wall Street Journal
Thieves are swiping tractor-trailers filled with goods, triggering a spike in cargo theft on the nation’s highways. Keep reading →
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Regional police takes 1st step in West Hazleton
By MIA LIGHT (Staff Writer) / Published: January 27, 2010
The concept of police regionalization is on the table for West Hazleton Borough officials. Keep reading →
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January 26, 2010
State Police Begin Issuing Computer-Generated Traffic Citations
Harrisburg – Pennsylvania State Police now are using computer technology to issue electronic traffic citations, a step that Commissioner Frank E. Pawlowski today said makes troopers more efficient and safer. Keep reading →
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