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Newsby Staff WriterMay 31, 2017

PA Officer Breathes in Suspected Narcotic at Crash Scene

A Washington Township, PA, police officer accidentally inhaled a suspected narcotic during an investigation early Sunday morning.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 29, 2017

Man Charged with Trying to Kill PA Officer

Police say, Racine resisted arrest by wrestling with the officer, attempting to stab the officer multiple times with a knife, and biting the officer. The off-duty officer was reportedly able to avoid getting stabbed while fighting with Racine.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 24, 2017

PA Officers Rescue Child from SUV Teetering on Hill After Father ODs

An SUV with a child in the back seat nearly flipped over a steep hillside in Carrick, PA, on Monday afternoon when the driver and his passenger overdosed on suspected heroin while driving, according to police.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 23, 2017

Court Rules Pittsburgh Officers Can't be Required to Live in City

In an 18-page opinion, the Pennsylvania state Supreme Court on Monday ruled 6-0 in favor of the Fraternal Order of Police Fort Pitt Lodge No. 1, which won an arbitration award in 2014 allowing its approximately 870 officers to live within 25 air-miles of the City-County Building Downtown. Justice Debra Todd did not participate in the decision.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 27, 2017

Ambush Killer of PA Trooper Gets Death Penalty, Unlikely to Ever be Executed

Frein was the subject of a six-week manhunt until he was arrested on Oct. 30, 2014. He was convicted last week of 12 charges, including first-degree murder and terrorism. He'd faced the possibility of life in prison or the death penalty.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 20, 2017

PA Officer Helps Fire Victims Out of Burning Home

The patrolman found heavy fire coming from the third floor of a home on Winters Avenue. Three adults that live in the home made it out safely, thanks in part to the police officer's quick response.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 19, 2017

Many Questions Still Remain in Facebook Killer Case

"We have closure in regards to the search for Steve Stephens," Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson said yesterday after the accused Facebook killer took his own life following a short police chase in Pennsylvania. But many questions still remain for police investigators.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 18, 2017

Facebook Murder Suspect Kills Self in PA After Pursuit, Police Say

Steve Stephens, the Cleveland murder suspect accused of posting video of the killing on Facebook, was found Tuesday in Erie County, Pennsylvania, state police said on Twitter.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 13, 2017

Video: PA Probation Officer Shot in the Head

Police say a bullet penetrated the skull of the Allegheny County, PA, probation officer, and his client was shot five times. Police are looking for two suspects.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 3, 2017

Philly Police Officer Remains Undefeated as Pro Fighter

His day job as a Philadelphia police officer is full of risks and challenges, but it's Manny Folly's night gig as a professional fighter that receives the attention.

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