PA Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 38

Should a PA homeowner be “obligated to retreat if confronted by an attacker”? State Rep. Paul Clymer says, No.

1, December 27, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Opponents target gun legislation       

By: CHRISTOPHER RUVO / www.phillyburbs.com

Bucks County Courier Times

The measure would allow citizens to stand their ground and use deadly force to fend off an attacker. Opponents call it shoot first legislation. Keep reading →

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Hazle Township man files lawsuit against seven Pennsylvania State Police troopers

1, December 26, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Hazle Twp. man claims troopers beat him

By Jill Whalen (Staff Writer)  / http://www.standardspeaker.com

Published: December 26, 2009

A Hazle Township man filed a lawsuit against seven Pennsylvania State Police troopers in federal court, claiming they beat him when he came to the aid of a township woman who was being assaulted. Keep reading →

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“Of the arrested [for insurance fraud], 17 live in New York and six in New Jersey”

1, December 25, 2009 · Leave a Comment

24 charged with Pa. insurance fraud

By Diane Mastrull  / http://www.philly.com

Inquirer Staff Writer

Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett’s continuing investigation into insurance fraud has resulted in another round of arrests – 24 people accused of falsely claiming to be state residents in order to obtain lower rates on their automobiles. Keep reading →

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“The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission should be abolished” former PA Governor Dick Thornburgh

1, December 23, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Turnpike Commission must be severed

By Dick Thornburgh
December 20, 2009

During my campaign for governor over thirty years ago, I made a pledge to restore integrity and efficiency to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. At the time, 40 percent of our roads and 25 percent of our bridges were in substandard condition. It was widely acknowledged that PennDOT served as a patronage dump Keep reading →

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Portion of Route 611 in Monroe County named for Trooper Joshua D. Miller

1, December 22, 2009 · Leave a Comment

News for Immediate Release

Dec. 22, 2009

Governor Rendell Signs Bill Honoring Slain Pennsylvania State Trooper
Portion of Route 611 in Monroe County named for Trooper Joshua D. Miller

Harrisburg – Governor Edward G. Rendell today signed Senate Bill 1070, designating a portion of Route 611 in Monroe County as the Trooper Joshua D. Miller Memorial Highway. Keep reading →

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San Jose, CA PD to equip officers with cameras in response to La Raza Lawyers; African-American Community Services Agency; Silicon Valley De-Bug; Services, Immigrant Rights and Education Network; San Jose Peace and Justice Center; National Lawyers Guild; Asian-American Center of Santa Clara County and Coalition for Justice and Accountability calls for San Jose Police Chief to step down, …no seriously.

1, December 19, 2009 · Leave a Comment

San Jose police test head-mounted cameras for officers

By Sharon Noguchi/ snoguchi@mercurynews.com

http://www.mercurynews.com

San Jose police, under fire for interactions with the public that have turned violent, on Friday launched a pilot project equipping officers with head-mounted cameras to record contacts with civilians. Keep reading →

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PA State Police Colonel to visit Shenandoah to discuss law enforcement needs

1, December 18, 2009 · Leave a Comment

State weighs Shenandoah’s needs as 4 cops suspended without pay

http://www.republicanherald.com/

HARRISBURG – The Rendell administration is weighing a request to send state troopers to bolster Shenandoah’s police force in the wake of federal charges against four officers who have been suspended without pay by the borough. Keep reading →

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At the behest of Rendell, Mexican American Legal Defense and Crystal Dillman, Feds charge three Shenandoah Police Officers and two white teenagers with “hate crimes”

1, December 15, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Pa. police accused of cover-up in immigrant attack

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM and KATHY MATHESON  The Associated Press

Dec. 15, 2009, 7:27PM

SHENANDOAH, Pa. — Federal prosecutors charged three police officers in a racially tense Pennsylvania coal town with orchestrating a cover-up in the fatal beating of a Mexican immigrant by altering evidence or lying to the FBI in a case against two white high school football players. Keep reading →

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SCOTUS to decide if officer’s rights were violated when department reviewed personal text messages sent on issued pager

1, December 14, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Government-Worker Privacy Gets U.S. High Court Review (Update1)

By Greg Stohr

Dec. 14 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether a California police officer’s constitutional rights were violated when the department reviewed personal text messages he had sent and received on a government-issued pager. Keep reading →

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“Pennsylvania, the state with the most gun-related officer deaths this year, has among the strictest gun laws in the country…”

1, December 13, 2009 · Leave a Comment

2009 a dangerous year for police as gun deaths spike

Across the nation, 2009 was a particularly perilous year for officers involved in gun disputes, with the number of officers killed in the line of duty by gunfire up 24 percent from 2008. In the past decade, small spikes in gunfire deaths have been common, but experts say they are surprised by the number of officers this year who have been specifically targeted by gunmen.

By COLLEEN LONG

TONY AVELAR / The Associated Press

In March, an Oakland Police honor guard stands near the four caskets of police officers. Across the nation, 2009 was a particularly perilous year for officers. Keep reading →

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