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NewsJune 25, 2024

Pennsylvania State Police Distributing Informational Card to Autistic People

Lindsay Dragon, the executive director of a local support group Parenting Autism United, believes the ID cards will be especially beneficial for adults with autism who may not be aware of the harm they can cause in an interaction with police officers.

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NewsMay 29, 2024

Civilian with Gun Comes to Aid of Pennsylvania Officer During Shootout

"He had a valid concealed-carry permit, he had a gun," Mercer County District Attorney Peter C. Acker said. "He went to where the police officer was and fired on the suspect."

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NewsMay 28, 2024

Bomb Squad Called to Gettysburg Battlefield Visitor Center Over Suspicious Package

The package was found by an employee around 7 a.m. The visitor center was reopened around 11 a.m. after police gave the all clear.

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NewsFebruary 8, 2024

2 Pennsylvania Officers Wounded Responding to Scene Where 5 People Murdered, House Burned

Officers were immediately met by gunfire when they arrived at the scene Wednesday afternoon and two Landowne-area officers were wounded. Officers from the Upper Darby Police Department dragged them to safety.

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NewsJanuary 31, 2024

Philadelphia Officer Wounded in Hand by Ricochet Off Armor

A shot was fired after a 10-person police team breached the first door of the home and started to enter the second door, Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said.

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NewsJanuary 8, 2024

Philadelphia PD Launches Recruiting Campaign

"We're looking to get out there, get in the field with officers on foot and bikes," Captain John Walker said. "But, we can't do that if we don't have the people."

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NewsJanuary 4, 2024

Philadelphia PD Fires DEI Officer

Leslie Marant, who began her job in April 2022, was fired by then-acting Commissioner John M. Stanford at a 10:30 a.m. meeting, who said that Bethel would be restructuring the department and would no longer need her services, a source said.

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NewsNovember 27, 2023

Pennsylvania Woman Gets Decades in Prison for DUI Crash That Killed Troopers

A toxicologist testified Webb had a blood alcohol content of .211, which is nearly three times the legal limit to drive, and had marijuana in her system at the time of the crash.

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NewsNovember 22, 2023

New Philadelphia Police Commissioner Talks About Officer Morale and Crime

"Many of these officers feel they are hated and not respected and no one cares about them, but it's just not true. The community says, 'I want police in my community, I want constitutional policing, I want good policing.'"

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NewsNovember 21, 2023

Philadelphia’s New Mayor to Name Veteran Officer as Next Police Commissioner

Kevin Bethel, a former deputy commissioner and the current chief of school safety for the School District of Philadelphia, will be announced Wednesday as the next head of the 5,500-member force.

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