Daily Archives: 1, March 28, 2008

New state trooper dies in car crash

By Nancy Petersen and Kathleen Brady Shea

Inquirer Staff Writers / March 29, 2008

Kenton E. Iwaniec, 24, was driving to his Lancaster home shortly after his shift ended at 10 p.m. when a Chevrolet Tahoe driven by Kristina M. Quercetti, 40, of Landenberg, crossed the center line, sideswiped a truck, and then hit Iwaniec’s Hyundai Elantra head-on…

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Iwaniec’s first law-enforcement posting was with Troop J at the Avondale barracks, where he served for just three months.

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State trooper killed in crash

6abc.com, PA – March 28, 2008
Tpr. Kenton E. Iwaniec had just completed an evening shift last night and was driving home in his personal vehicle. Another vehicle crossed the center line …
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Tpr. Iwaniec enlisted in the State Police on June 11 [2007] and graduated from the academy in Hershey on Dec. 21.

Former state trooper accused of lying during discipline hearing

(AP) / March 28, 2008

A former Pennsylvania State Police corporal has been charged with lying during an arbitrator’s hearing into his firing.

Laurence Fisher, 44, of Mills, was charged Thursday with perjury and false swearing. He was released on $5,000 unsecured bail…

Ex-trooper tries whistleblower suit again in Ellerby case

By Debra Erdley

TRIBUNE-REVIEW / Friday, March 28, 2008

A former trooper who was a key witness in a family’s lawsuit against the Pennsylvania State Police has petitioned to reinstate his whistleblower suit against the agency.

Retired Sgt. James Baranowski, the incident commander following the fatal 2002 shooting of Michael Ellerbe, 12, of Uniontown, claims he was told to mind his own business and ultimately forced out of the agency…